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Robin Guest (left), ASPIRE on-site coordinator for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, and Tabatha Ashworth, ASPIRE on-site coordinator for kindergarten, first- and second-grade students, stand in Guest’s classroom on the first day of school. ASPIRE offers academic and enrichment opportunities for students during the school year. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)

Robin Guest (left), ASPIRE on-site coordinator for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, and Tabatha Ashworth, ASPIRE on-site coordinator for kindergarten, first- and second-grade students, stand in Guest’s classroom on the first day of school. ASPIRE offers academic and enrichment opportunities for students during the school year. (Photo/Anna Izquierdo)

ASPIRE program survives scare, to start seventh year

Robin Guest has seen the After School Patriots Involved in Readiness and Enrichment (ASPIRE) program grow “from the ground up” since its beginning in the 2019-20 school year.  “We started with nothing,” said Guest, ASPIRE on-site coordinator for grades 3-5.