the school held an essay contest to pick a winner after former student ricardo puentes donated the tickets. standup: "puentes attended this school when it was called dacotah elementary school back in 1988 when the dodgers won the world series." it was the first school puentes went to in the u-s after coming here from mexico. he was at the school for only 71 days.ricardo puentes: "very home feel about being in this school that i didn't feel like i was in an entirely different country."a feeling he never forgot. and nearly three decades later an opportunity to say thank you -- by fulfilling a boy's baseball dreams.a teacher recorded the moment tuesday when alejandro found out he was the big winner.ricardo puentes: "honestly that moment right there when i saw him stand up, and put his hand over his face, like that was really, that made it worth it for me." alejandro: "there's not even words to describe how happy i am to go."pre-game excitement the 10 year old could hardly contain.a feeling shared by puentes.puentes: "oh my god, i am excited to be there with him and see the excitement in his f