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Against the Odds
Like many people, Ayanna Kai Ransom started her High School experience
with good intentions. Every since she was a little girl Ayanna knew she
wanted to be a doctor, so she decided at a young age to be dedicated to
school and work hard to achieve her set goals.
Ayanna kept a front-runner, first line winner’s pace through her sophomore
year of high school, making A’s and B’s. Her focus on her studies and
excellent volleyball skills kept her on the right track. According to Ayanna,
things were in place and benchmarks were met…….but then…… “ADOLESCENCE
KICKED IN”.
By her third year in High School, nothing mattered at to Ayanna. Whenever
she felt something was not going her way, Retaliation was her way of dealing
with the pressure. Ayanna knew the person she had recently become was not
her, but she still believed that those that were hurt by her were the ones
who did or were trying to hurt her. Ayanna quickly found out that this way
of thinking was not in her best interest after all.
All the wrong things Ayanna had done not only affected her grades and other
people, but by the time 12th grade rolled around she found out that she
needed a second chance. Her current circumstances had caused her to stop
retaliating, but she then went into isolation. Ayanna became Isolated from
many things, people, family and even school.
Although Ayanna maintained her grades above the failing mark, she found out
that she still needed ( 1 ) credit in order to graduate on time, due to an
excessive amount of missed school days.
Now Ayanna has become depressed, discouraged and as far as she was
concerned, the chips had fallen stacked against her. Ayanna felt like
everyone had given up on her. THE ODDS are now AGAINST HER. Still needing a
credit to graduate, graduation is very close, her immediate question now
was…..WHAT SHOULD I DO?
With the pressure building, Ayanna made one of the best choices she could
make that would have a positive outcome concerning her future. Ayanna
decided that to stay in her current High School, (LBJ) Lyndon Baines
Johnson, would not benefit her in the end. So she transferred to another
school system that allowed her to complete her needed credit and graduate
just one month after her scheduled graduation with LBJ.
As Ayanna looks back at her recent high school experience, she quotes…. “I
don’t regret anything and the choices I made”. “I have learned that you can
overcome any obstacles before you if you just remain determined to go
through”.
Ayanna now has a brighter future due to excellent choice making. This may
seem like a small thing to you, but if you consider that many young adults
drop out of High School at the smallest obstacle.
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