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Students have had to be resilient and persistent, but Alejandro Hernandez, from Southside ISD, has had challenge after challenge. Hernandez suffered a broken bone in his neck, lost his grandfather and his mother – and yet – he still stayed determined to succeed. “He’s the first kid to complete the project. He is very motivated, and it’s astounding to me that somebody that is struggling with so many things can still stay so focused,” Atlee Gonzales, leading counselor of Southside High School, said. Hernandez said he’s still recovering from a car accident he had during his junior year. “Junior year, I had a car accident. I shattered my left ankle and it broke a piece of bone in my neck. I’m still recovering,” Hernandez said. ....
Great Graduates 2021: Joshua Martinez, Southside High School Martinez, a senior at Southside High School, says he hopes his story inspires others Updated: Tags: Great Graduates 2021: Joshua Martinez, Southside High School SAN ANTONIO – In our Great Graduates segment this week, we are highlighting students in and around San Antonio who are overcoming the seemingly impossible to thrive. Joshua Martinez, a senior at Southside High School, is set to walk the graduation stage after overcoming a variety of challenges throughout his upbringing. “Sometimes I didn’t have a place to sleep. I didn’t have food,” Martinez said. “At a young age, my mom was incarcerated. And so, they kind of left me in the area. I was, you know, following the older kids that I saw in the hood.” ....