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“F???” The teacher said that the word that she was
looking for was FATE. The teacher took me outside
the class to discuss what I had done. She was going
to have me sign a contract. My mom and my school
psychologist walked in the English pod and saw what
was happening. The teacher told them what had
happened. My mom told my teacher the reason that
I thought that was because the character committed
adultery in the book. My mom later told me that I
needed to think about situations and words, no way
would a high school teacher expect a student to
answer any question with the “f” word.
Towards the end of my junior year, I was selected to be
in National Honor Society and a graduation marshal
due to my straight A’s that I had made in school. I had
a 4.0 G.P.A. I only missed two days during my time in
public school. The first day that I missed was in tenth
grade because I had bronchitis and the second day that
I missed was in eleventh grade because I had a doctor’s
appointment in Richmond, Virginia.
I was voted to be the homecoming king my senior year
of high school. I felt like it was a blessing from GOD.
I also wanted to be homecoming king because I knew
if I won the award it would mean that everybody at
school accepted me. One time in government class,
this student told me that he was going to win and
I told him that I was going to win and I did. One
reason I thought I would win was because my best
friend who lived across the street from me was my
campaign manager.
The tophonor that I receivedwas to be named theMost
Valuable Cougar. The qualifications for the award