Keannu Linnell was Mr. All-American. He was a three-sport athlete including quarterback at Lathrop High. But in December of 2016, Keannu was diagnosed with brain cancer. Find out how he overcame insurmountable odds to walk across the stage and receive his high school diploma.
5:32Isabella Francisco follows the Golden Rule — care for others as they care for you. Isabella’s positive nature has helped her create strong connections to her school community and friends, so much so t
5:05Life can change dramatically in just a few seconds. It took only that long for a piece of shrapnel from a car crash to injure Adrian Grajeda’s leg while he was playing soccer at recess. The metal se
5:28Kaiyanna Han has faced more challenges than many people do in a lifetime, and it hasn’t stopped her from setting goals and striving to achieve them. She grew up in an unstable home, struggling with po
5:24Matthew Barrera’s life was upended at the young age of 11. His mother died, and then he had to move from Idaho to California to live with his aunt and uncle. His relatives gave him advice that helped
6:19Neomi Chavez was a typical 8th grader. She earned excellent grades, enjoyed playing sports and was looking forward to attending high school. Then, during the summer before freshman year, Neomi was ass
5:24Zayne Higuera's grandfather was always there as a caretaker. Then illness made him unable to look after Zayne and his brother, to a degree that Zayne’s high school counselor became concerned at his sl
6:27Natalie Gonzalez is in the top 10 percent of her class, serves as a leader in several clubs and took all AP courses available to her at her school’s STEM Magnet program. But beneath the surface, she f
5:17By the time ACSA Region 9 Every Student Succeeding recipient Tyler Sheen arrived at Central High East Campus in Fresno, it was his 19th new school. As a child in the foster system, Tyler struggled to
5:05ACSA Region 15 Every Student Succeeding recipient Angel Barnes' life changed on July 3, 2018. Angel's sister, her sister's fiance and her two nieces died in a collision in Palmdale. While Angel grieve
5:01For ACSA Region 4 Every Student Succeeding winner Caitlynn Alimboyao, “paying it forward” is a value she champions at school, in her community and with her family. After surviving a life-threatening m
6:08Consuelo Vidal-Perez's mother meant everything to her. The Watsonville High School senior said she and her mom did everything together. After her mother died from cancer when Consuelo was 15 years old
4:26Fifth grader Nate Lopez of Oak Grove School District has lived more than one lifetime of hurt. His mother passed away when he was very young; he and his siblings went to live with their grandmother. H
5:23After the deaths of his brother and mother, Region 11 Every Student Succeeding winner Oscar Velazquez moved around a lot. One family member would take him in, and then another — he no longer had one c
6:18The year 2020 changed Naima Dellawar’s life. In January, Naima was at track practice at Cerritos High School when she suffered a cardiac arrest. Then she had two more while on the way to hospital. Nai
2:35When Maribel Zaragoza became a teenage mother at the age of 14, she decided her child would be her inspiration to further her education. In 2017, She began attending Cesar Chavez Community School in t
3:22Congratulations to ACSA Region 12 Every Student Succeeding winner Joaquin Enriquez from Upland High School. Joaquin is a gifted singer and actor. He has performed on stage with Broadway stars Bernadet
2:46Congratulations to ACSA Region 2 Every Student Succeeding winner Maisy Bishop from Arete Charter Academy in Grass Valley. Maisy was born at just 24 weeks. She weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces and survived h
3:12Congratulations to ACSA Region 15 Every Student Succeeding winner Dani Dominguez from Bowman High in William S. Hart Union High School District. Dani grew up in an abusive household. She battled sever
3:25Congratulations to ACSA Region 1 Every Student Succeeding winner Brandon Thatcher from Shasta High. Brandon battled homelessness throughout his childhood. He often walked 3 miles to school before educ
1:38ACSA honored 21 students from California's public schools for overcoming tremendous adversity to get to where they are today at the Every Student Succeeding luncheon. Nearly 1,000 people gathered in S
