Congratulations Class of 2023

As the 2023 school year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to celebrate students of the Migrant Education Program who have graduated this spring.

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Areli Anguiano graduated this spring from Fort Fairfield Middle High School. She will be attending University of Southern Maine in the fall, where she is planning on studying nursing.

• Reflecting back on your time in high school, what is the accomplishment you are most proud of?
  I am proud of everything! I didn’t think i was going to make it this far and so it successfully.
  

• What are your plans for next year? (Studying, working, traveling, etc)

  
  I’m will be going to the University of Southern Maine for nursing.

• What are you most looking forward to after high school/college?

  
  I am excited to starting a new chapter in my life.
  

• Is there anyone you would like to add? (Ex: "shout out" or thank-you's, more favorite memories, additional details about future plans)

  
  Shout out to Eva (MEP Coordinator) for helping me out this year!

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Lucino Aguirre Paredes recently graduated from Narraguagus High School. He is proud of all his accomplishments over his highschool career, and will be working this coming year.

• Reflecting back on your time in high school, what is the accomplishment you are most proud of?
  I am proud of everything.
  

• What are your plans for next year? (Studying, working, traveling, etc)

  
  A little bit of everything!

• What is your favorite memory of Mano en Mano (Events, MEP activities, etc)?

  
  I really enjoyed the trip to Bowdoin college

• Is there anyone you would like to add? (Ex: "shout out" or thank-you's, more favorite memories, additional details about future plans)

  
  Thank you to Dayana (MEP Coordinator) for helping

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Jayla Altvater recently graduated from Shead Highschool and is planning on working and studying at the University of Maine, Orno next year.

• Reflecting back on your time in high school, what is the accomplishment you are most proud of?
  I am most proud of the improvements I have made in my high school career, every year was different and I had a variety of experiences that helped form the person I am and path I am on today.
  

• How did the Migrant Education Program (MEP) help you succeed?

  
  They provided me with all the extra help and guidance that I needed in order to make high school more enjoyable and less stressful for me.

• What are your plans for next year? (Studying, working, traveling, etc)

  
  Next year I will be attending UMO and majoring in Human Development, and also working for Wabanaki Youth in Science and Maine Audobon

• What are you most looking forward to after high school/college?

  
  I am most certainly looking forward to the freedom and sense of taking care of myself in an environment that gives me great amount of stability.

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Pedro Aguerre Paredes graduated from Narraguagus High School this spring, and is excited to start a new chapter in his life next year, and will be busy working!

• Reflecting back on your time in high school, what is the accomplishment you are most proud of?
  I really enjoyed helping out with the cleaning
  

• What are your plans for next year? (Studying, working, traveling, etc)

  
  Next year I plan on working.

• What is your favorite memory of Mano en Mano (Events, MEP activities, etc)?

  
  I really enjoyed helping out at the food distributions at the office

• What are you most looking forward to after high school/college?

  
  I am looking forward to being done with school and starting a new chapter.

On behalf of the entire team at Mano en Mano, we want to say Congratulations!  

We can’t wait to see what you all accomplish next!