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Human of Sophomore Honors: Mateo

I interviewed Mateo. The interview was about his past and his community around him.

By Madison W. from Eureka High School in California

¨I think just being on the baseball field is important to me because I've played baseball since I was 4 years old, so I´ve been out there for most of my life.¨ ¨One of the biggest influences in my life is probably my dad because he has coached me most of my life and taught me a lot of lessons and how to be a better person.¨

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Soph Honors, 2nd Period

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