Paying for College
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Taoighan Othot: ‘It’s kind of an unprecendented project’
When Taoighan Othot talks about playing the cello, there is no hint of complaint in her voice, no mention of hours spent practicing while other...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Aubrie Connelly: ‘I need to advocate for myself and find ways I can learn the best’
When Aubrie Connelly was five years old, she was diagnosed as being deaf in one ear. Her parents didn’t tell her. Nor did they share what the...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Brianna Ohlund: ‘I thought it would be good to help someone not end up in the same situation I did’
Seeing her mom worry constantly about money, Brianna Ohlund decided at a young age that she wanted something different for herself. She got her...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Rosella Rentas-Ubeda: ‘I wasn’t really thinking about college. It didn’t seem attainable’
In life as in art, it can be difficult to envision a finished product based on the raw materials at hand—especially without guidance or...
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Student aid fund helping students stay on track
When Cassie Johnson went back to school for her nursing degree at Great Bay Community College, she did so with a clear vision and a...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Timothy MacKay: ‘We basically started from nothing’
Robots may be capable of a lot of things, but they weren’t doing so hot at recruiting new members to robotics club at Conant High School in...
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Steering families through a stormy year in financial aid
The FAFSA. It’s still no one’s idea of a good time, but we’d like to think we’re making it fun-adjacent this summer. With banners,...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Heather McCurdy: ‘This scholarship took a lot of weight off my shoulders’
Eight years ago, Heather McCurdy and her family of five lived in a NH campground for a few weeks while searching for a permanent home. She had no...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Tory Rudolph: ‘I want to be that teacher who makes a difference’
Tory Rudolph’s teaching career started very early, with one highly motivated student: herself. Going through struggles at home, including...
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New student aid fund aims to help students stay in college
Kristen Butterfield-Ferrell doesn’t always know how the stories end. Many times, a student who frequents her office just stops showing up one...