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The Graduating Class That Will Change the World
The Class of 2020 will always be remembered as the class of resilience. Since their birth they’ve had to cope with adversity. Born as the world struggled to come to grips with the events of September 11, they now transition into adulthood amid a global pandemic.
Read More >>Graduation 2020: A resilient generation
“I didn’t just want to write a speech that was for me. I wanted to write a speech that embodied us, the class of 2020.”
Read More >>Graduation 2020: The road to college and beyond
Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School graduate, Jenny Legido, reflects on her senior year and road to college. In the fall she will be attending Middlebury College.
Read More >>Graduation 2020: Senior reflects on sacrifices
“You showed us that these sacrifices were not about what was being lost but rather what was being gained.”
Read More >>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 fingers and high hopes at the headquarters of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).
Read More >>All Means All: Locke Students Promote Inclusion through Basketball
On a crisp December morning, a group of Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory High School students arrived at Mayfair High School and were welcomed by a zealous row of parents, students, faculty, and staff.
Read More >>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 best and pave the way for my younger siblings, because I’m the one they are looking up to,” reflected Grossley.
Read More >>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 mental health support structures.
Read More >>Sandra Estrada: My Road to College
In her junior year at the University of California, Los Angeles we spoke with Ánimo Leadership Charter High School alumna Sandra Estrada about her road to college and where this journey might lead her once she graduates.
Read More >>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 I couldn’t afford it and it didn’t seem logical to even put myself through the process,” reflected Peace Ikediuba, an Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School alumna.
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