School can be stressful as it is, and sometimes life can add to that, especially for teen parents.

At Surfside High in Oceanside, however, staff members are supporting student parents all the way through graduation.

“Strength isn’t always loud,” says Juliana Arispe, who just graduated from Surfside High. "Sometimes it’s a young mom holding her baby in one arm and her future in the other.”

The 18-year-old Arispe had fallen behind on her school credits, but with Surfside’s educational model, she was able to catch up and graduate ahead of time.

“I was able to come to school and, like, be able to do my schoolwork, be able to be in class and know that he’s perfectly OK here," Arispe said.

The Oceanside Unified School District recognizes how critical it was to keep its child development cen

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