Supreme Court Justice is a hit with students

Students Abigale Arroyo, left, Kathy Silva and Leslie Chaves'

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor left a great impression on six San Diego Unified students who attended her recent local appearances.
"I felt honored to have been at this eve
nt," said Abagail Arroyo, a student at Mira Mesa High School. "As a Latina myself I hope one day I will be able to represent individuals who may be inadequately represented."

Arroyo attended the event courtesy of Chris Yanov, president of Reality Changers, along with Kathy Silva from Madison, Rosa Oloscoaga of Patrick Henry, and Leslie Chavez and Jennifer Zamora from Preuss UCSD charter. All students are part of the Reality Changers program in City Heights, a program aimed at building first-generation college students.

Justice Sotomayor visited San Diego Jan. 27, speaking at the University of San Diego and signing copies of her new book, "My Beloved World," at a La Jolla bookstore. The five high school students were given copies of the book and met Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic and just the third woman on the nation's highest court.
Arroyo said she couldn’t contain her excitement when she first saw Sotomayor and was inspired by the event. Arroyo hopes to attend University of California Irvine in the fall and major in political science; her plans include becoming an immigration lawyer.
For more information, contact Francisca Del Carmen-Aguilar, Mira Mesa High Vice Principal at 858-566-2262 X2216 or fdelcarmen@sandi.net.