For more SRA student stories, visit https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/students-rising-above/

For more SRA student stories, visit https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/students-rising-above/

For more SRA student stories, visit https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/students-rising-above/

For more SRA student stories, visit https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/students-rising-above/ SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — For over two decades KPIX and, recently, CBSN Bay Area have been reporting on Students Rising Above. During this time, we’ve brought viewers inspiring stories of SRA students and alums …

For more SRA student stories, visit https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/students-rising-above/ VALLEJO (CBS SF) — For Lucy Lopez, art is an escape and a calling. But it’s also a career choice the 19-year-old UC Merced student says she was discouraged from making. “‘It’s not a …

For more SRA student stories, visit cbsSF.com/sra RICHMOND (CBS SF) — Losing a parent is one of the most traumatic events anyone will ever go through. So when Cynthia Ramirez-Parra saw her mother be hospitalized, she turned to what some …

For more SRA student stories, visit cbsSF.com/sra SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Like many high school seniors, San Francisco student Samir Hooker is finishing his last year virtually, studying at home due to COVID-19, while applying to colleges. “My long dream, …

For more SRA student stories, visit cbsSF.com/sra SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping most students isolated from their social support systems, many now need a creative and constructive way to express their feelings about current events. …

For more SRA student stories, visit cbsSF.com/sra SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — While Students Rising Above scholars are well known to be successful in school and beyond, some have hidden talents. Such was the case for Jenny Hoang who, it turns …