By Bruno Halpern – News.WGCU.org – Photo: Courtesy of Alejandra Baptista.
Photo: Alejandra Baptista speaks at the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s National Youth Awards.
SouthWest Florida (SWFL) – A Cape Coral high school student was recently selected out of 13,000 students for a national award. Alejandra Baptista, 18, received the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s 20th Annual National Youth Award. For 20 years, the HHF has recognized Latino high school seniors for exceptional work in the classroom and in the community.