AT THE READY

For many teenagers, the sound of gunshots echoing through the halls is their worst nightmare. But for criminal justice students at Horizon High, just outside El Paso, it’s the first step toward achieving their American Dream. Home to one of the largest law enforcement education programs in the region, the school trains students to become police officers and Border Patrol agents. At The Ready follows three Mexican-American students as they embark on such a career path and begin to discover that the realities of their dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and people they hold most dear.