Tough enough

Ines Gonzalez is not going to let gender boundaries prevent her from doing what she loves most — boxing. When she trains hard, Ines knows she is tough enough to succeed.

Produced by Ariana Arguedes, Christian Peebles, Elena Roman, N’kosha Smith and Tyler Yates, students at Legacy Charter High School in Greenville, South Carolina.

Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educators Neena Kumar.

Mentor support provided by John Bullington and Yolian Ortiz of South Carolina ETV.

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Gamemaker

Despite what many people assume because of her gender, Jazsmin Burton enjoys coding and wants to study game design in college so she can develop games herself.

Produced by Patrick Cadet, Isaiah Cavanaugh, Andrew Duncan, Alyssa San Miguel, Ashley Tamez, students at Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas.

Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educators David Robb.

Mentor support provided by Lynn Boswell and KLRU.

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Stand up for it

Only 14 percent of engineers in the U.S. are women and just a fraction of that are Native American.

April Walker, a Native American engineer in Fargo, North Dakota, gets beyond the numbers by focusing on the technical skills and confidence that fuels her drive to succeed.

Produced by Colten Birkland, Isaiah Bruce, Alexis Davis, Talon Decoteau, Walter Morin and Kilyn Parisien, students at Turtle Mountain High School in Belcourt, North Dakota.

Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Renee Aalund.

Station support provided by Prairie Public Broadcasting.

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