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We now take another break from the Summer Blog�s reporting about the ongoing California program to look ahead to the New England Summer Program � which begins on July 24! Continuing our series of prefect introductions, we present Agnes Umana (�25).

A rising sophomore on the New England campus, Agnes is a veteran of many kinds of education, but she only recently added classical education to that list. �I attended Regina Luminis Academy, a Catholic classical school, during my senior year of high school,� she says. For Agnes, studying the Trivium and mathematics was a bittersweet intellectual homecoming: She realized this was how she was meant to learn, but she realized it too late.

Or so she thought. �While I was at Regina Luminis, I heard about 91����� Aquinas College,� Agnes recalls. The College offered four years of exactly the kind of studies she wanted, only six hours from her home in Pennsylvania. �Visiting the New England campus, I felt at home,� she says. �I knew I wanted to spend my next four years there.�

Since Agnes discovered the College as a high school senior, she never had the chance to attend the High School Summer Program. �I�ve heard a ton of stories from friends about the program: After just two weeks they grew close with everyone there, and even now they keep in touch with their roommates from the program!� Agnes is understandably eager for the 2022 Summer Program to begin: �I�m excited to share my energy with the attendees, and to get them hyped about TAC!�

Although she is always ready to discuss the beautiful ideas that drew her to the College, Agnes is proficient in more than merely verbal sparring. �I did martial arts for a little over 10 years,� she says. Attendees should look for her if they want a good discussion � or a duel!