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(Photo: Adam Fenster)

BOUND FOR BATTLE: Jaenid Ayala (right) and Jada Barnes, students at Rochester’s East High School, battle each other on an inflatable arena during this summer’s Kearns Center Field Day, an event that brings together students taking part in Upward Bound and other college preparatory programs. Rochester’s Upward Bound program, a federally sponsored initiative to introduce students to college, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.