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For Omar Sabori Santos, the journey to graduation was not measured in miles alone. It was measured in the obstacles he overcame to get there.<\/p>\n

Raised in a small city in northern Mexico, Omar entered ASU Preparatory Academy Phoenix<\/a> facing a significant language barrier. Today, he is not just a high school graduate. He is a college-ready scholar with two years of university credit already completed through Arizona State University.<\/p>\n

As part of the cohort that helped ASU Prep Phoenix become Arizona\u2019s only 2025 ACT School of Excellence<\/a>, Omar\u2019s story is a testament to the power of persistence, college-prep opportunities and the specialized support of the Sun Devil community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"post-builder-2.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"search_keywords":[],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-success"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrom Northern Mexico to the medical lab: how ASU Prep Phoenix is helping students find their calling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As Arizona\u2019s only ACT School of Excellence, ASU Prep Phoenix empowers students like Omar Sabori Santos to overcome barriers, earn college credit in high school 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