On Friday nights, Smoky Hill High School is known for playing football in the highly competitive Centennial League. But inside its classrooms, another kind of teamwork is taking shape.

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While the Smoky Hill Buffaloes prepare to take on the Arapahoe Warriors on the field, a group of students is tackling a challenge of their own, helping their classmates take their first steps toward college.

Every two weeks, the students meet to work on an app called "1Step," a digital platform designed to make the college application process easier and more accessible for students.

"1Step in a nutshell is a postsecondary success program where we offer help for all types of students," said Amir Manza, one of the project's creators.

Manza came up with the idea after facing h

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