FIELD - Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development

This is Saidy Vasquez, one of our Lamont EPIC high school alumni students. She graduated in 2019. She was born in Michoacán Mexico and raised in Colima Mexico and is 36 years old. She came to the US at the age 14 and the first thing she asked was to be enrolled in a high school. Saidy got married at 15 and could not continue with school. She had 5 children and had a very difficult life and became a single parent. Although her struggles began at a very young age and did not have any family support she always dreamed of going to school and getting an education. As the years went by, she decided she would start her journey in learning new skills and search for an opportunity to get an education. Saidy always saw our EPIC flyers everywhere and would see our Outreach team out in the community, but never stopped to see what the EPIC program was about. One day she went to the Lamont resource center to ask about computer classes and as she waited she noticed an EPIC class in session and imagin

 María Guadalupe Fernández another January student of the month. She attends EPIC high school in Soledad Ca. Her teacher is Ms. Monica Escutia. Ms. Escutia described María as an incredible student. María has been with EPIC for two and half years. She is the semester graduate, earning straight A’s despite her constant physical and health issues. These issues only made María strive harder and never gave up. Ms. Escutia said “María has always been so generous and patient despite what was going on in her life. Always helping other classmates get ahead and offering words of wisdom. She is very positive. I myself felt better when she would join the class. She will be missed. I have no doubt she will accomplish great things and I see a great future ahead for Maria” Thank you Maria for being a great student leader and never giving up. The best is yet to come. Si Se Puede! #epicdecesarchavezhighschool   #adulted #education #studentofthemonth #soledadcalifornia