Past and present

VIEWPOINT OF A TEXAS CHALLENGE ACADEMY CADET

Seven months ago, I was not the same person that I am today. I would be lying if I said my life was easy. In fact, my actions were making it harder. At times, I didn’t even think that God was on my side.

When I would get home from school, I would see how angry my mom was at me because of how bad I was doing. In March earlier this year, she told me about a program called Texas ChalleNGe Academy. I was not convinced at all that this would be a good choice for me, but I did apply. At the time, I wasn’t ready to face reality and just wanted to hang out with “friends.”