¶ Supporting Immigrant Students in Schools
What's up Sunshine? I'm Koi Wire. This is CNN Ten, the only news show where you can go from high school boxing gym to uh sky high Lego world record to ants worth thousands of bucks. Oh and stick around because prom season just delivered one of the most epic entrances we've ever seen. We will start today though.
With a story at the intersection of academics, immigration, and unconventional ways to ease fear. Some schools across the country are feeling the impact of federal immigration crackdowns more than most. In Queens, New York, the principal at Atlas High School, Miss Messman, estimates more than half of the students there are in the process of obtaining legal status.
Lately, enrollment is dropping, absences are rising, and the principal says it's likely due to fear of being deported before becoming fully documented. So staff took action. A classroom turned into a nail tech training center, a storage closet turned into a boxing gym. The school created spaces where students can learn a trade, build confidence, and prepare for life whether they return to their home country or gain citizenship. Our Hanna Kaiser has more. When you're in the gym, how do you feel?
With a lot of adrenaline and so happy. This is Gabriella. She's a junior at Atlas High School in Queens. moved to the US from El Salvador when she was thirteen. You know the immigrant depression? Everyone has it. Cause I've been five years here in New York. I'm still have the you know, the feeling that my life is there, but I know it's not.
The number of students at the school has shrunk by about forty percent this year, mostly because of immigration crackdowns across the country. We've concealed the students' identities for that reason. Everybody, let's go! The bell. Children are coming to school less frequently. I think part of it is that they don't feel safe transiting to school.
And because they have this feeling that they will soon be facing deportation, they maybe aren't really committing to the process of getting an education because they are choosing to work. The boxing program is one of many that the school has created to motivate the students to continue to show up. Налтек барбер фотографії. Hardware and software technology. Those types of programs are programs of interest to students, but also ways that our students can earn А ливні валдеа. becoming documented.
The boxing program has brought solace and comfort to them. This year, Coach Mike Figaroa, who leads the boxing gym, designed a program so that the students could train to earn money as certified coaches. There we go, come on. six. When Gabriella imagines her future in boxing though. It's not as a coach or a trainer, it's her and My goal is Professional fight, something. I imagine my mom, my brother.
my cousins, my aunties, I mean all my family's there, you know? I'm being so strict with my drink. Who's those like grand?
¶ Wildlife Trafficking and Digital Art
Uh-huh. Good job. Ten second trivia. What do ants use to communicate? Sound waves, body language, colors, or pheromones? If you said pheromones, you knows what's up. Ants release and detect invisible chemical messages. When a worker finds food, it lays a chemical trail on the way back to the nest. That's why those ants often form those neat single file lines. Fair warning, this next story might make your skin crawl. These may look like vitamins, but they are ancient.
more than twenty two hundred of them individually packaged, and they just landed one man in serious trouble. We're talking a twelve month jail sentence and a seventy seven hundred dollar fine. The ants were found in the luggage of a Chinese citizen in Nairobi's main international airport. A Kenyan court says he was caught trying to smuggle the live ants out of the country without a permit. Illegal? Yes. The man pleaded guilty. His attorney says he'll appeal the prison sentence.
Turns out though these ants are surprisingly valuable. They're prized by collectors who build formicariums, basically luxury ant farms where enthusiasts pay big money to study entire college. Why are these specific garden ants valuable? Unclear. Officials say as demand drops for things like elephant ivory, traffickers are turning to smaller, lesser known species like ants. Prosecutors say removing ants in large numbers can damage ecosystems in ways that are anything but small.
From tiny ants to a massive canvas in Times Square in New York City, a Japanese artist is reminding us that every ending carries a spark of a new beginning. The piece is called Morning Again, a three-minute video installation that plays night. Three minutes before midnight across 96 digital screens. It's insane.
I can't believe. Part of Times Square Art's Midnight Moment, it's one of the world's largest digital public art programs. Artist Tomokazu Matsuyama says his inspiration was the moment where one day ends and another begins. Known for his large-scale paintings, Matsuyama says the installation allows us to redefine whether a moment marks the end of a day or its beginning.
¶ Stratospheric LEGO Record and Inclusive Baseball
Ryan Gosling just reached new heights, blasting into the record books. Well, a Lego version of the actor did, by launching into the stratosphere. A Lego set inspired by the film Project Hail Mary was launched high above Wales last week using a high-altitude balloon system. On board were minifigures of Gosling's character, Ryland Grace, and his alien co star, Rocky. The result?
A new Guinness World Record for highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego set. Yes, that's a thing, reaching nearly one hundred fifteen thousand feet above sea level. Baseball has long been called America's pastime, but one special league is making sure it's known as everywhere. It aims to give kids and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities the chance to play, compete, and belong. No scoreboards, no strikeouts, and no one.
Left sitting on the bench. Our Ivan Rodriguez has more on the league where belonging is always a home run. For nearly 20 years, this specially designed rubber field in Awkworth, Georgia has been the center of community for hundreds of families. Bases loaded, come on, you gotta bring him in. We were here almost an hour earlier because we had a cheer.
Iliana Guzman has been bringing her son Antonio to play in the Horizon League practically since the field opened. She says from birth, he's faced a number of medical challenges. Right when we think everything is almost done. And we find out he has K Re malformation, which is required a brain And all of this before the While Antonio has gotten older, his joy of running around the bases lives on.
It's a great way to me see my friends. It's a great way to play baseball. It's a great way to get exercise. I love it. What makes the Horizon League so unique is that this field you can that you can run on it, you can walk on it and that it's safe for everyone. A special rubberized turf and completely flat playing field supporting the league's purpose, including everyone in the community. Not very many places have special. And if they do This turf field gives them the opportunity.
To come in a wheelchair, the dugouts are wider. Lauren Hamm says the league's popularity has grown so much over the years that some families travel hours so their children can be a part of it. As a mother, Ileana understands. H let'em be a kid. We can connect with families. We don't know what we would do.
¶ Epic Prom Entrance and Daily Shout-Outs
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 prom season where every detail matters. And there are many considerations for the big night. The dress, the tucks, the corsage, the date. Do you go with someone? Do you go with your friends? And how will you get there? And for that, in Topeka, Kansas, one group just set the bar sky high, or shall we say bun high?
How about arriving in the Wiener Mobile? This all started when some friends spotted the classic Oscar Meyer ride in a grocery store parking lot and thought, hmm, why not? I'm like, it would be amazing to go on this for prom. I asked the driver if they would take us. I'm just used to asking weird questions like that to be honest. Turns out the crew aboard the hot dog mobile had nothing better to do, so the driver showed up to escort them with wiener whistle boutineers and matching corsages.
Nothing like pulling up in twenty seven feet of process perfection. And let's just say their dates, they relish the moment. I can't tell if that's the best or the brat worst. All right, superstars got time for two shout-outs today. First up Miss Olivia at Point Loma High School in San Diego, California. Thank you for subscribing and always commenting on our CNN 10 YouTube channel. You rock. And Miss Berg at Northwest Elementary in Houstonia, Missouri.
Sutton, this beaded banner is the bomb. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with me and the team. I'm trying to figure out a way to turn this into like a Belt, like a championship belt or something. This is a keeper. Thank you so much. I will see you right back here tomorrow, y'all. Go make it an awesome day. I'm Coi Wire and we are CNN 10. Hej, det är jag från Riksbyggen här. Har det svårt att fokusera på den här.
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