Ana Tatafu is a Spring 2017 UAA graduate with a bachelor's degree in accounting.  She is an alumna of TRIO Educational Talent Search at West Anchorage High School and TRIO Student Support Services at the University of Alaska Anchorage.  After emigrating from American Samoa to Alaska, Ana took advantage of the educational opportunities that were presented to her through TRIO.  She later transitioned to UAA and began taking classes in the field of accounting after finding inspiration from a high school teacher.  After getting a few semesters under her belt, Ana decided to fulfill her commitment to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by completing a mission to Utah where Continue reading →

I am a Navy Brat and a current senior at Nampa Senior High School, my name is Wendy Gossel. I was born in Bethesda, Maryland on a naval base and following my first birthday my family and I moved to Gulfport, Mississippi onto another base until my father retired from the navy in 2004. When my father retired we moved to Nampa, Idaho to be closer with the rest of our family. Continue reading →