Melissa Veliz, Northridge High School

“In his freshman year of high school, our son was diagnosed with epilepsy without any cause. After a long process, the doctors concluded that it was caused by a mutation in one of his genes. This event brought many challenges to our son. Thank you for the empathy of Mrs. Veliz, our son continue to fight against the difficulties that had arisen. Our son, thanks to this teacher will be graduating at the end of this school year. Teachers like her, from special education, are angels for many of these kids. Thank you Mrs. Veliz for believing in Esteban.”

-Evelyn Mendoza