This fall, Jeanet Ugalde will attend UW-Madison on a full scholarship to study nursing. On Saturday, sheâ??ll be among the first students receiving a diploma as part of a Madison School District program designed to give first-generation students the training to succeed in high school.
â??When I got the (UW acceptance) letter … I cried, and I couldnâ??t believe it. I still canâ??t believe it. When I get the (tuition) bill around July and it says â??zero,â?? I will be so amazed,â? Ugalde, the first person in her family to graduate from high school, said of being accepted to college.