Meet Jocelyn Rivera, Rocketship Wisconsin Alumna

<< UPDATED JUNE 2024 >>>

Next fall, Jocelyn is going to Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, pursuing a Speech Pathology (BS) minor in Spanish. Jocelyn earned the McCray Scholarship and is a Marquette Urban Scholar which means she will graduate from Marquette debt free. Jocelyn recently shared:

“As for my education at Rocketship, it provided a foundation for my ability to comprehend English. Since becoming bilingual with the help of my ELA teachers, I managed to continue to grow my comprehension and extend my reading capabilities. Rocketship also helped in laying out the next steps of my school career by teaming with UCC Acosta Middle School to send 5th graders into a similar system of education. From UCC, I was met with my advisor who showcased Dominican High School as another opportunity to continue learning those foundational skills first introduced by Rocketship. Dominican has a lot of the same core values (community) as Rocketship and I valued that connection enough to imply it into my daily life. 

Tôi có thể khẳng định rằng nếu không có Rocketship, tôi đã đi trên một con đường khác. Tôi đã được dạy về tầm quan trọng của cộng đồng từ khi còn nhỏ và giờ đây điều đó đã trở thành hiện thực. Khi bước vào những chương cuối cùng của quá trình học vấn, tôi có ý định cống hiến tấm bằng của mình cho cộng đồng Milwaukee và trở thành tấm gương về những khả năng cho các nhóm thiểu số khác. Tôi khao khát trao lại nhiều cơ hội mà tôi đã nhận được và vì điều đó, tôi vô cùng biết ơn."

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Congratulations on 10 years, Rocketship Wisconsin! We’re so proud of how far our very first Rocketeers in Milwaukee have come. This week, hear from Jocelyn Rivera, a Rocketeer who went to Rocketship Southside Community Prep, and her mom. Jocelyn is currently a high school junior set on pursuing health care studies at Marquette University. She dreams of opening a clinic that would help Latino families like hers access quality health care. Learn more about how Rocketship has impacted her and her family.

Published on Tháng năm 30, 2023