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Student of the Week – Abril Franco

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Abril Franco – East High School

Photo courtesy: Abril Franco

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Abril Franco is a high school senior at East High who currently holds a 4.553 GPA. Franco’s academic achievements include College Board National Hispanic Recognition Award, Principal’s Honor Roll (2x), Angel’s Honor Roll, and Academic Letter.  Franco belongs to East Dance Company, EHS Varsity Poms Team, Denver Children’s Choir and American Eagle.

Favorite Book: Inside Out and Back Again – Thanhha Lai

Favorite Movie: The Notebook

Favorite Subject:  English

Favorite Music: All music

Future Career: Real Estate Agent/Architect

Hero: My grandma, Maria Pasión Rivera

Favorite Hobby: Dancing

Favorite Social Media Follow: Emma Chamberlain

Words to live by: “Everything happens for a reason, so trust the process.”

Community Involvement: Franco volunteers through EHS Poms Team at Dance with Joy Studio by teaching styles of dance to children and assisted in teaching a technique masterclass to the Poms/Drill Team.  Franco also volunteered through a summer internship with Xcel Energy.

Why is Community involvement important? Franco says, “Community involvement is important because it makes people feel like someone has their back no matter what. It is also important to give back to your community, so it can continue becoming a better place.”

If I could improve the world I would…

“…. make everyone have a balance between caring for themselves and caring for others.”

College of choice: Applied to the University of North Carolina; University of California-Berkley.

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