More Than an Athete: Saugus’ Josh and Isaiah Duarte
Isaiah Duarte, left, and Josh Duarte, right, are two brothers who spend their spare time finding ways to help the homeless. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

More Than an Athete: Saugus’ Josh and Isaiah Duarte

Starting a business is fairly difficult. Starting a business as a teenager while attending high school should be nearly impossible. For Isaiah and Josh Duarte, starting a business is something…

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte
Chidinma Ikonte holds up her acceptance letter from UCLA at a basketball court near her house Wednesday morning. Chidinma played basketball for Valencia and accepted a full ride to UCLA for academics. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte

Filling out college applications, for the most part, can be tricky and nerve-racking. But for Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte, applying to numerous different colleges and universities across the country, the process…

More Than an Athlete: Einstein’s Briana Garden
Albert Einstein Academy’s Briana Garden credits her involvement in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets with helping her out on the softball field. She says that the training she received at Camp Pendleton taught her about working as a cohesive unit. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Einstein’s Briana Garden

Two years ago, at her first training session as a U.S. Naval Sea Cadet in Camp Pendleton, Briana Garden was introduced to “the playground.” “They call it the playground,” Garden,…

More Than an Athlete: Saugus’ Victoria Hodge
Saugus High grad Victoria Hodge was born with severe hearing loss, but she didn’t let that hold her back from living life. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

More Than an Athlete: Saugus’ Victoria Hodge

In order to understand the connection between recent Saugus High graduate Victoria Hodge’s running career and her severe hearing loss, imagine you’re 3 years old and desperate to communicate with…

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