Student of the Week: Joshua Jude Alazo [Video]

A senior at PSJA North Early College High School is making headlines for all the right reasons.

Joshua Jude Alazo’s dedication to his studies, peers and community truly makes him a stand-out student. At just 18-years-olds, he’s accomplished more than most students his age.

“I received my associate’s in Biology, I’m graduating this fall,” Joshua said.

A milestone that he says came with some challenges.

“It was kind of hard between time management and that course because those were really rigorous with organic chemistry and microbiology,” Joshua said.

While it wasn’t easy, he says it gets him one step closer to his dream of pursuing a career in the medical field.

A dream inspired by his grandmother.

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“My grandma recently passed away with a brain aneurysm, so I always wanted to be either a plastic or neurosurgeon, because I wanted to figure out what was wrong,” Joshua said.

He is hoping to one day help other families going through something similar.

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