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Ashley Peralta Martinez, a senior at Hazleton Area High School, recently received the Luzerne County Bar Association’s Charitable Foundation Scholarship of $1,000 at the Head Start 60th Anniversary luncheon held at Mohegan Sun.
She attended Passaic Family Head Start in New Jersey, where Miss Karen was her teacher. Peralta plans to study surgical technology at Lackawanna College.
Peralta said Head Start provided a foundation that shaped her personal growth and educational journey.
“It nurtured within me a love for learning and emphasized the importance of community, support, inclusion and a sense of belonging, which have all left an impact in my development,” she said. “Within this program, I experienced many of my ‘firsts.’ I made my first friends, made my first moments of curiosity and discovery, and began forming the base of who I am today.”
Peralta participates in the Hazleton Integration Project’s Inspire-U program and the Spirit Club. She has also been involved with the Math Club. She works part-time at Applebee’s.
Hazleton Area teacher Ian Hearne called Peralta a highly skilled reader, speaker, writer and thinker.
“Miss Peralta takes the enterprise of education seriously; she sets personal academic goals, works diligently on projects, participates actively in class, accepts criticism as well as she does praise, and frequently does more than what is asked or required,” he said. “She clearly appreciates the value of true learning and consistently strives to improve herself.”
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