former student

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One former student, Mayur, now runs his own art classes and a small printing business.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

But it is a trait that Darnold has long exhibited, according to his high school coach Jaime Ortiz, who remembers his former student as a wildly gifted but quietly driven kid.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“The school is trying to keep up with that technology and teach what to expect in the field,” former student Christopher Hernandez, 36, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 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