Where I belong

Sammi Louis is one of two female auto mechanics in her vocational program at Norfolk Technical Center. She leads her classmates not because she tries to compete with her male counterparts, but because she works hard to prove to herself that she can succeed.

Produced by Kierra Brown, Rory Domino, RJ Embile, Deliasia Flowers, Tyrus Kenney, Seth Schaill and James Woyner, students at Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educators Will Huberdeau.

Mentor support provided by Lisa Godley at WHRO.

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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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