GRADUATE PROFILE
Four graduates, one family
by Brianna Bratrud
NEW SAINT ANDREWS COL- LEGE PROVIDES SUCH A unique education that it can draw students from far-flung parts of the country— or, in the case of the Pliego family, all the way from Mexico City. At the 2017 New Saint Andrews commencement on Thursday, no less than four Pliego children and in-laws will receive their diplomas.
It all started when Mexico City residents Carlos and Becky Pliego discovered classical education, when their oldest son, Santiago( NSA‘ 15), was about 10 years old. The Pliegos wanted to give their children broader educational horizons, and so they attended teacher training conferences across the United States. At one conference, someone handed them a flier for Veritas Press Scholars Academy, an online school that opened up educational opportunities that weren’ t possible in brick-and-mortar schools in Mexico. Santiago enrolled, and after a year the family was hooked. Santiago’ s younger siblings Ana Sofia and Nikko, who will graduate in this year’ s class at NSA, soon followed.
Through VPSA, the Pliegos met other families from across North America who would become close friends. Kate Basilici,
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