the creators of Sueños Unidos


Meet the hosts of Sueños Unidos! The class of 2023 stepped out of their comfort zone to try something brand new - record a podcast, write a blog, and interview a guest. It wasn't easy but they learned a host of new skills along the way. They have been through the unique experience of being quarantined for two years. It has been a difficult transition but this project serves as proof of their resilience and their ability to engage with the community. While producing Sueños Unidos they have shown their capabilities, strengths, and willpower to seek change and opportunities.

Production Team

Meet the leaders and producers of Sueños Unidos, where dreamers unite and tell their stories.

Pictured here left to right:

Back row: Alekzander Ramirez, J'Sean Wiley, Elijah Flores, Marcella Hernandez, Christian Martinez, Hernan Hernandez
Front Row: Jonathan Daoheuang, Isabella Padilla, Nene Reyes

The production team is comprised of exceptional student leaders. They headed up the entire production, from designing the website and the logo, to editing and publishing content. These student leaders helped their colleagues learn new technology, make announcements, and worked overtime during their lunches and after school to launch this project. They did this while staying committed and dedicated to AP tests and standardized tests at the end of the school year.

Biographies

Meet the hosts and creators of Sueños Unidos, where dreamers unite and tell their stories.

Elijah Flores, head of marketing and website design. Elijah Flores is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is a brother, a son, a hugger, a singer, and a big food lover! Carne asada fries are his favorite! He can be found playing video games with his best friend, eating, at church, or doing homework.

Jennifer Robles is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend UCSD and study education. She loves children and hopes to become an elementary teacher. You can find her listening to music, watching movies, and hanging out with her friends.

Bianca Castaneda is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend SDSU. She can be found helping her grandma take care of her nieces and nephews. But you’ll most likely find her on her phone, helping, or cleaning. She also hopes to be successful in life and dreams to be a dentist or vet.

Michelle Clemente is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a book lover, a music lover, a daughter, a sister, a best friend, and a hard worker often helping her mom clean at her job. She’s an annoying person when comfortable. She can be found dancing or singing around the house. But you’ll most likely find her in her own world.

Amy is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, who hopes to attend college at SDSU. She is quiet, friendly and curious. She can be found eating at restaurants or at the mall. But you’ll most likely find her hanging out with her family and friends.

Edwin Fernando is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, who likes to play basketball. He is energetic, talkative yet sometimes a bit nervous. He can be found listening to music. But you’ll most likely find him relaxing in his room listening to music or playing basketball outside.

Jorge Flores is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He plans to attend UTI and hopes to get his Automotive mechanics license. In the meantime, he remodels houses with his uncle. His hobby is building scaled lowriders that function up and down. He hopes to one day own an automotive shop. His dream is to own three lifted trucks, have a family, and purchase a property of his own and one for his parents

Marcella Hernandez is a 16 year old junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a daughter, sister, and friend. She is shy yet confident. She can be found doing gel or acrylic nails. But you’ll most likely find her watching shows or movies.

Amanda Ibarra is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend San Diego State University. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and painting. One of her biggest dreams is being able to buy her parents a house of their own.



Jose Martinez is a junior who goes to Gompers Preparatory Academy. He has been playing soccer since he was 8 years old. He loves playing video games with friends. He can be found training, watching movies, or hanging out with friends. His dream is to become a professional soccer player in the future.


Jezlyah Millan is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. When she grows up, she wants to be an Orthodontist with her own office. She hopes to attend Arizona State University. She enjoy playing softball and listening to music. She loves her two little siblings,being alone and unbothered, and she loves going out with family and friends. When she grows up, she wants to own a house and have a beautiful family.

Jorge Najar is a junior at Gompers preparatory Academy. He hopes to attend to UCSD and study psychology. Jorge loves gaming and spending hours on the internet looking to expand his knowledge of history and political debates in Roblox.

Alex Naranjo is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a student, a son, and a brother, and a book lover. He is funny and caring. He can be found sitting with his friends. No matter what, he'll always be with his friends.

Bryan Ozuna is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a future MLS soccer player. He can be found playing soccer or hanging out with his friends. But you’ll most likely find him interesting and funny especially when he’s around his friends, otherwise he’s quiet.

Alexis Ramirez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is happy, funny, curious yet nervous person. He can be funny, exciting, and lazy. But you’ll most likely find him playing video games.

