Astoria summer school helps children of migrant workers
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Araceny Borja, 11, sat in a classroom at Astoria Middle School Thursday, only two months after she and her mother moved to the North Coast from Mexico for what she called "a better life."
Borja, with translation by a new friend sitting next to her, shared her trepidation at having to make new friends in an entirely new place, and her excitement about being able to take art classes.
Borja is one of more than 100 students, kindergarten through seventh grade, attending a migrant summer school program offered through the Northwest Regional Education Service District and the Astoria School District.
The program serves students whose parents have moved around for work.