College : UC Irvine Career goal : Business / marketing

About Micah : Growing up , Micah Fisher ’ s autoimmune deficiency meant she was often sick , or isolated so she wouldn ’ t get sick . Extra activities were out of the question , especially because she also had asthma and a peanut allergy . As she learned to manage her health , and got healthier as she got older , she embraced being active and a leader . About her disease : “ It ’ s been a challenge but also a driving force .”

Micah was president of Edison High School ’ s iMentor program , overseeing 40 Edison student mentors and 120 mentees from Computech , Gaston and Baird middle schools . She loved being able to help middle school students transition more smoothly to high school . She was also on the water polo team , hosted a foreign exchange student and spent half of her school day at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology ( CART ) in the digital marketing and entrepreneurship lab .

She will attend UC Irvine , her top choice , and study business administration , possibly minoring in international studies . She hopes to have a career that involves international travel .

In Micah ’ s words : “ I loved CART . It was a completely different school system than Edison , but I loved being able to experience both , and to focus on a career path .”

From Marie Aguirre , head counselor at Edison High School : “ She is fully dedicated to making a difference in [ middle school students ’] lives and inspires them .”

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