Meet some of this year's valedictorians from City Colleges. LatinoVoicesWTTW
from the City Colleges of Chicago in 2022. Of those, 1700 students walked across the Wintrust Arena stage May 1 to be congratulated in person for earning their associate degree at one of these seven schools in the network. It was the first in-person ceremony for the colleges since the pandemic began.
Olive-Harvey College valedictorian Kristen Medrano said in her valedictory speech on Sunday that prior to enrolling, she was “terrified” of going back to school. valedictorian, went straight to Daley after graduating from a CPS high school. She said her choice to attend a city college was grounded in a desire to remain close to home and family.
Flores was the recipient of the Star Scholarship, which covered her tuition costs at Daley College, and is now a Star Plus Scholarship recipient. That scholarship is covering her tuition costs at UIC, where she is majoring in psychology. Ruth Flores, 2022 Richard J. Daley College valedictorian, went straight to Daley after graduating from a CPS high school. She said her choice to attend a city college was grounded in a desire to remain close to home and family.
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