My story is about the dance team that saved me.
It was only the first week of sophomore year and I already felt behind. The kids I saw sitting alone at lunch now sat with a group, that one quiet …
Category: Student Work
Mentor Quote-Maria Contreras
I thought my mission was only to prove Mr Hernandez wrong, my Ap english teacher in junior year. But in reality, I had to prove to myself I was capable of improving my writing and reading. After living in Mexico, …
Mentor Quote – Said Babaev
“Все в этой семье чего-то добились в жизни, кроме тебя. Ты хоть когда-нибудь чего-то будешь стоить, осёл?” words that were thrown at me by my mother in Russian which translate to: Everyone in this family has gotten somewhere in life …
Mentor Quote – ZiXuan Wu
“You will fail this grade if you don’t get your act together! I know you can be much better than this.”
This was a moment in my education history that I realized that I really did need to get my …
Mentor Quote- Solomiya Nikolaichuk
“You just came to this country, yet you got a higher grade than me on the test. I’m so upset”
I will never forget the words that came out of the girl who was my closest friend for years. It …
Intro- Solomiya Nikolaichuk
My name is Solomiya. I grew up in Ukraine and moved to the United States in the second grade. I am both Ukrainian and Polish but am more in touch with my Ukranian side since we lived in Ukraine and …
Mentor Quote – Jazmine
“Why do you have to be such a disappointment, why can’t you be more like your brother?”
These are the words my mom said to me when I was trying to seek help by acting out, all I wanted was …
Writing Task Saved – Raz
Vocaloids saved me in high school. In high school I spent a lot of time just around, it was pretty uneventful to be honest. I didn’t have many friends at this point and I just didn’t really know what to …
“Mentor Quote-Jennifer”
“You’re a disappointment I wish I didn’t have you “
These are the word my mother told me it hurts me everyday because I didn’t choose to be here but I’m glad i am because i have many dreams and accomplishments …
Mentor Quote- Noureen Ayub
“Your child is qualified for an IEP program.”
As my Pakistani immigrant parents, English is there second language. They had no idea what this program was all about. Instead, they accepted this IEP request based on the teacher’s explanation of …
