Hat's off to Lesly Duarte

Lesly Duarte is turning her life around at Valley View High School.

The senior came to the continuation school from Rancho Cucamonga High School, where she wasn't passing her classes and didn't have any positive influences.

Now she has above average grades, is very well spoken, has aspirations to becoming a preschool teacher and then coming back to Valley View to teach.

Lesly was acknowledged by the Chaffey Joint Union High School District at their board meeting, Tuesday night, for her ability to overcome adversity and to persevere.