Front center, Barbara Coates, who has served as BASIC's president for many years. To the left, Eddie Rivera, BASIC's Mentorship Officer. Alongside future scholars: Evelyn Arambula Arias, MacKennzie Bautista, Angela Carmona, Yair Fuentes, Angela Fregoso, Rigoberto Garcia, Jonathan Garcia, Miriam Hernandez, Astrid Lopez, Isabella Magdaleno, Xiomara Perez, Victor Rodarte, Pedro Rodriguez, Mariana Torres, Brody White and Daniela Zuniga.