Students
"I didn't just want to write a speech that was for me. I wanted to…
June 10, 2020
Graduation 2020: The road to college and beyond
Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School graduate, Jenny Legido, reflects on her senior…
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June 9, 2020
Graduation 2020: Senior reflects on sacrifices
"You showed us that these sacrifices were not about what was being lost but rather…
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April 7, 2020
Ánimo City of Champions Celebrates Class of 2021 with 5-Year Renewal
On a sunny March afternoon, hundreds of Ánimo City of Champions supporters gathered with crossed…
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February 13, 2020
All Means All: Locke Students Promote Inclusion through Basketball
On a crisp December morning, a group of Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory High School…
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October 29, 2019
How Simone Is Paving the Way for Her Siblings to Attend College
“If I move up, they move up, we’re a unit. I have to do my…
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October 8, 2019
The Case for Supporting the Mental Health of Your Students
This Mental Illness Awareness Week, Janneth Johnson discusses why all students should have access to…
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September 24, 2019
Sandra Estrada: My Road to College
In her junior year at the University of California, Los Angeles we spoke with Ánimo…
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September 18, 2019
Peace Ikediuba: Don’t Knock Yourself out of the Game
“At a certain point in my life I stopped thinking about college because I knew…
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August 27, 2019
How Math Will Help This Future Nurse Practitioner
“People always joke that the Pythagorean theorem isn’t going to help you in the real…
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August 20, 2019
How Marching Band Changed This Alumnus’s Life
“The Locke band has given me a purpose,” reflected Danny Velasquez, Alain LeRoy Locke College…
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August 12, 2019
Ánimo Compton Reignites Students’ Love for Learning
“When Brianna Chavez began attending Ánimo Compton Charter School in her seventh grade year she…
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