Aaron Hill is a 2009 CHS graduate who was dually enrolled at PVCC and CHS. An honor student, Aaron was also a French horn player in the CHS Band. He is interested in culinary arts, music, and radio. The downturn in the economy has been especially hard on Aaron’s family. He expects to use grants and scholarships to cover all of his college tuition and books while living at home. Aaron works in the summer and will be working while attending classes at PVCC.

Erica Jackson is a 2008 CHS graduate currently enrolled at VCU. She is studying psychology with the interest of becoming a clinical therapist, concentrating on family counseling. As upperclassmen at VCU are often not able to find on-campus housing, she is possibly going to need help with off-campus housing. As of 2009 she has a 3.38 GPA at VCU.

Nicole Kinney is a working mother of a daughter entering high school. She is employed by the University of Virginia and has worked there for the past ten years. Nicole believes that as a PVCC student she will be a good role model for her daughter in high school. She is working toward a Business and Management degree. Her goal is to found her own event planning company.

Raifa Urushanova came to Charlottesville from Rostov, Russia. The Meskhetian Turks were forcibly deported in 1944 by Stalin. This family went to Uzbekistan. In 1989, new Russian policies created resentment against the Turks from the Uzbeks. Rioting led the Soviet army to move the Turks to other parts of Russia. This family went to Rostov. They applied to the International Organization of Migration and were allowed to move to America. After 9 years of study in Russia and 3 in America, she is enrolled in CHS and is in advanced classes. She is very driven to succeed. She is fluent in Turkish and Russian and has an incredible grasp of English after only 3 years here. She is interested in studying either medicine or business. She states “I want to become a person who will be helpful for his country”. Raifa will begin her studies at Piedmont Virginia Community College.