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How StandUp for Kids is helping Gainesville High students

Gainesville High senior Daisy Zendejas meets with Stand Up For Kids mentor Cathy Bissoondial Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Gainesville High School Ninth Grade Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

02092019 STAND 3.jpg — Gainesville High senior Daisy Zendejas meets with Stand Up For Kids mentor Cathy Bissoondial Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Gainesville High School Ninth Grade Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

Daisy Zendejas, an 18-year-old senior at Gainesville High School, found StandUp for Kids at the right time. Or, perhaps, the mentoring program found her. Either way, it came when she needed it the most.