Edgewood High School, El Corral, 2015

Description:	KnOWledge for College1.Senior Ethan Gomes withhis certificate from Rose-Hulman.2. Gomes by the Clark KerrCampus sign in California.3. My favorite part of goingto the colleges was getting towork with the circuit boards,>y Abigail iJawkins and K/jcklenzifi Ayn<ssSenior Ethan Gomes got the chanceto get a head start on his future. Hetraveled to Berkeley College and Rose-Hulman in California to participate intheir engineering programs for HighSchool students. During the program,he created diesel from algae andworked with circuit boards.I feel like it prepared me a lot forcollege because now I know what toexpect when I get there, Gomes said.Tate Me to BraziSenior Amanda Burrell and juniorVictor Burrell prepare to watch aworld cup game in Rio.The Raake family andthe Burrell family atthe Christ Redeemerin Rio.Junior Victor Burrell andsophomore Tate Raake play socceron the famous Copacabana beachin Rio.Traveling to the country ofBrazil is nothing new for theBurrell family. They taketrips there just about everyother summer, but thissummer was different.Instead of just being afamily trip, sophomore TateRaake and his family had theopportunity to experienceBrazil as well. During thetrip, they played soccer onthe famous Copacabanabeach in the city of Rio, didwaterfall repelling inPirenopolis, watched a Brazilworld cup soccer game, andtraveled around the countryseeing friends and family.My favorite part wastraveling around and gettingto see all my friends andfamily. senior AmandaBurrell said.While the Burrells wereno stranger to the country andthe Portuguese language, theRaake family was not asfamiliar. Though Tates familywas not as skilled with thecommunication, they werefortunate to go at a time wherethere were people to help.It was nice to have theBurrells there to help, but itwasnt quite as what it wouldbe normally because we did gofor the World Cup. Soeveryone, even the civilians,were ready to help people out.Raake said.This trip meant a lot toTate because traveling issomething he wants to pursuein the future.It meant a lot to mebecause I want to travel when Iget out of high school. Its coolto see what else is out there,Raake said.
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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