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“This experience taught me not to think negatively…The support I needed came from my team mates and my coaches…We worked together like ants gathering food for the queen…Without all of that support, my first competition experience would have been quite different.”

by Ja”Bria Agnew
6th grader at Whittier Education Campus in 2011

“Recovering from Katrina was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I’ve learned that even the people who you love most can’t make everything better. I was able to get through it because of them, but the reason I’m still okay today is because of how hard I work to stay secure. I am always trying to be optimistic, and to believe in myself. That helps me… bounce back. Not just from Katrina, but from everything.”

by Hazel Rosenblum-Sellers
7th grader at Alice Deal Middle School in 2010