Neneczy Reyes is a student at Gompers preparatory academy. She is one of the production lead members, as well as the publishing and editing lead of Sueños Unidos. She enjoys spending time with friends, loves a challenge, and is always happy to share out and help others. She is excited to contribute and learn with the people around her. She is always striving to get the most out of any situation. She hopes to branch out into the world academically and attend USC.

Elina Rubio is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a hard working, energetic, and productive person; along with being a good sister to her 7 siblings. She can be found working, listening to music, studying, watching Netflix, or exercising. But you’ll most likely find her sleeping.

Diego Soto Lopez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He's an uncle, a cinnamon roll master baker, and a ballet dancer. He can often be found chilling at the beach, mindlessly studying for AP Physics, and riding his longboard with his Husky companion. But you’ll most likely find him thinking on his trampoline and aspiring to become a world-renowned engineer.

Yareli Soto is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She works in a care center facility. She has a passion for photography, dancing, and getting money. She loves being alone, she doesn't like being affectionate. She, loves to see the good in people. Her hobbies are listening to music, going out and going to work. She hopes to attend college. One of her biggest dreams would be to start her own family and move out of state.

Jeveyon Taylor is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he is very studious, hardworking, respectful, quiet, and intelligent. He can be found listening to music, doing his school work, and playing video games. But you’ll most likely find him sleeping. He is not sure which college he wants to attend yet but he plans on being a psychologist.

Israel Alfaro is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, brother, son, a good friend, a car addict, and a soccer lover and player. He can be found playing soccer or trying to see what else he can fix on a car. Or just maybe listening to videos. But you'll most likely find him sleeping and watching Netflix or maybe blasting music and having a concert in the shower.

Erick Alvarez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is funny and chill. He can be found chilling, listening to music. But you’ll most likely find him cruising down the street on his low-rider bike or hanging out with his friends.

Christopher Anguiano is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is a son, he is creative, and an aviation enthusiast. He can be found watching movies or shows, working out, and sleeping. But you’ll most likely find him with his friends or with his mom.

Angelo Aron is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he is friendly, kind and a passionate volleyball player. He can be found listening to his favorite tunes or going out to spend time with the family. But you’ll most likely find him eating anything he can find that is edible or at school learning more about the American Dream.

Hello this is Carlos De Alba, he is a Junior at gompers. He works as a busser and runner at the Greenfinch restaurant. He would like to go to UCSD and his dream job is going into real estate.

Angel Elizalde is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a son, a brother, an athlete, a joke teller, and a horror movie lover. He is an overall kind person. He can be found listening to music, working out or doing his homework. But you’ll most likely find him spending the most time he can with his friends or family or at baseball practice or baseball games.

Carlos Flores is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. In the future, some of his aspirations are to be able attend a college such as Purdue University, or the University of California. Some of his hobbies are drawing horrible stickmen, listening to new music, and playing games when he should be sleeping.

Ashley Garcia is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a sister, a daughter, a loud friend, and a movie lover. She can be found listening to music, baking, or browsing through social media. She hopes to get accepted into Stanford University. But you’ll most likely find her out messing around with her friends or in her bed taking long naps.

Joshua Gonzalez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a son, a friend, a brother, a loving, and fun cousin. He hopes to graduate high school and attend college at SDSU. He can be found listening to music, riding horses, or playing soccer. But you’ll most likely find him at the ranch hanging out with his friends and having a good time.

Hernan Hernandez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, and an animal lover. He plays many sports such as, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and Muay Thai. He loves listening and making music. He can be found practicing sports or in the gym. But you will mostly find him listening to music with cousins or having fun with his friends.

Arturo Herrera is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He loves any traditional Mexican music and can most likely be found playing soccer, hanging out with his friends, and playing his acoustic guitar.

Ernesto Herrera is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, an introvert, he is stubborn, an over-thinker, a creator and a dreamer. He can be found listening to music and lifting. But you’ll most likely find him either looking at clothes and researching interesting topics or thinking about the future and manifesting.

Anthony Lopez Quinonez is an 11th grade student. He is a brother and son with high expectations for his future. You will find him listening to music, working and playing soccer with his friends. When he’s not earning A’s, you will most likely find him goofing off.

Alan Lopez is a junior attending Gompers Prep Academy. He plays sports and likes to watch Marvel movies. During the day he spends time with family or playing video games. His favorite Marvel movie is Spider-Man No way home.

Itzel Lozada Areli Monthya is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego, California. She is an amazing daughter, a hardworking student, and a dreamer. You can find her in her room dreaming big about her future, helping her mom around the house, or sometimes having fun with her friends.

