Emily Velasco is a Junior and a second-year Newswriting student. She can be found reading, writing, drinking tea, or catching up on her latest CBS series.
![A 17-year-old high school student leans against the wall on a chair. She feels trapped and anxious, ridden with a fear of making mistakes, so much so that she stops herself from embracing her full potential. “Due to how they [her parents] acted in the past, I feel like I’m never gonna get anywhere in life,” she expresses.](https://www.kaleookalani.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/03B7C7FD-B6AD-4F92-8153-26A76A8E352B-680x900.jpeg)
