He’s a high school senior. And Burton High’s soccer coach.
Mario Flores, student and coach at Burton High, led the varsity soccer team to Division 1.
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, March 2026
Boom and Bust: Photographing Northern California and Monet at the de Young, Video Craft at MCD and Jasmine Ross at MOAD.
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