TALYN GIBBS

When Arizona State University student Talyn Gibbs was growing up, she remembers having two homes. There was the one in the northwest Valley city of Surprise, with her loving parents and two brothers, a quintet she describes as “the closest five people ever.” Then there was her second home at Paradise Education Center, a local charter school, and later at Shadow Ridge High School.

“Growing up, I didn’t live in the wealthiest home, but my parents worked hard to ensure I was