{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.sanders.senate.gov/vermont/upward-bound-an-education-success-story", "Upward Bound: An Education Success Story", "2016-10-27", "2016", "2016-10", "Independent", "House", "VT", "Bernard Sanders", "S000033", "www.sanders.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Upward Bound: An Education Success Story\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, October 27, 2016\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tThis fall, Krysta Gingue, 20, became a junior at the University of New Hampshire. The Lyndonville, Vermont, college student credits Upward Bound for helping her get there. \u201cI can absolutely say that it is the best thing that has happened, academically and socially, in my life,\u201d she said.\r\nGingue, who is a first-generation college student, was one of hundreds of students who gathered in Castleton this summer to recognize what they have been able to achieve, thanks to Upward Bound.\r\nStudents from Vermont, New Hampshire and New York met to celebrate their achievements made possible through federal TRIO program, which helps low-income students who are hoping to be the first generation in their families attend college.\r\nGingue become involved in Upward Bound as a freshman in high school at Lyndon Institute. \u201cI was encouraged to apply to Upward Bound by my math teacher who saw my potential and, correctly, believed that the program would benefit me,\u201d she said.\r\nThe following summer she grew \u201cinto a more engaged and active student\u201d through the Upward Bound program.\r\n\u201cFor five weeks in the summer I lived on a college campus surrounded by gifted students who pushed me to achieve greatness in all aspects of my life. Participating in this program showed me the importance of putting effort into all my work and continuing to push myself to do my absolute best in a variety of situations. I went from a passive, average student my freshman year, to the top 1 percent of my graduating class,\u201d she said.\r\nIn her senior year of high school, \u201cUpward Bound was the helping hand that many students unfamiliar with the college process need,\u201d she said. \u201cI learned how to balance my academics, extracurriculars, and college application process with ease because of the preparation I received.\u201d\r\nAlthough she is now in her third year of college, she continues to tap the resources of Upward Bound.\u00a0 \u201cI have continued to use the skills that Upward Bound showed me during my time in high school and I continue to turn to my Upward Bound Director Rick Williams as a source for knowledge when I feel stuck,\u201d she said.\r\n\u00a0\r\nTo Learn More\r\nON THE WEB: Click here to learn more about\u00a0Upward Bound\u00a0and other\u00a0TRIO programsCALL BERNIE\u2019S OFFICE: 1-800-339-9834\r\n  Read more Vermont articles, click here", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.sanders.senate.gov/vermont/upward-bound-an-education-success-story"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3142689131200314, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}