.jpg)
Back in 2025, the court introduced me to Texas ChalleNGe Academy and told me that I should attend, but I was scared to go. I wasn’t sure that I could be away from home for five and a half months. I didn’t think I could follow all the rules and be away from friends and family for that long.
Even though I didn’t come in 2025, I decided to do a lot of research about the program and asked my mom a ton of questions. I learned that I could get my GED and would develop structure, something that I needed. Honestly, school wasn’t going well for me, and I thought this would be my opportunity to get a new chance in life and better myself.
The night before I came here, I asked my dad for a blessing. I felt I really needed one. Once I arrived, I was scared. I was nervous about living with 31 other females, but I tried my hardest to stay strong. And as the weeks have gone by, I know that I made the right choice.
I am actually doing good in school and learning self-discipline; I have started reading the Bible and have grown in my faith thanks to the other girls and the staff. And while I may get my GED here, I may also go back to high school so I can finish my senior year and do all the fun things like prom.
TCA feels like home to me, and I am glad I came. I am looking forward to graduating in June and showing my mother that TCA was the right choice for me. It has given me another chance at life.