Adrianna Mejia is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is quiet, artistic and a gamer. She can be found playing League of Legends and Dead by Daylight. But you’ll most likely find her keeping to herself and doodling in her notebooks.

Eniola is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is a student, dancer, sleeper, athlete and music lover. He can be found either reading the Eragon Series or hanging out with friends by playing pickup basketball games.

Diego Olvera is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He’s a brother, a tio, and a car lover. He can be found at the park playing soccer with his friends. He plans to go to college to become a mechanic after high school and is thinking about joining the marines. But you’ll most likely find him at home sleeping and playing with his dog.

Camila Ornelas Juarez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a charter school in San Diego California. She hopes to attend a good college within the state that gives her the opportunity to learn about babies and/or animals. Camila enjoys painting, playing games, listening to music, and going to the beach.

Isabella Padilla is an 11th grade high school student, attending Gompers Preparatory Academy. Isabella Padilla aspires to attend Cuyamaca college, and currently enjoys the cinema and bike rides with friends. Padilla dreams to work at the Alveus Sanctuary in the future and hopes she makes the right decisions in life to get her on that path.

His name is Sergio Perez Lopez Jr. He is a Junior who goes to Gompers Preparatory Academy. He wants to attend UCSD, he is a video game enthusiast (Super Smash Brothers in particular.) He rides his bike as a hobby. He hopes to become a marine biologist or a content creator, or at least be a content creator as a part-time job.

Manuel Perez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a student, a brother, an athlete, and overall a loud person with lots of opinions. He can be found sleeping and playing sports.

Alekzander Ramirez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he makes music, sings, writes songs , and likes to read. He hopes to attend Grand Canyon University. He can be found Monday-Friday at school boosting his education. But you’ll most likely find him at home playing video games with friends or hanging out with family after school or on the weekends.

Fernando Salazar goes to Gompers preparatory academy and he is in the 11th grade. He hopes to go to SDSU when he graduates. His hobbies are playing video games, reading manga and playing sports with friends.

Issac Serrano is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He’s energetic and, outgoing. He likes anime, he is a good brother, a gamer, and an eater. He can be found in class doing his work. But you’ll most likely find him laughing and goofing off with his friends.

Gael Urdiera is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. When he’s not studying at school, you can most likely find him at home playing video games or reading manga, hanging out with friends or spending time with his mom. He can often be found at Barnes and Noble spending money on manga.

J’Sean Wiley is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is a volleyball player, a dancer, a music maker, an older brother, a video gamer, and a goofball. He can be found in the gym working out or playing basketball and volleyball. You’ll most likely find him in his room playing video games, somewhere with his friends, dancing or making music.

Odalys Altamirano is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is an artist, bookworm, and a big fan of baseball. But you’ll most likely find her with her friends or daydreaming. She hopes to one day achieve her fashion dream to support her family. She would like to have a chance at UCLA after graduating in 2023.

Jose Luis Arias-Abarca goes to Gomper Preparatory Academy class of 2023. He works a part time job at Jack in The Box to learn how to manage his finances and learn responsibility. He has dreams to go to college however he doesn't exactly know where he would like to go. He hopes to become an exceptional computer engineer.

Aaron Batres is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he is funny, he is outgoing, he is smart. He can be found eating and playing video games. But you’ll most likely find him playing soccer everyday or dancing some zapateados.

Emiliano Bautista-Reyes is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, class of 2023. He hopes to attend UCSD and become a successful entrepreneur. He likes to lift weights and have fun with his friends.

Estevan Contreras is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he plays soccer, likes hanging out with friends,plays video games, and likes to play pool. He can be found working with his mom and his sister . But you’ll most likely find him playing call of duty with his friends.

Ruben Aaron Espinoza is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, class of 2023. He wants to attend UCLA. His hobbies include going on walks, listening to music, and playing sports. His dreams are to become successful and help his family out financially.

Valeria Farias is an 11th-grade student at Gompers Preparatory Academy. Class of 2023. She hopes to attend Universal Technical Institute (UTI) and study Automotive Mechanics. After Auto Mechanics, she would like to study business to open her own mechanic shop with her family. You will most likely find her with her family, friends or her dogs.

Esmeralda Gonzalez Garcia is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a sister, a reader, an environmentalist and a fair-minded person. She can be found indoors during the day and is mostly active at night - she is a self proclaimed night owl. But you’ll most likely find her around the people she cares about, making sure they are doing well.

