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Adult Education Matters. 16 new California Adult Education Students Succeed honorees.

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Visalia Adult School Khulood Alfareh. "Khulood began as an ESL student from Yemen and earned her diploma. She dedicated between 30 and 70 hours a week online in Edgenuity and completed her H.S.D ." Colusa County Adult Education Susana Barba. "Susana's involvement in Colusa County A.E. led to her G.E.D., improved English, college and a job at the campus greenhouse. She concurrently enrolled in ESL and earned her G.E.D."

San Juan Sunrise Tech Center Mariell David. "The meaning of success is achieving the result of all of the efforts and sacrifices that you gave to something that you are worthy of achieving. It's not just being on the top." Soledad Adult School Alma Gomez. "Passing her H.S.E. and becoming a US Citizen, Alma achieved her goals while working full time. She embodies the philosophy of Life Long Learning and plans on attending college and balances life, work and education." Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School Angela Gonzalez. "Angela quit her old job and decided to get into nursing, She balances work, being a single mom and a rigorous school schedule, She is an example to a lot of other students."

Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School Angeline Guzman, CAEP 2024 Honoree. "Angeline was forced to drop out of 3rd grade to care for her siblings due to an abusive mother. She married, earned her Cosmetology certificate and cared for her disabled son for 19 years, She completed her high school diploma and is studying to become an LVN." Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School Angelica Maria Huante, "Angelica studied public accounting and worked as an auditor while beginning her master's program, When she moved to the U.S., she registered for ESL classes, obtained her diploma and U.S. Citizenship." Norwalk La-Mirada Adult School Stephen Hughes, A.C.S.A. 24 Awardee, "Stephen's hard work ethic and thirst for knowledge creates a student who is the first to lend a hand to other students, volunteer for any assignment, and the last to leave."

Fresno Adult School Brandon Marroquin. "Brandon's challenges with ADHD and speech apraxia resulted in him dropping out of traditional high school. He found support from a counselor, completed his G.E.D., attended Tech courses and now works in I.T." Soledad Adult School Guadalupe Navidad. "Lupita enrolled in ESL classes at her children's elementary school where she began representing parents. Whenever help is needed, she rallies parent volunteers and she currently works in the district." Norwalk La-Mirada Adult School Ana Romo. CAEP 2024 Awardee. "When she moved to L.A., she enrolled in ESL classes and eventually completed ESL 5, earned her U.S. Citizenship and high school diploma. She became a district school bus driver and hopes to one day be a district trainer." Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School Rasika Weerasinghe Sanjeewani. "Rasika began her adult education with E.C.E. and continued in H.S.D. She graduated at the top of her class, At Cerritos College she is enrolled with the 'Teacher Track' pathway." Folsom Cordova Adult School Muzghan and Rokhsar Seerat, "The twins attribute their success to the support and education they received from Folsom Cordova Adult School and the FCCP Job Center. "The adult school was very good because it taught us English, which helped us get accepted into the training that landed our career." Visalia Adult School Jazzmyn Williams. A.C.S.A. 2024 Awardee. "In 2021, she enrolled in the A.B.E. program, eventually transferring to the H.S.D. program needing just 10 credits to graduate, She worked tenaciously to master competency skills and the curriculum, After completing H.S.D., she enrolled in the A.B.E. Pre-CTE program to prepare for our Medical programs track."