THIS IS MY BRIEF SCHOOL STORY.

I believe education is the key out of poverty. I didn't always like school. When I was in elementary school, I made terrible grades. I still have one of my report cards. My mother used to make me bring home all my books. In middle school, my grades were fair. The counselors would encourage all of us 8th graders to look forward to high school and have fun.

When I entered high school (1987), my freshman and sophomore year grades were fair. I still did not take school seriously. When I was in the 11th grade, I joined the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America). I met a special teacher. She looked at my report card and told me that I could do better than that. For the 11th and 12th grade, I tried to make all A's on my report card. I would have 5 A's and 1 grade letter B every time the report cards came out! The teacher encouraged me beyond my wildest dreams about education, and I will never forget her. I graduated high school June 1991.