Besides family, name someone you most respect and why?" Photos and interviews by Allison Falcaro
| 15 May 2012 | 03:21
Alissa Giannini, Vernon: Professor Lanza because she's so awesome!
Anna Wilverding, Lafayette: My best friend Dylan, because she's a hard worker, she treats everybody with an equal amount of respect and she constantly puts others before herself.
Calista Downtain, Vernon: My best friend Rachel because she's a good influence.
Chaquira Valerio, Vernon: Professor Devlin because she's been through a lot but she persevered and taught others.
Kayla Sibblies, Andover: Dr. Martin Luther King because he faced adversity without violence and became somebody who minorities can look up to.
Miranda Savioli, Lafayette: Jesus, because he held strong to his beliefs through everything.