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Upward Bound celebrates student success

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Amanda Alanis recognizes the extraordinary writing talent of the students she teaches in Adams State’s Upward Bound summer program. During the summer session, she works with students to refine and refine their writing skills, and in the process leave them with a new level of confidence for the next school year.

“The reason I keep coming back is because I get to see different writers and their skills from all over the Valley,” Alanis said this week. “The content is very challenging. It’s about being an analytical critic, analyzing the text and seeing where they started and where they ended.”

The Upward Bound program celebrated the successes of its students at an awards ceremony in Richardson Hall. A total of 22 awards were presented to students. Additionally, two staff members, Marisol Cristobal-Lucas and Coleen Christensen, were nominated for the Upward Bound Hall of Fame.

Here is the list of students and staff awarded in summer 2024:

Reading III: Calvin Brown (Instructor: Stephanie Parrish)
Success Development: Breanna Darlington (Instructor: Manuelito Casias)
Reading II: Amiah Diaz (teacher: Mark Parrish)
Intro to Algebra: Joshua Duran (Instructor: Jocelyn Boyd)
Introduction to Research and Methods: Gage George (Instructor: Mark Parrish)
Artistic Language Strategies: Evelyn Jimenez-Gonzalez (Instructor: Gina Ponce)
Spanish: Allie Jones (Instructor: Gina Ponce)
Folkloric: Joshua Ramirez (Instructor: Domingo Estrada)
Algebra: Mark Martinez (teacher: Paula Parker)
Speech Fundamentals: Devannie Nunez (Instructor: Jenna Neilsen)
Advanced STEM Methodology: Emilio Ortiz (Instructor: Stephanie Parrish)
Professional preparation: Janessa Pacheco (instructor: Amanda Atencio)
Physics: Cambria Rael (Instructor: Stephanie Parrish)
Environmental Science: Tara Robins (Instructor: Mark Parrish)
Reading I: Christina Sanchez (Instructor: Gina Ponce)
Computer Science: Derek Thong (Instructor: Coleen Christensen)
Basics of English: Alivia Valdez (instructor: Twyla Macias)
Literature and Composition: Macayla Hastey (Instructor: Amanda Alanis)
Upward Bound Alumni Hall of Fame: Marisol Cristobal-Lucas
Upward Bound Educators Hall of Fame: Coleen Christensen