Roosevelt High junior Ismerai Calcaneo, 17, right, FaceTimes with her teacher as hairstylist Tanya Nena Melendez does Palms Middle School sixth-grader Porché Brinker’s hair before the Oscars. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)Both Los Angeles Unified School District students are featured in “The Last Repair Shop”, which has been nominated for the documentary short prize at the 2024 Academy Awards. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)Her uncle, who is like a father to her, works as a janitor. Ismerai Calcaneo, 17, clutches her saxophone pin while riding an LAUSD school bus to the Oscars. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)Melendez and Ley are longtime friends and when she saw the Instagram post, she said she had to help.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 10, 2024 11:35 UTC