Natalie Bonilla, Senior: What do you like about school? “I like my classes and my teachers. I like that I get to see my friends every day. My favorite class right now is APES with Ms. Jackson. She is a great teacher. She is fun and I learn easily, she just makes everything better. That’s my favorite part of the day...

“I didn't grow up poor, but nothing was just handed to me. I grew up, if you want something you have to work for it. That's the way I learned. At the end of the day I can secure three jobs while going to high school. My sophomore year I had three jobs and a weekend job so in total that was four."

"Mainly elementary school were my most traumatizing years. Kids bullied me, I was attacked. But now since I've entered high school it’s been a lot better.”

Humans of Venice High is a series of photographs and personal histories revealing the hidden emotions o...