BRIGHT FUTURES STORIES
This May, eight hard-working first-generation students – from the first and second cohorts of Park City Education Foundation’s Bright Futures Park City initiative – will graduate from college!
Argelia and Anayeli Nava are the first two in their family to attend college - on the same campus! The sisters are together now, but they will soon have to navigate how to stay close from a distance.
Isaac Cortés and Lindsay Carreto are preparing to become the very first in their families to graduate from college. How they made it this far, what they plan to do next, and why they both want to give back to Bright Futures Park City.
Three Bright Futures students discuss the PCEF Signature Initiative, their dream internships, and how BF has already changed their lives.
Seven Bright Futures Park City students are poised to become the first in their families to earn a college diploma. How PCEF and the BF college coaching program has prepared them to step into a future we can't begin to imagine.
“I learned that there is a place for me in science. I may not look like a scientist or feel like one but science is a big field and it's diverse. I have a place in science - and so does anyone who has that passion.” - Jose Hernandez, Bright Futures student, PCHS Class of 2023
There is a massive milestone on the way for Bright Futures Park City. The PCEF Signature Initiative is getting ready to celebrate in a HUGE way this May!
ALL 12 of the Bright Futures students graduating from PCHS in 2022 plan to attend college in the fall – and many of them have earned incredible scholarships to help relieve the financial burden.
Bright Futures students are succeeding at unprecedented rates; take a look at the unique strategies the BF team employs to maximize impact!
Bright Futures college student Siclali Garcia shares the key things she did to acclimate during her first (tough!) semester at USU.
Three award-winning programs support Park City's first-generation college students as they work to get to and through college.
As more Park City High School students join Bright Futures, the need for support grows, too! PCEF is happy to welcome the brand-new BF College Program Manager, Joana Acevedo, to the team!
Bright Futures students discuss the things they value most about being part of the initiative, along with some unexpected challenges they have overcome in the past couple of years!
One Bright Futures student explains the drive to get to - and through! - college.
Thanks to the connections provided by Bright Futures, opportunities for students like Melissa Cruz are revealed. Because donors keep Bright Futures going, Melissa can stay focused on finishing college and pursuing her dreams.
Bright Futures Park City works to empower first-generation, low-income students to – and through! – college; here's a rundown of how this year is shaping up for these incredible students!
Bright Futures Summer Academy Empowers Students To Get “To And Through” College
Meet Edwin Ramos, PCEF's first Bright Futures summer intern. He's powering a new effort at PCEF, with the potential to improve communication for hundreds of Park City families.
Community Support Ensures Joyful Move-In Day for Bright Futures Class of 2021. They're Ready to Start their Freshman Year!
Meet Perla Garcia
Meet Andrea Vazquez
Bright Futures helps students on many different college paths.
Bright Futures helps students stay focused on their college graduation goals.
On 12/8, hear from our collegians about what it’s like to be a first-generation student during COVID. Learn about the tools and strategies they are using to survive… and thrive in school.
This virtual event is free but registration is required.
The Bright Futures program is available to low-income, first-generation students. Students apply for the program in the spring semester of ninth grade.
Jessica, PCHS Class of 2022, is already making a difference for her community.
These first-generation Park City students start their college journey off right, thanks to donors.
Meet Bright Futures student and future engineer Vincente Flores.
Being diagnosed with dyslexia didn't stop Maetzi from pursuing her dreams
Sadie Ortiz, PCHS Class of 2019 and in the inaugural class of Bright Futures since she was a 10th grader, earns a true full-ride scholarship!
The COVID-19 crisis has thrown the Class of 2020 into uncharted territory, but these students are determined to follow their dreams of a college education.
The COVID-19 crisis underscores the urgency for Park City's Bright Futures students.
Lindsay, one of only 30 students chosen out of 700, receives full tuition and fees, up to four years!
PCHS Junior Ashley N keeps working toward her dream - in spite of COVID-19 challenges
How one PCEF program, Bright Futures, is helping Park City's first generation kids get to, and through, college
