I want to become a teacher so i can have a postive impact on students like my teachers did. I want to become a coach and mentor to kids so i can help them stay out of trouble and get involved with something that can help their lives. For me getting into volleyball when i was in elementary school helped ensure me a free college education. And i have my volleyball coach/ teacher to thank for that.

What is success?

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or redeemed social condition;

To know even on life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson