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91快活林 Student of the Week: Sable

February 19, 2025

By 91快活林 Public Relations

91快活林 student Sable Thomas

Meet Sable Thomas: Single Mother Attributes her Success to Support Received at LA Valley College

As an older/returning student, a single mother to a teenage daughter, and a full-time U.S. Postal Service employee, Sable Thomas found enrolling in classes, managing her busy schedule, and experiencing different learning modes challenging when she first started at Valley College two years ago.

Many of her classes were online, but she discovered that it was best for her to be in person and on campus. While on campus, Sable was introduced to the Umoja Black Scholars program and the Academic Resource Center鈥檚 Tutoring Center. Through those college resources, she was able to build a community of friends, staff members, and faculty professors who encouraged her and supported her with enthusiasm to succeed.

鈥淰alley became home for me by providing every resource I need to succeed. The staff and my other classmates and students helped me learn more about myself as a student,鈥 noted Sable.

In her first semester, she completed 13 units while earning all straight A鈥檚, and she was hooked! She now doesn鈥檛 accept anything less from herself.

鈥淲ithout Dr. Elliott Coney in the Umoja Program and Scott Weigand in the Tutoring Center, I wouldn鈥檛 have been as successful,鈥 notes Sable. 鈥淭hey were both critical to my success and I wouldn鈥檛 have gotten to this point in my academic journey without their help.鈥

Sable has a 4.0 GPA and is now ready to graduate with hopes of transferring to a university.

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