Zaria Janae Ellis is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend Fayetteville State University. Zaria enjoys drawing and sketching a lot. She has a passion for art which she developed in Elementary School . She enjoys drawing in her free time and sometimes for other people. She hopes to become a professional artist someday and she wants to study art more later in college.

Omar Iniguez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is funny, outgoing and creative. He can be found playing Smite But you’ll most likely find him in school. He really loves football. His favorite food is pasta.

Christian Saul Inzunza-Estrella, A junior who attends Gompers Prep and in hope to attend Oregon State. He Loves to play sports, exercise, be active, and eat lots of food. He hopes to be able to give back to his family and always be there for his siblings and parents. He wants to be the hero in his life.

Alexie Rose Lara is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend UCSD or SDSU in the fall of 2023. In her spare time she enjoys singing, dancing, diamond paintings, working out, and attending Musical Theater. She hopes to one day become a dance teacher or become a famous actress.

Gatdet Lok is a student at Gompers Preparatory Academy, graduating in 2023. He loves playing sports, watching sports, working out, and playing video games. He hopes to attend UCSD after high school.

Ayleen Lora goes to Gompers Preparatory Academy, and is a Junior. She has many hopes, and dreams, such as becoming an Obgyn, and traveling to Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Miami. She can be found listening to music, and sleeping. She goofs around so much, and likes spending time with family and friends.

Isaac Magana is a junior at Gompers preparatory academy. He's a young mechanic with hopes to attend SDSU. He enjoys bike riding, watching movies, and collecting music. He hopes one day to be the best mechanic in San Diego.

Christian Martinez, is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He is working towards his future, he hopes to attend UC Davis in California to pursue a career as a veterinarian. Christian Martinez has a passion for playing video games and working towards his future.

Vanessa Martinez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a young genius with hopes to become a surgeon. She enjoys food, movies, and spending time with her friends and family. You can also find her applying for academic programs and trying to further herself to reach her career goal.

Angel mejiaz is a junior at Gompers preparatory academy who looks forward to graduating high school and becoming a real estate agent in the future. He likes sports, his favorite sport is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which has taught him many life lessons. He is a hardworking student and hopes to be able to own his business one day.

Emilio Mercado is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He hopes to Become an entrepreneur and own his own clothing brand. He also hopes to start up a future personal podcast. He is currently working at Soapy Joe's, and hopes to achieve his dream to attend SDSU. His hobbies include making music, editing photos, and boxing.

Rene Moraga goes to Gompers Preparatory Academy, class of 2023. He hopes to attend UCLA or UCSD. His hobbies are playing baseball, basketball, and lifting weights. He believes he will be one of the best baseball players in the world. His dream is to give back to his parents and the people that helped him along the way.

Carlos Morales is a student at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He has been playing club soccer for several years now. He also loves to study religions and different cultures in his free time in order to understand humans around the world better. He would like to attend the UCSD and study Criminal Justice.

Henry is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He enjoys playing Calling of Duty zombies, attending school and hanging out with friends. His dream is to pursue Marine Biology and to enroll in University California, Santa Barbara.

Elmer Osuna is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He hopes to become a successful mechanic, investor, and motorcycle owner. He wants to attend MIT. His hobbies include going to the gym, making beats, and watching motorcycle videos.

Sydney Puga is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a daughter, a big sister, an athlete, artistic and kind and, hard working. She can be found listening to music while creating artwork or studying to get into UCSD. But you’ll most likely find her on the soccer field joking around with her teammates and working on her skills to get noticed by a college coach.

Madiany Rios is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is a sister, a companion, an encouraging person and someone open to meeting others. She can be found running under the rain, watching horror movies, or enthusiastically greeting all animals she encounters. Although you’ll most likely find her sleeping during her personal time and putting others before herself.

Genesis Rodriguez Ramirez, A Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend her dream college, UC Irvine. She can be found baking, listening to music but you’ll most likely find her watching movies with her cat Aika. Her hopes and dreams are wanting to become a better person in general and having many friends in the future.

Efrain Salgado is a Junior who attends Gompers Preparatory Academy who is on the road to graduating in 2023. Efrain hopes to attend either SDSU or UCSD. His favorite hobbies are playing soccer with his friends and hanging out with family. He hopes to become a highly successful entrepreneur and create generational wealth in order to break the cycle of low income class and help others transform their dreams into reality.

