Commencement speaker finds second chance for opportunity at Foothill
With the right support, students at 性奴调教 become the people they want to be. Keila Escobedo
found that out when she first stepped onto campus. Now she is transferring to UCLA, where she plans to
major in sociology.
Keila and her family left Mexico for the U.S. when she was two to pursue educational opportunities. She鈥檚 resided in East San Jose since then. In high school, Keila didn鈥檛 have any plans to attend college. She wasn鈥檛 even sure if she would graduate. Then, a mentor convinced her to visit
Foothill.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think it was going to work because I couldn鈥檛 afford it and I am undocumented, but we went anyway,鈥 Keila said. 鈥淔inding out that I would have so much support was eye-opening.鈥
Keila has worked in the campus financial aid office, joined Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and the Puente Learning Community, participated in the Social Justice Project, and was active in the Community Ambassadors Program.
鈥淭his was my second chance to do well, and I did really well,鈥 Keila said, adding that she plans to keep the momentum going when she attends UCLA this summer. 鈥淚 really became something. I matured here at Foothill.鈥
Keila hopes to motivate students just like her mentor did for her. She thanks her family, friends and Foothill community for the endless support and her 鈥渟econd chance.鈥