Student Spotlight: Gayane Samvelyan
Gayane declined to share a photo but wanted to share her story and journey. Gayane has been in Rochester for … Read More
Student Spotlight: Marie Griffin
Marie Griffin, 52, grew up in Rochester. She has been working with her tutor, Allan, for four years, steadily improving … Read More
Student Spotlight: Nay Lay
Nay Lay came to the United States from Thailand as a refugee He was born in Burma (renamed Myanmar in … Read More
Student Spotlight: Soran Dawoodi
Meeting Soran and seeing his incredible joy and excitement was contagious. Soran came to Rochester in December of 2019 and … Read More
Student Spotlight: Van Thang Liana
Students at Office of Adult and Career Education Services’ (OACES) come from all over the world to learn English as … Read More
Student Spotlight: Wendy Huie
Wendy Huie, came to New York with her young daughter in 2018 to be closer to friends and family and … Read More
Student Spotlight: Shayka Lopez
Shayka Lopez, a stay-at-home mom of three girls, dropped out of high school at a young age. Years later, she … Read More
Student Spotlight: Nervens Versailles
Nervens Versailles, a native of Haiti, says he has much more confidence these days. He’s been developing his English skills … Read More
Student Spotlight: Paloma Morales
Paloma Morales, 34, came to the United States from the Dominican Republic. She has been attending the Office of Adult … Read More
Student Spotlight: Unquia Smith
Unquia Smith joined the Office of Adult and Career Education Services (OACES) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program because she knew it … Read More