2009
Chicagoland "Teen Driver" Scholarship Recipient
$1,000 Scholarship

“Each day I wonder why the amazing curiosity I see blossoms into passionate discovery for some, while being smoldered in countless others. It’s cases like these that spark my interest in the black-white achievement gap in education... The fact that millions of students aren’t reaching their potential, their piece of the American Dream, ignites both my intellectual and emotional fire. .. I hope to combine my desire to comprehend, my passion for politics, and my love of working with kids into a fulfilling career fixing the public education system.”

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