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What inspires you?I find inspiration in many things: art and entertainment that I respect, the beauty and potential of the world, and my fictional/real-life heroes.What is your favorite subject in school, and why?It changes from year to year. Different teachers make different subject more/ less frustrating. Currently, it is civics.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?The apathy of mankind.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?To a point in our future where mankind is an interplanetary space faring species.Name one big challenge in your life right now.Finding the drive to dedicate myself to fighting my flaws.What is our dream job?Oh, I can’t pick just one. When I grow up, I want to be anchor/director, screenwriter, playwright, editor, cinematographer, and singer/songwriter.What are your three favorite things?Movies, music and theatre.What is your favorite book?“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury.What do you want to do after high school?Move to Los Angeles and begin my artist career.Something that makes you smile:My girlfriend Alexa's humor and spirit.Most played songs on your iTunes, iPhone or iPod:My most listened to artists are One Republic, Eminem and Taylor Swift.

Vying for one of four Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustees’ seats that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot are former educator Nancy Altman-Palm and incumbent Wendy Sullivan.  Altman-Palm’s experience in education spans more than 25 years with MHUSD as a parent and educator,...

Though their chosen paths will lead them in different

Stanford University-bound Julia Leal, a co-valedictorian at Live Oak High School, was one of seven graduating seniors from around the Bay Area awarded with a $1,000 scholarship as part of the ABC7 Star Scholars program.