Johnny Serrano is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy.. His dream school when he graduates is UCLA so he can learn more about getting better at art. His goals are to be a comic artist, game designer, and voice actor.

Juan Vera is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, he is easygoing, chill, he likes music, and has a passion for playing the trumpet. He is undecided on what career he hopes to follow in the future but hopes to be successful. He hopes to attend SDSU.

Destiny Aguilar is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, an artist, a baker, and an introvert. She can be found painting or spending time with her four dogs. But you’ll most likely find her reading a book while listening to music.

Michelle Alegria is a junior attending Gompers Preparatory Academy, class of 2023. She hopes to attend UC Irvine, discover her passion and live a zen life. She is still a teenager trying to figure out the ways of life but for now she is enjoying the present. You can always find her laughing with her friends or doodling in her sketchbook.

Noe Arguello is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a son, a sleeper, a problem solver, a proud and overall a calm person. He wants to work as a software engineer hoping to make his own company in the future. He hopes to attend CalTech to achieve his American Dream. He can be found sleeping in his bed. But you’ll most likely find him in the gym working hard.

Vanessa Burks is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, who can be loud, creative and sings to herself regularly. She is a 17 year old weirdo who makes too many mistakes. She can be found spending all her time on her pc not giving any attention to anything around her. But you’ll most likely find her telling a joke every second trying to get people laughing.

Mayte Carrera is a junior at Gompers Preparatory academy. She wants to become a model for Burberry. She hopes to attend FIT NYC to learn more about fashion and the industry. Her hobbies include off-roading and taking pictures.

Francisco Javier Castro Zaragoza is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He hopes to go to San Diego community college and major in computer science for two years, then get a job somewhere doing programing. He watches anime and plays video games; he’s an otaku. He likes to hang out with friends and family. His favorite game ever is god of war; a close second is Monster Hunter, his favorite anime is Soul Eater, and Code Geass is his close second.

Luis Cruz is a 16-year-old student attending Gompers Preparatory Academy. His dream job is to be a software engineer, and his dream college is UCSD. He describes himself as someone friendly, curious, understandable, quiet, calm, and sometimes likes to joke around with people. He is also competitive when it comes to games. He can be found listening to music, learning how to draw, or playing video games. He likes to travel to unknown places. But you’ll most likely find him relaxing, wondering about what we have yet to discover.

Jonathan Daoheuang is a 16 year old junior about to be a senior in high school attending Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in California. He is a second-generation member of his family. He attends GPA to attain his American Dream of enrolling into UCSD to study data science. His hobbies include writing and video editing. His dreams at the moment are to pursue a major in computer science or find success with photo or video editing.

Jose Diego is a junior at Gompers preparatory academy. He is a brother, a friend, a supporter, and a giver. He is funny and calm, bringing the positive vibes wherever he's at He likes setting up and prepping for the customers in the restaurant he works at downtown. Jose has a passion for drawing and bringing out the best in people. His dream is to one day become a professional artist.

Alondra Garcia is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a sister, and a dog mom. She is funny, fun and crazy. She can be found at the park with her dog, hanging out with friends, or listening to music. But you’ll most likely find her in bed sleeping all day and watching Netflix.

Jennise Gomez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is 16, and a Leo. She hopes to get into SDSU. She is respectful, hardworking. She can be found listening to music and talking with her friends.

Jose Gonzalez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, student, athlete. He can be found listening to music like la adictiva. But you’ll most likely find him playing a lot of video games like Warzone, Rocket league, and Fall guys.

Alexis Gonzalez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a college prep charter school in San Diego, CA. Alexis is a great son, a good brother and a true friend. Outside of school, he can be found developing his mixed martial arts techniques.

Emily Higadera is a junior who is soon to be a senior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. Emily is enthusiastic, outgoing, talkative and a hard working student. Emily aspires to one day go to Columbia University and eventually become an obgyn while living in New York. You can find Emily alone in her room, eating cheeto puffs while watching her favorite shows. One of her most favorite shows is Grey's Anatomy. Emily's American dream is to make her parents proud.

Kleber Hinojo is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy who wants to attend community college. He enjoys listening to J.Cole, playing soccer, and playing video games with his friends. Kleber is a lot of fun to hang out with and he's very honest. His American dream is to own his own business after college.

Aura Isidro is a junior soon to be a senior at Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego California. She is a kind student, hard working, and overall weird. She can be found goofing around with friends and spreading joy. But you’ll most likely find her listening to any kind of genre of music and drawing. A college that she hopes to attend is San Diego State University. And she hopes to accomplish all her goals in life.

