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Piero Vera Stephens (born May 11, 1998), is a Mexican student in Bachillerato Alexander Bain. He is currently in the 5th semester of high school. He is an avid science student as well as mathematics. He has also participated in several track competitions throughout the years.

Early life
Son of Jorge I. Vera de Castillo and Paola Stephens Díaz, he was born on May 11, 1998 in Mexico City. He was born and raised there, alongside his 2 siblings, a brother and a sister, being the middle son. His parents are Mexican by birth as well. Vera's family has roots in the Irish immigrators in the 1800s as well as long time German and Spanish lineage. He lived in a small household in southern Mexico City during this time, in which he started his education in preschool Pequitas. Later, as he entered elementary schools, he would switch schools to the Colegio Alexander Bain, staying there until 4th grade, when he would switch across the street to the Escuela Alexander Bain. During his childhood, Vera spent a large portion of his extracurricular time doing sports, moving from swimming to Tae Kwon Do and eventually to soccer, playing in FEMAC for 3 years.

In 2011 after elementary school, Vera would move into middle school in the Bachillerato Alexander Bain, where he would remain until today. During the first year, he would join the track team for half the year, playing for the school's soccer team for the remaining half. The team would go on to win 2nd place in the 2011 Torneo Interescolar de Fútbol, losing to the Colegio Asunción. His performance in school would not be stellar, closing middle school with an 8.1 average. In 2013 he would continue high school in the same place, where he remains today. During that time, he joined the school's track team where he remains as well.

Achievements
During elementary school, he managed to place among the top academic averages in the school, as well as having high level results in the ENLACE test at the national level. In 2007, during his 3rd year in elementary school, he placed first in the school's math competition, with a perfect score in the test. This same year, in his last appearance at Tae Kwon Do, he graduated with the yellow belt after 2 years. While playing for the FEMAC soccer team, he managed to place 3rd and 2nd in the FEMAC soccer tournament in 2009 and 2010 respectively. In 2009, while representing the Escuela Alexander Bain's track team, he placed 5th in the 60m dash and 4th in the long jump disciplines inside of the Bachillerato Alexander Bain's annual track meet. In 2011, he placed 3rd in the long jump and 2nd in the 100m dash disciplines in the 38th Competencias Bachillerato Alexander Bain. In 2012, he would suffer an injury during the aforementioned track meet, leaving him out of the meet. He would go to win 1st place in the 4x100m relays, 1st in the 100m dash and 2nd in the long jump disciplines in the 2013 Alexander Bain Irapuato track meet. Later in the year, he would qualify for the regional track meet in Mexico, where he would place 4th in the 100m and 6th in the long jump. This year, he graduated middle school in the Bachillerato Alexander Bain. In the fall, during the 40th Competencias Bachillerato Alexander Bain, he placed 3rd in the 100m dash and 1st in the mixed relays. In 2014, in the Alexander Bain Irapuato track meet, he placed 2nd in the 100m dash, 1st in the 200m dash and 1st in the 4x100m relays. Later in the year, in the 41st Competencias Bachillerato Alexander Bain, he placed 4th in the 100m dash, 3rd in the 200m dash and 2nd in the mixed relays. In 2015, in the Alexander Bain Irapuato, he placed 2nd in the 100m dash and 1st in the 200m dash. This year, he would receive his MYP diploma from the International Baccalaureate. Later in the year, in the 42nd Competencias Bachillerato Alexander Bain, he placed 3rd in the 100m dash, 2nd in the 200m dash, 1st in the 4x100m relays and 1st in the 4x100m mixed relays. In 2016, he would reach the final of the Faceit Points Cup.