• The 49ers Academy is decorated with many muerals reflecting the school's values
  • The school community is like a family
  • Even after graduation, students still come back and have just as much fun
  • A beautiful campus filled with art
  • Large companies have moved into the surrounding area, disrupting the community
  • Jose Santana is a father as well as a teacher who has had to move many times due to a rise in rents.
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  • Students grades k-8 collaborate and support each other's growth
  • Julissa Moreno is a former East Palo Alto student who now goes to the infamously wealthy Menlo Atherton High
  • Julissa misses her middle school community
  • Michele Sharkey, Executive Director of the 49ers academy shares an administrative standpoint
  • Deshaun Jordan, a former 49ers student stresses the major effects of gentrification on local family businesses
  • Deshaun hopes that the community will come together and fight this problem together
  • Julissa feels judged by the incoming community members
  • Kendra Gragg is a teacher at the 49ers Academy. She focuses on the major impact of the tech boom on housing insecurity.
  • With small numbers, classes are a colaborative environment where personal growth is celebrated
  • The students love their community