This article was a winner of Lookout’s 2026 Journalism Scholarship Challenge, which invited high school students to highlight an unsung hero in their lives. Learn more and find all of the winners here. To quote Soquel High School’s assiduous Mrs. Ferejohn, “We are as strong as our knowledge of each other is.” This knowledge can […]
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Learning to see a different future with Usher Syndrome
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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First impressions as Lookout’s Educational Programs Assistant and what I’m looking forward to
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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Health Career Expo opens doors for Santa Cruz County students
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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Cultivating Community: Jóvenes Sanos hosts mental health resource fair and vigil in Watsonville
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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Why events like Trades Day are essential for Santa Cruz students’ futures
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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Chasing growth, not just goals: How a growth mindset helped me make Team USA
Lookout’s Student Stories initiative presents this creative writing piece by highschooler Rowan Renner-Lassar.
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Unsung Santa Cruz: Meet Ruby Vasquez, the woman building bridges across language barriers in public education
This article was a winner of Lookout’s 2025 Journalism Scholarship Challenge, which invited high school students to highlight an unsung hero in their life. Learn more and find all of the winners here. Watsonville is a beautiful, tight-knit community, with a wide range of diversity. Its community is built on strong connections and mutual support. […]
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Unsung Santa Cruz: Huyana Garcia, hero of the year helps to end homelessness one day at a time
Case manager Huyana Garcia is a kind and motivating local figure who dedicates time to helping families in need with Families in Transition.
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Unsung Santa Cruz: Dr. Katie Gabriel-Cox, the OB-GYN giving care from birth to end-of-life
This article was a winner of Lookout’s 2025 Journalism Scholarship Challenge, which invited high school students to highlight an unsung hero in their life. Learn more and find all of the winners here. While driving to Monterey, it is easy to realize how many people spend countless hours in the fields doing backbreaking labor and […]