Waukeegan High School Student Interview

Alberto was asked similar questions to those asked of Kari and Kassandra regarding his education.
His responses were as follows:
1. As far as community helping in my education I would say my teachers are the main community members who have tried to help me.

2. My mentors in education were my cousin who is 30 years old with children who although he did not go to college was very intelligent and knows a lot about success and how to attain in the real world and my teacher Ms. Muehler who taught my U.S. Government class in high school. She listened to my dreams which throughout the years changed from wanting to be a lawyer to a graphic desgner and a pediatrician.

3. I view myself as a leader in many ways I have been there to help students when I tutor on Tuesday and Thursdays for other AVID students, I better understand what it is to help others when I volunteer at the grammar school my mother works at. I help these children succeed because they just as I did need mentors in order to succeed and I want to be one of those mentors changing lives for others.

4. My motivation in education is my family and teachers. My father works hard as does my mother to support our family. She encourages me to do my best even when it is difficult and they never lose faith in me. They never told me I have to go to college. But, I want to for me to better both my life and there's so that one day I can give back to the people who helped me.

5. To be a successful student I feel that you have to have that awant to do better and get better for yourself, you need enough self-motivation to push through school and go on to succeed. What helped me was the AVID program and the writing component of its structure. Through time my writing has improved greatly and so have my grades thanks to this program whose at first I did not understand but now I do.

6. Without community I would not have been able to succeed and be where I am at now. I would have lacked structure and motivation which are the two things that most influenced my education.