Word: hialeah
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...whirlwind visit to Hialeah, Fla. Summers received the key to the city, met with two Harvard-bound students and their families and spoke to 400 of their Hialeah High School classmates...
...Hialeah, where over 80 percent of families speak primarily Spanish in their homes, has made news with a dramatic academic turnaround that was capped by four students’ matriculation at Harvard this fall...
...Thursday’s speech, he reiterated the University’s commitment to affirmative action and financial aid and encouraged Hialeah students to apply to college...
...kids were mesmerized by him,” said Hialeah administrator Michael Kesselman. “He really motivated a lot of students. They all came out all pumped...
Though all four of the Hialeah alums are Cuban-American, Mendez is the only one who was actually born in Cuba, moving to Miami when she was nine. For her, the pressure to do well is a constant, but positive, factor in her life. “It makes me want to take advantage of everything Harvard has to offer.” She is involved with the Cuban American Undergraduate Student Organization (CAUSA) and the Mission Hill afterschool program, in addition to independant tutoring. “I do have to work harder than everyone else I know...