Student Success Story Part 6

Andrea packer anticipates graduating with a B.A.in education from Catawba in December 2011and then enrolling in the master of the arts in teaching programs from Salem College, also offered on the Davison campus  working 29 hours a week as a teaching assistant for instructors in the DCCC early childhood education program.

“Not only did receiving this scholarship make me study harder and be the best I could be, but it also allowed me to graduate in May 2010 with my associate degree totally paid for,” she said. “I couldn’t believe I had my first degree, and I was debt free. What a wonderful blessing!”

If students work hard during high school, complete all assignments on time, and demonstrate the bright, positive attitude towards school, learning, and other people, then they can be highly successful as a high school student and qualify for academic scholarships also.  All they need is to put in the time, study time. All the hard work and effort during high school will definitely pay off. They will be rewarded for their hard work. But if they just mess around during their high school years and neglect their studies, use drugs, and mistreat others, then they can except to fall short of what could have been their rewards of scholarships and other opportunities, and they will suffer in the short and, long term. Invest in yourself. Give yourself opportunities of a life time by succeeding in high school on a supper high not. Then you can:

Write your own Student Success Story.