Dreaming big, diving deep: Ailyn Langley’s road to college

Raised in the hills of rural West Fairlee, Ailyn Langley has always gravitated toward nature—woods, water, and everything in between. As she grew older, her interest turned seaward, sparked by a school trip to the Boston Aquarium with her class at Rivendell High School. Her job in the fish and reptile department at the West Lebanon Aquarium Center deepened that curiosity.Now a first-year student at Dartmouth College, Ailyn hasn’t declared her major quite yet—but time around sa