Latino College Exposition at Simpson College

On Friday, October 30th, Latino students from Hoover HS were invited to Simpson College, where they were welcomed by the Admission office to talk about the requirements necessary for acceptance into Simpson College. Currently enrolled students from Simpson shared experiences and answered questions from the audience. Students were divided in groups and then some groups were escorted to different classes, while the other groups participated in a campus a tour. An hour later the groups traded activities. After an on-campus lunch, students attended a college fair, and talked to different recruiters from different colleges and universities.

The students acquired valuable information and were able to more critically consider their academic futures.  Mr. Ruiz said the experience was particularly valuable for his Latino students because they were able to consider possibilities of pursuing higher education that they otherwise thought was not available to them.