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The three students exchanged looks. Two years ago, they’d been strangers from different sides of the district—the robotics nerd, the debate kid, the painter. Now? They were the team that could actually change their city.

On one board, equations for a quantum entanglement experiment (courtesy of the ). On another, a hand-drawn costume design for a biomechanical cyborg (from the Fine Arts & Design Academy ). And in the corner, a flow chart titled "Diplomacy or Drones?" (the Global Leadership & IT Magnet 's contribution to the group project).

Maya, a junior from the Science magnet, wiped graphite from her fingers. Her partner, Leo, from the Global Leadership magnet, was arguing with Zara from Fine Arts.