{"id":3729,"date":"2023-12-13T10:20:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=3729"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:20:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:20:46","slug":"dr-avila-preparing-students-for-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2023\/12\/dr-avila-preparing-students-for-the-real-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Avila: Preparing Students For The \u2018Real World\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ariana Garcia & Leia Ortega<\/p>\n\n\n

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For the past year, Dr. Manuel Avila, Pueblo\u2019s College and Career Readiness Coordinator, helps to ensure that students have the necessary tools to succeed after high school, no matter how grand or how modest their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to the U.S. from Mexico about 20 years ago, Avila decided to become a classroom teacher. After 18 years in the classroom, Avila pursued and completed a degree in law at the James E. Rogers College of Law, graduating in May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He decided to return to education and to use his training in law to make a difference in students\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always thought that education is the foundation of any society in all aspects,\u201d Avila said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of his primary objectives is to help students properly complete their college applications and their financial aid information. He is also instrumental in helping students attend workshops and college and career fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI encourage and invite all students to visit me if they don\u2019t have plans for their post-high school lives,\u201d Avila said. \u201cI would be glad to help them explore their future careers together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that students can schedule an appointment to see him on the Pueblo website\u2014on the same page as students would schedule an appointment with their counselors. They can also view scholarships and dates\/locations for college and career fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avila said, \u201cI want to build trust first with students and to let them know that there is, indeed, a College and Career Center at Pueblo\u2014to advocate for themselves in order to help them with successful futures.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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