Victoire Wilondja stands next to a Beechcraft Sport 150 used by Big Bend Community College for pilot training. A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Wilondja is one of 108 recipients of the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence this year to help them pursue skilled technical education.
June 13, 2023
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June 13, 2023 5:02 p.m.
Learning to fly: Former refugee earns scholarship for Big Bend flight training.
MOSES LAKE — Victoire Wilondja is learning to fly because he wants to do something big with his life. “The freedom of dreaming big,” said Wilondja as he sat in the Flight Training Center at Big Bend Community College. “Something that I never thought I could do.” ...