Photo Credit: Ivan Silva

The Leo Club attended the Tenth annual Diabetes Awareness Walk. The walk was held at the La Joya ISD Pack Stadium on November 14.

Diabetes is a health condition that impacts how the body converts food into energy and affects the body’s insulin production. According to the CDC, in the United States alone 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes. In the Rio Grande Valley, an estimated 26% of people have a prevalence of diabetes, according to a study done by UTRGV.

For more information on Diabetes visit Division of Diabetes Translation | CDC

Daniela Flores is a 17-year-old, First-Generation student at Jimmy Carter Early College High School located in La Joya, TX. Her main goal is to earn the education that her parents and grandparents wished for her to have, and she is currently a dual-enrollment student at South Texas College working toward completing her Associate's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies of Criminal Justice. Daniela aspires to become a lawyer and eventually a Supreme Court Justice as one of her role models, Sonia Sotomayor. Since she has grown, so has her love for learning which is one of the reasons why she chooses to go to Carter because of all the learning opportunities it provides. While being at Carter, Daniela has become a part of many clubs and organizations: Leo Club, Future Business Leaders of America, UIL Prose & Poetry, Student Council, Battle of the Books/Book club, and National Honor Society.