Sunday, July 12, 2009

IN THE NEWS: Student spotlight: Irene Cisneros of Pt. Loma High

She thought she'd go into teaching. That is, until a few trips to the hospital to visit ailing relatives.

“My grandfather was very ill; he had diabetes. My grandma had high blood pressure; both my parents are borderline diabetics,” said Irene Cisneros, 18, a recent graduate of Point Loma High School. “So I want to be the type of person who can help these kinds of people.” Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune.