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SECRET IDENTITY:

Elizabeth Cruz Antonio

ELIZABETH CRUZ ANTONIO is a senior            chain could be more sustainable.
at Pescadero High School who plans
to study Agroecology at a four-year           Elizabeth’s teachers praise her positive
California university.                        attitude, resiliency in the face of family
                                              tragedy, and compassion to help others.
She works two part-time jobs to cover
school expenses, is an academic top-          For Elizabeth, an Al Teglia Jobs for Youth
performer and student body leader, and        Scholarship will help her seize future
is fascinated by the question of where our    opportunities by easing financial stress
food comes from, and how that supply          and covering expenses like buying her
                                              first computer.

SUPERHERO NAME:   SUPER POWER:                SPONSOR:
                                              Woodlawn Foundation
Captain Cerebrum  Mental Strength,
                  persistence, and grit

SECRET IDENTITY:

Luis Angel Espino Cervantes

LUIS ANGEL ESPINO CERVANTES is                Luis’ teachers praise his thirst for learning,
a senior at Woodside High School who          dogged determination to work through
plans to study Computer Science in            outside obstacles without complaint, and
college. He is eager to explore the infinite  commitment to helping his immigrant
applications of computers in complex          community access the opportunities he
problem solving.                              has created for himself.

Luis immigrated from Mexico his               For Luis, an Al Teglia Jobs for Youth
freshmen year with limited English and an     Scholarship will assist in covering the
unstable home. Since then, he has won         considerable costs of college and help
athletic and academic awards, discovered      him continue to break barriers and
a passion for music production, and given     expectations so he can then help others
back through volunteering and tutoring        find their path to success.
younger immigrants.

SUPERHERO NAME:   SUPER POWER:                SPONSOR:
                                              City of Menlo Park
El Capitan        heal any living being
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