Far from Home: An American girl from South America
Mafe is experiencing many things from a different perspective than most AHS students.
Maria Lageman is staying in California this school year, but her home country is Brazil.
“I am a senior and can’t wait to graduate so I can begin my successful future,” she said.
She moved to Fairfield in and plans to continue living in the United States after high school and majoring in the medical field. She’s not quite sure about a specific job but she knows for sure she wants to save lives.
Lageman is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. “The only thing I miss about it is the food and the soccer games.” She said. She doesn’t plan to visit there for now, but she did say that she would like to some day, even though she does like her life in the United States is better.
While she comes from a country that speaks Portuguese, Lageman is learning English so she can communicate better with her peers.
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![Bold Spirit on Display
The 6 Senior ASB Officers [Mark Silva], [Ethan Magno], [Mariza Supapo], [Kiera Tomko], [Ahri Aguba], and [Osaguina Sorae] arrive early to the game to help set up and boost school spirit, gathering at the fence to hype up the crowd as the sun sets behind the bleachers. Their coordinated shirts, painted by ASB officers in the past years, become a highlight of the event as students stop to take photo with them. The moment captures how school events bring students together through shared pride and energy.](https://the-armijo-signal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photo-1-450x600.jpg)
