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NGW 9-18-24

New annual report features stories of the individuals who benefitted from TCOE programs, now serving the same programs as adults

Andres Aguilar

UC Merced student and Woodlake High School alumni Andres Aguilar represented the university at the SCICON Barbecue & Wildflower Festival in April. Standing in front of the university’s big blue and gold Mobi Mobile Maker Lab, Aguilar greeted visitors, explaining the various science-related academic programs offered.

Ten years before, Aguilar attended SCICON as a sixth grader. His SCICON counselors and interns impressed him. “How do they know so much?” he laughed. “I wanted to know what they knew!” Curious, Aguilar became increasingly interested in biology. By high school, he had decided to pursue biological studies in college.

Accepted to UC Merced, Aguilar’s natural curiosity and enthusiasm bloomed. The fourth-year biological sciences major plans to continue his studies in graduate school, possibly pursuing a Ph.D.

Read more  in the News Gallery Week.

Also in News Gallery Week: 

Tulare County Office of Education receives $10M grant to expand successful residency program to northern and southern California; Around the County:  Tulare County schools receive statewide PBIS recognition

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