Spring 2026

 

Faria Ahmed

Q: Why do you think we should care about our common home?
A: Protecting our common home is about responsibility to one another now and to those who will inherit the world we shape.

Fun Fact About Me: I can speak five languages!

Simin Bazagan

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: For me, social justice and sustainability require intentional educational planning grounded in curriculum studies.

Fun Fact About Me: My work connects education, art and technology to explore sustainability and social justice.

 

Clara Bragagnolo Rose

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: To me, social justice and sustainability are two interconnected and pivotal factors for harmonious living on our planet.

Fun Fact About Me: I speak four languages!

 

Luanna Da Roche

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: I believe we should take care of the people and the world around us. I think that addressing systemic inequities and caring for our planet go hand in hand.

Fun Fact About Me: I am a twin!

Casey Ganger

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: Sustainability and social justice are important to me because I am passionate about learning all the ways they are connected. I am excited to be a voice that can spread awareness about connection.

Fun Fact About Me: I have a dog named Benny, a cat Skylar and a bunny Tina. They all get along very well!

Tooba Khan

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: Our choices today shape whether future generations inherit a world of opportunity or one defined by scarcity and harm.

Fun Fact About Me: I’m a CNA.

Maxin Liao

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: Social justice and sustainability are important to me because we live in a society that is gradually less mindful about the earth that we live in. I want to share my knowledge with others so that we can reach a place of consumerism that is not detrimental to the environment.

Fun Fact About Me: I love baking and painting portraits!

Alexandra Maxwell

Q: Why do you think we should care about our common home?
A: I think we should care about our common home because this home we all share is the greatest gift God has given us.

Fun Fact About Me: I backpacked through Europe for two weeks with just a Nike school/training bag.

Alana Reyes

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: Maintaining sustainability and social justice means refusing to neglect the impact and connection humans have with our environment, proving how positive changes alongside the environment may affect ourselves and our local communities.

Fun Fact About Me: I once almost fell in a volcano.

Destiny Sanchez

Q: Why do you think we should care about our common home?
A: Caring for our common home means caring for people, especially those who are most vulnerable to environmental and social harm.

Fun Fact About Me: I was the valedictorian of my graduating class in high school!

Shavani Shavani

Q: Why are social justice and sustainability important to you?
A: Social justice and sustainability matter to me because caring for people and our planet creates a better future for everyone. 

Fun Fact About Me: I like unusual plants or animals and I love turning my ideas and dreams into reality.

 

Vicky Wang

Q: Why do you think we should care about our common home?
A: We need to care for our common home because humans disproportionately degrade the environment, whereas those environment changes affect more than just us.

Fun Fact About Me: I work as a CNA and medical scribe.