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  "All children matter and deserve access to the tools to pursue their American Dream."

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  "At our very core we believe that compassion is the key ingredient in spreading peace."

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  "Compassion isn't just something we talk about at New Roads, it's something we live."

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  "Diversity integrates different points of views, culture, skills, and knowledge into one pot. It is our job to stir the pot and mix these attributes together."

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  "Everyone can help each other get the best opportunity here."

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  "Everyone here is helpful, sees talent, and wants the best for us."

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  "Here it’s much more fun to learn."

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  "I am so proud to come to work every day at a place that leads with empathy and compassion."

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  "I get to express who I am and not what someone wants me to be."

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  "I love Manchego."

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  "I play the bass and it’s really fun."

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  "I’ve done film, art, dance, found what I liked, stuck with it, and perfected it."

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  "It's a very free place."

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  "It's nice to not have to follow a sexist dress code."

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  "My previous school felt like jail. Here I found my voice."

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  "My wife and I are very free thinkers and we wanted to find a place for our son that shared our sensibilities."

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  "New Roads feels very liberating and somewhat revolutionary."

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  "New Roads is family."

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  "New Roads is less about the grades and more about what you learn."

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  "New Roads kids know how to recognize the ethical framework of their world and are willing to speak truth to power and hold their leaders accountable."

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  "New Roads students will always be champions for the common good, social justice, and the betterment of their community."

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  "No bullies allowed."

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  "Not people talking at you, people talking with you."

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  "One big thing about this school is respect."

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  "Our society can be an endless road of opportunity that is only accessible to a few. New Roads strives to identify where access is unequal and then equalize it."

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  "Sometimes I can be wrong but then I am encouraged to think harder and put it in focus to get it right."

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  "Stand up for what you believe in."

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  "The hallways and classrooms are vibrant with discourse, deep thought, and delight."

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  "The March For Our Lives was the biggest adrenaline rush."

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  "The teachers don’t get mad if you don’t get something at first."

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  "There was never a moment in time that I didn't feel loved, valued, and seen."

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  "They challenge you academically and it’s a safe place."

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  "They let us be independent, we have a level of creativity that we can express."

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  "This community helps us see our creativities and our passions to unlock our full potential."

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  "To think is to be free. To think is to be human. To think is to create a better world."

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  "We actually hear people and employ empathetic listening."

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  "We are never afraid to have our voices heard, even if it's an unpopular perspective."

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  "We can become a different kind of human being — based upon what we like and what our interests are."

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  "We can have whatever emotions we want."

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  "We have Independent Study Projects, where you can choose a topic just for you."

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  "We send people out into the world who can really make a change."

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  "We work to ensure that every students’ experiences are valued and every student has a feeling of belonging and not merely access."

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  "When New Roads students march and stand up for their classmates, they know they are marching and standing up for all people."

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  "Why didn't they make the Statue of Liberty in LA?"

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  "You aren't put in a system; you are making the system you're in."

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  “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson