![“Tanning exposes your skin to [ultraviolet (UV)] light, and UV light is a known carcinogen, which means it can alter your DNA,” Biotechnology and biology teacher Gillian Boyd said. “It can change the sequences of DNA bases. The more exposure you have, the more risk you have to develop [skin] cancer.”](https://smhsponyexpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_0071-1200x798.jpeg)
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“Right now, I’m struggling between If I want to do a job and see what I like or softball. I’ve been doing softball ever since I moved here from the Philippines and it’s just been my way of life. I’ve never really had anything else to do. My mom said I was a horse with blinders — it was all softball. Now that my mom has chemo, I can’t do softball and I’m finally figuring out what I like to do. I have to choose between softball or life.” (10th)
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