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Program helps English learners take next step to college

Elsabet Gebermeskel, a rising junior at Gainesville High School, hugs her civics teacher Kristy Smith upon receiving her certificate during a graduation event for the Steps-to-College program in Oakwood, Friday, June 29, 2018, hosted at the University of North Georgia. Steps-to-College is a summer program where local, multilingual high school students have the opportunity to continue improving their English and earn credit towards high school graduation. - photo by David Barnes

07022018 UNG 05.jpg — Elsabet Gebermeskel, a rising junior at Gainesville High School, hugs her civics teacher Kristy Smith upon receiving her certificate during a graduation event for the Steps-to-College program in Oakwood, Friday, June 29, 2018, hosted at the University of North Georgia. Steps-to-College is a summer program where local, multilingual high school students have the opportunity to continue improving their English and earn credit towards high school graduation. - photo by David Barnes

For many students, the things learned during the school year can be easily forgotten during the summer months away.