Congratulations to Nhat Do, a Computing For All Pre-Apprenticeship Program (PAP) graduate, for completing his Microsoft Discovery Internship this summer!
Student Spotlight
From Egypt to Microsoft: Ali Elfarahaty’s Journey of Growth and Discovery
My family moved from Egypt to the US in 2019, and I’ll be honest – the transition wasn’t easy as Covid arrived not long after we did! Isolated and antisocial, I struggled to find my footing.
Microsoft Discovery Intern Ezri Sarabia
We’re excited to congratulate Ezri Sarabia, one of our Computing For All Pre-Apprenticeship Software Development students, who was accepted into the prestigious Microsoft Discovery Internship program this summer!
Student Spotlight: Mohamed Hassan
Mohamed Hassan: Past, Present, and Future Past: Mohamed Hassan’s family story begins with flight from a war-torn country. His father, Mustafe Ismail, was born in Somalia during a time when the rebellions and ongoing civil wars of the 90’s drove many families to seek refuge in other countries. Ever since then radical groups have been…
Student Spotlight: Gary Hoang
Meet Pre-Apprenticeship Graduate: Gary Hoang Computing for All Pre-Apprenticeship graduate Gary Hoang was interviewed as part of our Student Spotlight series on our website and is also featured in our student highlight series on LinkedIn. Gary was the first of his family to be born in this country. Born into a low-income, non-English-speaking family without…
Student Spotlight: Sahra Mohamad
Congratulations to CFA Pre-apprenticeship student Sahra Mohamad! CFA student Sahra applied for the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship early this year; a rigorous and competitive process that involved submitting an online application, writing supplemental essays, providing transcripts and test scores, and obtaining letters of recommendation. A few weeks ago, she received an email from SPS and…
Student Spotlight: Winnie Tran
“CFA has provided me with many opportunities to explore what I’m passionate about, as well as work with many brilliant instructors and classmates. I’m forever grateful to this wonderful program for teaching me not only coding skills, but also real-world job skills. I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who has…
Student Spotlight: Christy Nguyen
In honor of International Women’s Day we would like to feature a few of the exceptional young women who are currently participating in our Pre-Apprenticeship program. Meet Christy Ly Nguyen, a high school senior who will graduate this June. Christy was raised by immigrant parents who came here as Vietnam War refugees. Her parents had…