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Improv at Schurz High School brings neuro-divergent teens out of their shell

Por: Chicago Sun Times Entertainment October 31, 2023

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The girl with the ponytail is 14 years old, but she towers above several of the older students in the class.Her words trickle out in a whisper or a mumble, and she looks like she isn’t quite sure what to do with her hands.“I was very nervous when I first got here, but I learned that everyone was a friend, that I wouldn’t be judged here, that I could just be myself,” says the girl, Jessella Santos. Anyone would be nervous. Jessella, a... + full article



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