First-generation college students find support amid the COVID pandemic
Resources and certainty are more limited than in the past, but students and counselors work together to overcome. Author: Connor Rhiel Updated: 9:28 PM EST February 11, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. When Tallwood High School senior Raelyn Kalauokaaea was asked what motivated her to become the first person in her family to attend college, she didn t hesitate to answer: She s been a single mom of me and my brothers since I was 5, Raelyn said. We ve been through a lot, but she never let us down. Part of the reason is to make sure she s happy, or proud, of the kids she raised.