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Graduates tell board Millennium High’s guidance errors cost students scholarships and recognition
Summary
Two speakers during public comment said Millennium High School guidance and administration mistakes cost high-achieving students recognition and a $28,000 scholarship; the board directed the superintendent to follow up.
During the public-comment period at the June 4 Agua Fria Union High School District Governing Board meeting, two speakers detailed what they described as systemic failures in Millennium High School's guidance and administrative processes that they say led to lost scholarship opportunities and lack of recognition for academically high-achieving students.
"I lost out on $28,000," said Millennium graduate Lizzie Zaidema, describing how she was enrolled in the wrong IB math course, excluded from required courses and told she did not need to submit materials for a scholarship she qualified for. Lizzie told the…
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