former student

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In January, Blanck got a lifeline: a $50,000 grant from Build Back Pali, a nonprofit started by three teenage boys — including a former student — to help small businesses return to the community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A former student says he ran middle distances, cross-country, and acted a role model for younger runners until he graduated in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He becomes the host to a former student named Sabiha, who has fled her home because she is suspected—wrongly, she claims—of killing her husband in a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“Hey, Krause,” he adds with a nod to Tracey Krause, a former student of Volpe’s and now a teacher at the school and his indispensable assistant director.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove