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Becoming 'Dr. Rawls': Times-News highlights academic achievements of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy student

By Owen Covington, staff

March 26, 2018

The March 24 article in The Times-News of Burlington told the story of Sarah Rawls, a member of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy's first cohort who will begin pursuing her doctorate at Temple University this year. 

As a teenager, Sarah Rawls set her sights on a career goal — becoming “Dr. Rawls.” A graduate of Williams High School in Burlington, , the college access and success program at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ that in 2016 celebrated its 10th year. 

Sarah Rawls was among the first cohort of students to participate in the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy. 
Now Rawls is making that dream come true with her recent acceptance the Applied Linguistics doctoral program at Temple University, where she is now pursuing her master’s degree in teaching English to those who speak a foreign language. 

Reporter Jessica Williams with The Times-News recently connected with Rawls to learn about her story and talk about the impact that the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy has had in her academic career so far. 

“When I had my ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy interview for the program, I remember saying I wanted to get my Ph.D. I didn’t know what I wanted it in, but I knew I wanted to be Dr. Rawls. … I’ve wanted to be Dr. Rawls for a while. I was like, ‘That just sounds good,’” Rawls told Williams. 

Read the entire article about Rawls . 

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