Students featured during Students of NYC’s first year gather to be celebrated during the Students of NYC event.

Maxwell CTE HS students stand proudly with their educators and family members.

Julieta Ramirez from Columbia Secondary School addresses the audience about being featured and persevering through the challenges of speech disfluency.

Saniya Williams poses for a picture with her related service provider, Melani Velasquez.

First-year students stand to be recognized by the audience during a speech given by Students of NYC creator Emily James.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the first-year cohort and their families and educators.

Damyr Vercine walks across the stage after receiving an award and trophy.

Isiah St. Fleur addresses the crowd to talk about why it’s so important that the youth of New York City schools have a platform on which to be seen.