Marcus Anderson, Fernando Garcia, and Steve Miramontes are three students in Mr. Danziger's class. They wrote an essay based on a prompt called "I Come From" which were selected for publication by Pen Center USA. Mr. Danziger, a Venice High English teacher, is a member of Pen in the Classroom and many of his students' essays have been published in anthologies by Pen in the Classroom.
Link to Venice student essays
Link to Venice student essays