Nathalia Teixeira

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For Alyssa Flores, senior year at Imperial High School has felt like crossing the finish line after a long and demanding race — one filled with early morning runs, late-night study sessions, personal loss and moments of deep self-discovery. But rather than signaling the end, this year marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her journey. “I feel like I’m finally wrapping up everything I’ve worked so hard for,” Flores said. “It’s been really nice this year.

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When Victoria Velasco first arrived at Southwest High School, she was a newcomer not only to the school, but to the language spoken in its classrooms and hallways. A native of Ensenada, Baja California, she started her high school journey unsure of how to navigate life in a new country and communicate in English. Four years later, Velasco is walking across the graduation stage as a confident and determined young woman, ready to pursue her dream of becoming a physical therapist.

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For Holtville High School senior Angelina Rios, the past four years have felt like a buffet — rich, varied, sometimes overwhelming, but always full of flavor. “It’s a whole buffet,” she laughs when asked to describe her high school journey as a dish. “There’s been a little bit of everything — challenges, victories, growth and so much learning.”And indeed, her experience has been layered with hard choices, proud accomplishments and personal transformation.

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When Melanie Perez walks across the stage at Brawley Union High School’s graduation this spring, she’ll carry more than a diploma. She’ll carry a story of transformation – from a quiet, uncertain freshman to a confident, accomplished young woman ready to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. The road to this moment was anything but easy. Perez, who comes from a large and loving family in Brawley, is the kind of student whose quiet strength speaks volumes.

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In a quiet classroom at Calexico High School, something clicked for Miranda Torres and it wasn’t just the gears of a robot. It was the realization that collaboration, curiosity and perseverance could turn confusion into clarity, and uncertainty into ambition. We were struggling with this really difficult math topic, Torres recalls. The whole class was lost. Our teacher was patient, but we just weren’t getting it. So we started working together, bouncing ideas off each other, trying again and again.