“First off, it’s free,” she stated. “You can get all, or most, of your undergraduate units taken care of there, and you can focus on a career degree when you attend a four-year college.” Zoey also pointed out what many students don’t know about the Butte College/U.C. Davis connection. “Our counselors told us that Butte and Davis have a program where we can transfer many of our Butte units right to Davis. If you want to attend U.C., you can’t beat that!”
cool kid double take You’re not seeing double in the picture on this page; you are seeing Zoey Miller, twin sister of previous Cool Kid Riley Miller. Technically, what you're seeing are mirror twins. They are identical except for their dominant hands, one being left-handed and the other right-handed. These young women do mirror each other in many ways—members of the national student organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, each participated in track and field at P.V., and both are high-achieving students who’ve earned excellent grades and exhibited exemplary behavior. Zoey also participated in the Teens in the Driver’s Seat program, which she saw as extremely beneficial. “Due to Covid, the school had to put off the program, but I’m hoping they bring it back soon.” The educational similarities begin to diverge at this point. While Riley is headed to Montana, Zoey has decided to stay in Chico to attend Butte College. She plans to earn a two-year business degree and see where that leads. 54
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Additionally, Zoey’s boyfriend, Travis Salyer, is staying in Chico. His family runs Tozier’s Fire Support, a company that provides equipment to firefighters in order to help feed and support them in the camps when they are off-duty. Besides Travis, Zoey has many friends staying in Chico to either attend Butte, go to Chico State, or find a job and work. “I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do in the future, but I'm hoping going to Butte will give me a better idea,” she said. “I’ve thought about owning my own wedding and event center in the future,” she added. Also, she sees trips to Europe and other locales in the future as well. As for Riley moving away? “It will be hard at first, but we’ll get used to it, and it might even be a good thing.” But don’t worry about Zoey being lonely. She’s got four dogs, one cat, and one rabbit at home. “My dog, Noodle, is a Doxie,” she said. “I’m definitely a dog person.”
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Apparently, there seems to be a stigma with attending Butte College. You often hear seniors say, “I'm just going to Butte,” like it was a jail sentence. However, Zoey sees a positive opportunity and experience with attending Butte.
