 I came from a college prep academy and it ends in 10th grade and our options are to continue at regular high school or they often tell us that Highline's our best option. I was definitely surprised for the better with the community, how welcoming it is, how beautiful it is, how easy it is to get in contact with people and like how much help there is. So I found the Highline Foundation online and it was super easy, it was just one application I really needed to fill out and it showed a bunch of different opportunities and I was a little surprised that I've managed to get some financial aid, it was quick and easy experience and that financial aid has helped me take the classes that I wanted to take this quarter so I could afford the textbooks, the foundation has covered all those supplies and did a great job in helping me be able to do those classes and not get overwhelmed with working extra hours to afford it. When you're taking a full class, especially at a community college, any amount of scholarship help, any amount of financial aid coming towards us, it really helps us be able to focus on our academics and achieve the goals that we want to achieve. Being part of Highline community, I've gotten the opportunity to continue doing those things that I enjoy doing.