Winooski School District prepares students to lead healthy, productive and successful lives. The paths our students take after graduation can be as different — and interesting, as our incredibly diverse students themselves. So, we created a place to celebrate the work WSD grads are doing in Winooski, in Vermont and around the world. If you know of a person who should be featured, please email Emily Hecker, ehecker@wsdvt.org.
Abdimajiid Mohamed – graduated 2018
What are you doing now? I’m earning my degree from Trine University in Angola, Indiana. I’m pursuing my Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA). My academic life is very rigorous. Master’s-level classes are more strict and detail-oriented than I was...
Amanda Nattress, graduated 2015
What are you doing now? Currently, I am attending the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, M.D. Class of 2024. I have no idea what specialty I want to go into, I’m open to them all. However, my interests (so far) lie with Emergency Medicine,...
Assia Hamana – graduated 2021 & her Mentor Alice Urban
Assia, what are you doing now? I go to college Brandeis University in Massachusetts. I’m pursuing a major in International Relations and Global Studies. I picked that major because I want to work with refugees and love traveling so it seemed like a good combination. I...
Amber Porter (Morgan) – graduated 1999
What do you currently do for work? I currently work remotely as the Legal and Human Resources Manager for an international digital marketing company based in South Florida. Tell us more about your life after high school. I started school at Champlain College but I was...
Jessica Perrotte – graduated 1992
What do you currently do for work? I’m a teacher at the Winooski School District. I’ve been there since 1998, so for 23 years! I’ve taught some of my current students’ parents. I’ve also had friends who I went to school with, and I taught their children. It’s these...
Kassian Prior – graduated 2014
What are you doing today? I’m selling real estate in our beautiful home state. (Didn’t mean to start off with a rhyme...it just happened). I’m trying to contribute to all of the community programs that contributed to me getting where I am. That’s why I'm excited to be...
Mukhtar Abdulkhleiq – graduated 2019
What are you doing now? I currently attend UVM as a sophomore. I’m a full-time student, trying to transfer to the Grossman School of Business. I’ve always liked business because my whole life I’ve been surrounded by people who are business-driven. My two brothers run...
Brianna Robare – graduated 2013
What are you doing now? After graduating from Winooski High School in 2013 I went on to pursue my Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island. Upon Graduation in 2019, I began working as a Pharmacist for Hannaford Food &...
ThaZin Aye – graduated 2019
What are you doing now? I’m going to the Community College of Vermont, studying business. How did WSD prepare you for your current success? It was like a family, and I liked getting to know people and getting to know their stories. I still live in Winooski and I...
Keshab Bista – graduated 2016
I wanted to share this very powerful and intimate essay Keshab Bista wrote about our relationship from middle school. Keshab was an outstanding middle school student on Team Journey, and I believe this essay (he is now a senior in Ohio) reflects how impactful the...