At Senior Roundup, West Early College Seniors See Obstacles as Gifts

Nov. 17, 2019

West Early College students pose for a photograph

Click on the image above to watch our video | West Early College Seniors pose following the Senior Round Up, an event organized by Colorado youth empowerment non-profit INSPIRE. The Round Up works to improve college access for first-generation students.

Watch this video to see how West Early College supports seniors in not only setting their goals, but fulfilling them.

To prepare for career and college success, graduating seniors at West Early College stepped out of their classrooms and into Senior Round Up. With the partnership of INSPiRE, the day was structured to demystify the process required to pursue post-secondary education. It also creates room to validate students’ fears and struggles – things that they say have held them back from seeing college as either an option or something they are enthusiastic about pursuing.

“I really encourage you to do something that makes you passionate, that you love and see if your degree and career can go in that direction” shared Tim Sandos, a West Alumni and the current Executive Director at the Mayor’s Office of the North Denver Cornerstone Collaboration.

Sandos, along with eight other West Alumni, shared their stories as part of the Alumni Mentoring session. Other sessions included – Owning our Dreams, Overcoming Obstacles and College Applications.