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    {"id":4184,"date":"2018-03-13T14:55:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T14:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viedu.org\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2023-05-10T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:59:13","slug":"graduate-spotlight-student-finds-voice-visions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/graduate-spotlight-student-finds-voice-visions\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Spotlight: Student Finds Her Voice at Visions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='hr av-lhi8tc7s-5a1aadc60adac27e1e40ceee549e3ce7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhi8t5xw-6091c07c23306e9451af77862071e967\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhi8t5xw-6091c07c23306e9451af77862071e967 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhi8t5xw-6091c07c23306e9451af77862071e967 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6209 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6209 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/julianne-495x400.png\" alt='Julianne Silla, Visions Students, with the cover of a book containing her work' title='Julianne Silla'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='hr av-lhi8tgbu-154e7203846d9bd5e315b14a5fb8753f hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhi8r21l-16d0a69d993c0581cf52175eddde5c5d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Graduate Spotlight: Student Finds Her Voice at Visions<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\"><em>Why did you choose to attend Visions?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I moved from the Bay Area and found that I didn\u2019t like the public high schools here as I hoped I would. I felt that everyone was superficial and they didn\u2019t see the \u201cbig picture\u201d. I saw ads for Visions and I also live close by so I applied. I liked that I could attend school and work at the same time. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visions\u2019 mission, values and morals matched mine so I enrolled. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">What was the biggest difference between Visions and the public school you attended before?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wasn\u2019t growing there and I just felt like I was observing everyone else. [Public] high school felt so systematic and I wouldn\u2019t have been able to work full time if I stayed in public school. I come from a \u201cwork for what you have mentality\u201d so I wanted the flexibility to work and learn. At Visions I was able to figure out what worked for me in terms of organization and my personal life. I was able to research what I wanted to study in college during my free time and I can guarantee I wouldn\u2019t have been able to do that in regular high school. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My teacher Suzanne Pope was so sweet and \u201creal\u201d. At Visions I was able to work on my well-being and figure out who I was as a person because of the supportive environment. The flexibility really helped me grow. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">You are originally from the Philippines. Can you tell us a bit about your experience coming to the United States and learning English?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I moved to the United States when I was 12. I barely knew English so I did a lot of listening and by the 7th grade I was fluent. The Visions staff was so welcoming and they helped me open up more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">You participated in our Find Your Voice writing class. Tell us about how this class helped you. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The class was so beneficial. It was freeing, relieving and surprisingly therapeutic. It brought out the creative side of me that I never knew existed. I learned more about myself and if I hadn\u2019t taken that class I wouldn\u2019t be as open as I am today. My writing was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.916ink.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">916 Ink<\/a> in the book \u201cVerbal Graffiti\u201d (read an excerpt below).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">You are now in college and working. How did Visions help you prepare for college and a career?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While at Visions I took an Introduction to Psychology class at American River College and I worked with my counselor to figure out what I wanted to pursue for a degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visions taught me how to manage my time. I still depend on a planner to organize my days and I make sure to find time for myself. I\u2019m currently attending American River College to pursue a degree in Psychology and I plan to transfer to San Francisco State University or California State University, East Bay to finish my degree. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">What are your future goals after you graduate college?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope to land a job in either counseling or clinical psychology. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">What would you tell someone who isn\u2019t sure if Visions is the right choice for them?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visions is an inspiring environment. The flexibility helped me with my personal growth and I learned a lot about myself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">About Julianne<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julianne is currently the Assistant General Manager at a local Jamba Juice. She graduated in 2016 and was the recipient of Visions\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Phelps American Dream Scholarship<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Her writing was published in the book \u201cVerbal Graffiti\u201d as part of the Find Your Voice writing class. The excerpt below is from her short story, <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wanderer<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs the blazing heat of the sun touched my Californian, caramel skin, I thought to myself: I want to go where the clouds are hand in hand with the colossal, craggy mountain. Where the breeze feels fresh against my sultry skin despite the roasting rays of the sunshine. I am determined to hike that steep and foresty mountain until I am craving for my last possible breath, until I feel the blistering burn in my throat, because I know when I get there, when I feel the slightest amount of pain, I will feel alive again. My name is Jade, and I am not your average teenage girl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[391,395],"tags":[14,238,239,132,240,241,242,233,695,518,243,244,245,17],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Graduate Spotlight: Student Finds Her Voice at Visions - Visions In Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graduate Spotlight: Student Finds Her Voice at Visions - Visions In Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/graduate-spotlight-student-finds-voice-visions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visions In Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-13T14:55:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-10T21:59:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/julianne.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1390\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jpmktg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jpmktg\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Graduate Spotlight: Student Finds Her Voice at Visions - 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