Brian Lara Medina is a junior from Gompers Preparatory Academy. He can be goofy, serious, intelligent, and hard-headed. He can be found working or sleeping. But you'll most likely see him in the boxing gym.

David Martin Lopez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. I currently don’t have a job but I am going to find one this summer. The college I want to attend is UCSD and I hope to become an engineer when I grow up.

Wendy Munoz Hernandez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy, an animal lover, a loyal friend, a bit shy, and overall sentimental. She can be found listening to Angela Aguilar while finishing her homework. But you will most likely find her laughing at every joke or spending time with her two dogs, Brownie and Dokie.

David Nestozo is a 16-year old junior at Gompers prep in Southeast San Diego. In the future, he hopes to go to UCSD and study Marine Biology. His dream job is to become a movie star. His hobbies include art, dancing, magic, poetry, singing and acting. He can be found practicing his vocals and saving the environment by planting trees, gardening, and recycling because there's no planet B, #savetheplanet.

Erik Pacheco is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy in beautiful SouthEast San Diego, CA. He hopes to attend UCLA. He likes exploring and going on adventures. One day he hopes to become an airline pilot. He loves helping people and is a loyal friend. In his spare time, he enjoys organizing his room and watching Netflix while eating popcorn and gummy worms. His American Dream is to someday own his transportation company.

Jack Perez is a student at Gompers Preparatory Academy. He enjoys taking care of animals. He would like to go to SDSU, where he hopes to study computer engineering and counseling. He enjoys listening to Christian music, walking around his neighborhood with his dogs, and working alone because it helps him focus more. He is very open to new people and treats them with much respect.

Jose Javier Pineda Cruz is an 11th-grade student, a son, a car lover, a class clown, and a food lover. He can be found listening to Mexican music, enjoying his car, or working. But you’ll most likely find him goofing around with his friends. He's a very intelligent man who hopes to attend UCLA or UCSD in the fall of 2023.

Odalys Porfirio Albino is a hard working, funny, and creative student. She is a daughter, a friend and a member of the class of 2023, at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to be accepted into Northern Arizona University to follow her dream of becoming a vet. She can be found listening to music while cleaning or having a small party with her mom and sister.

Keila Zavala is currently a junior attending Gompers Preparatory Academy. She hopes to attend SDSU and is still figuring out what career she’s passionate about. Some of Keila’s hobbies include listening to music, especially bad bunny. She also enjoys hanging out with her friends and family. She loves going out to eat and trying new places.

Emily Ramirez is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeast San Diego. In the future, she hopes to attend UCSD and study psychology. She’s a cook, reader, daydreamer, and music lover. She can be found playing with her dogs, sleeping with her cat or watching tv. But you’ll most likely find her hanging out at the park with her friends.

Mairani Rangel is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy her favorite hobbies are taking naps, coloring, and being on her phone. She can be found at school or her home. But you’ll most likely find her at parties or shopping with her mom but maybe doing chores to. She also hopes to invest in a business.

Cynthia is a junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy who hopes to attend UCSD. She likes to travel a lot, especially to Mexico. She can be found listening to music, sleeping or playing with her niece and nephew.

Lilith is a junior at Gompers preparatory academy, a sister, a friend, a chef and music lover. She can be found listening to beats, making them and geeked on Greek Mythology. You’ll catch her eating lots of chicken, laughing, loud but mainly debating the truth of religion.

Natalie Ulloa is a Junior at Gompers Preparatory Academy. She is quiet, creative and an animal lover. She can found shopping or in bed watching movies and videos. She hopes to attend college to become a Veterinarian.

Coaches

Meet the coaches and guides of Sueños Unidos, where dreamers unite and tell their stories.

Ms.Willis has worked at Gompers Preparatory Academy for nine years as an 11th grade English teacher. She is also a mom, a coach, a corny joke teller, comedy lover and overall nerd. She can be found listening music, working out or working on her writing skills. But you’ll most likely find her goofing around with her two year old son or contemplating the contradictions of modern day life.

Mr. Sheehan has worked at Gompers Preparatory Academy for the past ten years as a high school Special Education teacher. A former teacher of the year, Mr. Sheehan believes all students, regardless of their disabilities, have the capabilities to learn and grow. When he's not focused on his job, you can find him hanging out with friends and taking care of his family: his nephew, Ry, his cat, Stella, and his dog, Trinity.