“Do not let your past dictate your future” was the advice that Andre Carr, Assistant Director, Office of Admissions, Western Michigan University gave to a group of Avondale School District Academy students when he talked to them about working toward going to college. Carr, whose background includes working with at-risk students, was at the school as part of the Avondale Academy staff’s effort to provide college admissions information and guidance to the students. “For some of the … [Read more...]