Two 2017 Rolling Meadows High School graduates, both children of Latino immigrants, were the first in their families to graduate from college. Now, they've returned to their alma mater this fall to teach English.
Junior Sanchez works with 16-year-old Benjamin Neher in his English class at Rolling Meadows High School, Aug. 29, 2022, in Rolling Meadows.
Chris Recendez teaches students in his English class at Rolling Meadows High School on Aug. 29, 2022, in Rolling Meadows. According to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for First-Generation Student Success, first-generation students make up a third of all college students, but only 27% will earn their degrees within four years, trailing far behind peers whose families have previously attained postsecondary, higher education degrees.
Recendez recalled arriving back at his apartment following a spring break trip “and it seemed like life was bare.” Following a 3.5% drop the prior year, postsecondary institutions lost nearly 1.3 million students since spring 2020, with the undergraduate student body now 9.4% smaller than before the pandemic, according to NSC.
Recendez and Sanchez, who received academic scholarships to study at ISU, also were Pell Grant recipients, and took out student loans to pay for their housing, meals and other expenses. Sanchez, who was born in Michigan, recalled the culture shock he experienced as a child when his parents returned with their young family to Ayutla in Puebla, Mexico, then moved back to the U.S., putting down roots in Rolling Meadows.“I remember feeling like American life was really fast-paced compared to the tiny town where we lived in Puebla,” Sanchez said.
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