Figueroa, in white SBHS swim team shirt, poses for a group shot with members of his NU Worldcup soccer team

Figueroa, his parents and little brother pose for a family photo under the Northwestern University arch.

Let It Snow: Figueroa stops to check out the snow on his way to class at Northwestern. “It was the first snow [of the season]. I was on my way to class, but I showed up 30 minutes late because I was out in the snow on a call with my mom. She hadn’t seen snow either, so we saw snow for the first time together,” he said.

SBHS Class of 2023 Alumn AJ Jaramillo poses outside the Syracuse University College of Arts building. After being eliminated as a Posse Foundation nominee, Jaramillo was offered a full scholarship to Syracuse University.

SBHS Class of 2023 Alumn AJ Jaramillo poses for a photo outside of Crouse Memorial College for Women, a building on the Syracuse University campus.

SBHS 2023 alum AJ Jaramillo poses outside of a local establishment where Syracuse University students congregate.

AJ Jaramillo prepares to enter her college dorm for the first time. Jaramillo received a full scholarship, which covers tuition, room and board.

Pia Gomez, Jaramillo’s sister, takes a selfie of AJ and her mother, Maria Correa, in the Syracuse dorm on the day the family dropped her off at Syracuse. Jaramillo and her sister are the first in their family to go to college. AJ is the first to go out-of-state.

Jaramillo and a friend walk through the Syracuse University campus on a snowy night. It was the first time either had ever seen snow.