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<h1>DeMorris, Tekeia and Carlo</h1>
<p class="student-slide-caption">These future pilots and culinary entrepreneurs are honing their skills in an industry-grade kitchen with the help of trained professionals.</p>
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<p class="student-slide-caption">Christian recently came to America from a part of West Africa that did not have a lot of opportunities. With Career Academies, Christian says, “I will be a cardiologist.”</p>
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<p class="student-slide-caption">Gerardo likes learning how things work. Jahrin is preparing to run an electrical engineering company. And Jae'Lah is inspired to be a biomedical engineer.</p>
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<h1>Disney and Ezekiel</h1>
<p class="student-slide-caption">With hopes to be a Greek historian, Disney aspires to "Go Global". Ezekiel plans to turn his passion for dancing into a business that changes lives.
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