my sisters and I began demanding change and forcing it upon them when
necessary... We were tired of a van service that only took students to a Catholic Church when none of us were Catholic, we demanded that they invite Nikki Giovanni as a guest speaker (and they did), we researched and slowly changed the face of some of the «required events», we invited teen black boys from Hartford to spend the day on campus (this made many nervous, including the security guards who would grow frustrated with their inability to curtail this), we grew tired of the school
dances that invited other boarding schools and included a DJ that played other music so we invited kids from Hartford, including a DJ and began hosting our own parties... I never forgot who I was and the rich history of my ancestors...... I am thankful for my varying educational
experiences for they have shaped the educator that I have become.
A high school student who has
experience putting together school
dances, working for the school newspaper, or participating in school clubs probably has the transferable skills
necessary to successfully perform that particular duty.