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also on the drill team. Although math and sciences were
her favorite subjects, she took honors classes in everything.
She was such a high achiever and so involved in school that
everyone at Angelica’s school would tell her that one day
she was going to be the President of the United States!

a great deal and was very close with him. He treated her
like he was her father because he never had children of his
own. He would proudly tell people that she was wearing
his “genes” ! “I always say that I was blessed with two dads,”
expressed Angelica.

From a young age, Angelica had a yearning to travel even
though her parents didn’t have the means. In her sophomore year, she was delighted to be one of only eight
students selected to participate in an exchange program
called the “Sister City Program”. Out of hundreds of applications submitted and after going through an interview
process, Angelica won! Her parents were so very proud
and supportive of her and embraced the opportunity for
her to participate. Angelica recalled, “I was sixteen and I
got to go to Veracruz, Mexico or Yokosuka, Japan, the sister
cities of Corpus Christi.” Through the program, Angelica
spent two weeks in each city and stayed with a host family.
Angelica added, “Even to this day, I love Veracruz more. I
still stay in touch with the family I stayed with there and
also visit them. My best friend, David Beristain, is from
Veracruz because of that trip my sophomore ye