Homeless at 15 and now Gainesville High’s first Hispanic principal, meet Roberto Rivera - Gainesville Times

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Homeless at 15 and now Gainesville High’s first Hispanic principal, meet Roberto Rivera

New Gainesville High Principal Roberto Rivera was most recently the school's head wrestling coach and oversaw the ninth grade. - photo by Scott Rogers

03122024 RIVERA 1.jpg — New Gainesville High Principal Roberto Rivera was most recently the school's head wrestling coach and oversaw the ninth grade. - photo by Scott Rogers

At just 15 years old, Roberto Rivera was on his own and homeless, crashing with friends and living out of a car he had bought after working all summer at McDonald’s.