{"id":30355,"date":"2013-02-19T15:58:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/02\/19\/methuen-woman-finds-her-future-at-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:06:11","slug":"methuen-woman-finds-her-future-at-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/19\/methuen-woman-finds-her-future-at-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"Methuen Woman Finds Her Future at NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5374\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/02\/April-Anamisis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5374\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5374\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/02\/April-Anamisis.jpg\" alt=\"Methuen Woman Finds Her Future at NECC\" width=\"325\" height=\"489\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April Anamisis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>April Anamisis of Methuen credits Northern Essex with helping her find her career as well as her voice. A 2009 graduate of Salem High School (N.H.), April was prepared to attend a New Hampshire state school when she realized she had no idea what to major in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was overwhelming to think about going off to college and paying thousands of dollars just to figure it all out,\u201d says the 21 year-old. She turned to Northern Essex, but admits that without a focus she struggled academically. All that changed when she enrolled in Professor Marcy Yeager\u2019s Environmental Issues class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just fell in love with science,\u201d she says. \u201cI was so happy to find what I wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If she had any doubts, they were put to rest when she enrolled in chemistry with Professor Mike Cross.<\/p>\n<p>With her new found motivation, April\u2019s grades took a dramatic turn \u2026 for the better. Today she is enrolled in the Laboratory Science associate degree program carrying close to a 3.5 GPA. She is on track to graduate in May.<br \/>\nSelf-supporting, April works two, sometimes three, jobs and relies on financial aid and scholarships to finance college. This year she received the Covanta Energy Corporation Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went from being an unmotivated student to a driven lab science major because of Northern Essex,\u201d April says.<\/p>\n<p>Her major wasn\u2019t her only discovery. Prompted by yet another professor, Susan Sanders, she auditioned for the college\u2019s theater production and discovered she could sing. She invested in a few voice lessons and now sings the blues at local venues.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex turned me around completely and helped me find my passions,\u201d she says. \u201cEverything I love I found here and it all feels really good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April Anamisis of Methuen credits Northern Essex with helping her find her career as well as her voice. 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