
Recent English High School graduate Jennifer Smith (center) and her son Sam, 2, made their way toward the dorm rooms during a retreat at Endicott College on June 14, 2008. Smith will attend college at Endicott in Beverly in the fall on a full scholarship for a single-parents program after struggling with balancing her son and schoolwork during her time at EHS.
(Wiqan Ang/Globe Photo)

