'From one side, she's happy that she's here,' 17-year-old Victoria Balakshyna's aunt translated. 'And sometimes she feels guilty that she's here and some people stayed there, like her dad. But at the same time, she understands that her dad is happy that she's in safe and she can enjoy life.'
A Ukrainian teen cheerleader who arrived in San Jose in May after the Russian invasion was honored at Mt. Pleasant High School's 'Senior Night.'A quintessential high school experience for every student-athlete includes recognition on Senior Night. On Thursday, the loudspeakers at Mt.
Pleasant High School's football field announced, "Victoria Balakshyna!"For 17-year-old Victoria Balakshyna it's a memory she never anticipated making."Because she saw a lot of movies where she saw all this, you know, rituals in America you do... So she's really happy," Duhring said about Victoria's experience as a cheerleader. "She's really like it, and it gives her power after what she went through.
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