Jabez Macias, 14, a sophomore in Springs’ Renaissance Real World Academy at the Magnolia Student Center, went to CIF to participate in semi-finals for cross country. Twenty-six schools were represented; Jabez represented Magnolia, placing 42 out of 133 runners.
He began running cross country last year. He trains for two hours a day, four days a week. Of his training, he said, “I like how I am able to push myself to my limits and become mentally stronger.”
Jabez likes attending Springs because it gives him the opportunity to receive the attention he needs from his teachers, and that he can take college and CTE classes. e believes the curriculum has helped him to be more independent.
In addition to running, Jabez likes Folklorico dancing and playing the drums in his church band. When he finishes school, he’d like to go into business.
