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@@ -294,6 +294,17 @@ <h1> Summer 2026 Cohort </h1>
 
     <div class="student-container">
         <div>
+            <img src="static/img/Fernando_V.jpg">
+        </div>
+        <div class="student-name"> Fernando Velarde </div>
+        <div> School: California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)</div>
+        <p> I look forward to contributing to open-source </p>
+        <a href=""></a>
+    </div>
+  
+    <div class="student-container">
+        <div>
+  
             <img src="static/img/anpham.jpg">
         </div>
         <div class="student-name"> An Pham </div>
@@ -348,7 +359,7 @@ <h1> Summer 2026 Cohort </h1>
         <a href="">Team: N/A </a>
     </div>
   
-  
+
 </body>
 
 </body>