Downey teen needs votes for Dr. Pepper contest

DOWNEY - Jacinda Jade Castellanos, a student at Ramona Convent Secondary School, is a contestant in a Dr. Pepper tuition giveaway contest and she needs online votes to advance.Jacinda, who lives in Downey, says she wants to become a pediatric neurosurgeon. She chose the profession after seeing her young cousin die following brain surgery. "I have taken this instance of devastation and turned it into ambition, an ambition that will lead me on a path of success," Jacinda says. "I went from a young woman who let the bad get the best of her, to one who let it encourage her to follow her dreams and become a woman empowered by individuality." Readers can help Jacinda by going to drpeppertuition.com and searching "Jacinda."

********** Published: Nov. 7, 2013 - Volume 12 - Issue 30