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Becoming A Honor Roll Student

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Waking up every morning to go to school was my favorite time of the day. As a Hispanic child living in the outskirts of Dodge City, the bus ride felt like a road trip to an English speaking world. Going to school was so fun for me as a kid, as I would learn new things my parents couldn’t teach me because of their background. For example, I learned to speak English. It was a challenge to learn how to communicate with my teachers and acquaintances. However, I conquered that challenge and became an A honor roll student since then.
I came across other obstacles in life as well. All my life I was always ahead of my class and would take higher grade classes such as in math and reading. Once I got to high school, it became more of a challenge to

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