The following remarks are excerpted from student letters. These highlight student circumstances and the powerful impact of Helping High.
Selected Excerpts
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- The coat will keep me warm
- Before the quarter ends
- Last school year grades
- Thinking back on the things
- The incentive program
- Mr. Hawley thank you
- My mom was abused
- I remember
- My mother passed
- I live
- I didn’t start
- I grew up
- I would like
- My dad and I
- I ended up running away
- I have two jobs
- My living situation
I live with my mom and 2 friends in a 2 bedroom house. No one in our house has a job and our only income really is food stamps and child support. I have sweatshirts but I don’t really have any big or warm coats. I want to work to earn what I am given and do my best to deserve it.