The Many Mentors of Sarah Turner
How a ‘mom-student’ created a community to help her stay — and succeed — in college.
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How a ‘mom-student’ created a community to help her stay — and succeed — in college.
Chloe Atissi-Etoh, rising ninth grader at Wootton High School, has gone from watching TikTok videos about upcycling to starting her own fashion brand
Senior, John F. Kennedy High School Having moved to the United States from Ethiopia when she was 5, Hewan Kidanemariam is aware of inequities in the world—especially when it comes to health care. She says her early interest in medicine was influenced by her mother, who was a medical aide during that country’s civil war and would tell stories of bandaging wounded soldiers. “It really comes down to impact. There are other professions where you can help people, but it’s more indirect,” says Hewan, 17, who lives in Silver Spring and aspires to be a physician. “In health care, you have...