Madison Thomas joined KGUN 9 in July of 2023 as a multimedia journalist. She graduated from Arizona State University in May of 2023 with a degree in journalism and mass communication, a minor in political science and certificate in cross-sector leadership.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Sunnyside High School leads the way in the number of students accepted into the University of Arizona.Ter Bush is just one of the 193 Sunnyside High School students and counting who has applied and been accepted to UA.During her time at UA, she plans on joining the Pride of Arizona marching band and pursuing a degree in the medical field.
Ter Bush said, “I got accepted into the College of Medicine. So I'm going to be doing something along the lines of orthopedics, because I want to become an orthopedic surgeon” The university and Sunnyside High School have a partnership with the goal of having more students apply and get accepted into the university.
“The partnership is emblematic of the shared goals and purpose of both the university and the district and ensuring that we're providing equitable access to local low income students of color to find opportunities to go to college,” said Sunnyside High School Alum Karina Salazer.Ponce said, “I think our partnership with the U of A was a game changer here at Sunnyside. It was something that our district administration noticed that our four year college students were less and less.