OF THEM AND HAS MORE ON WHAT THIS MEANS GOING FORWARD. ALL NINE OF THEM SAT IN THESE CHAIRS IN CLASSES LIKE THIS FOR ALL OF THEIR AP COURSES, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ALL INVOLVLVED IN MULTIPLE EXTRACURRICULARS FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, HOPE SQUAD, BASKETBALL, TRACK, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, ACADEMIC TEAM, NHS, HOPE SQUAD. THIS GROUP HAS A FULL PLATE OF EXTRACURRICULARS AND AP COURSES. IT JUST KIND OF CONTRIBUTES TO LIKE A WELL-ROUNDEDNESS THAT EVERYONE KIND OF LIKE NEEDS AND SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO BE INVOLVED.
THEY ARE SO DEDICATED. THESE ARE THE KIDS THAT I TRY TO TALK OUT OF. TAKING AN ADDITIONAL HARD CLASS. ALL OF THIS HARD WORK, JUST ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE TO BECOMING NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS. SEMI FINALISTS. TOP 1% IN OKLAHOMA TO QUALIFY AND THEY QUALIFY THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. TAKING THE PSAT TO GET HERE TOOK A LOT OF HARD WORK. IT JUST TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK LEADING UP TO IT.
CONTINUAL INTENSE WORK IN SCHOOL MAKING SURE I'M PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASSES AND DOING MY HOMEWORK TO IN A WAY WHERE I MAKE SURE THAT I'M LEARNING INSTEAD OF JUST WORKING TOWARDS THE GRADE. GRADES ASIDE, I THINK I PUSHED MYSELF TO LEARN THEY'RE OFF TO COLLEGE NOW, AND ALL OF THEM ARE STAYING IN STATE TULSA, OSU, LSU, O U L U WE POUR INTO THESE KIDS AND THIS SHOWS YOU WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN EDUCATION IS WORKING..