From mariachi to quantum physics, Tucson’s two Flinn Scholars pursue STEM dreams - AZ Luminaria

From mariachi to quantum physics, Tucson’s two Flinn Scholars pursue STEM dreams - AZ Luminaria

As she stood in front of a mirror, Jeanette Mendoza used her hairbrush as a microphone and sang her heart out to the plushies in her room. That was over a decade ago. And now at 18 — the part-time mariachi singer and violinist — says it’s the way she chills out.“My biggest thing is listening to music and dancing or performing the music,” the Sunnyside High School senior said. “I’ll pretend I’m on a stage. It’s combining my two greatest joys: Vio…