Student Biographies
Angel
I want your help so I can go to New York because this will be my first adventure in my life. I have learned from Wicked is not to give up. Just going to school and sticking with it has been a challenge in my life. It has been hard not to give up. My parents have not given up on me either. The lesson in Wicked is not to give up. Going to New York is one of my dreams and Ms. Jordan’s class has helped me a lot and I am becoming a better writer. Thank you Ms. Jordan for not giving up on me.
Brianna
I love New York. It’s where I belong and where my dreams will come true. By doing this reading contest I am practicing my writing and how I can improve in life and be able to experience new things with my peers. New York is where I will find who I am and what I am and what I can accomplish!
Cynthia: I was born in Guadalajara Jalisco. I came from a family that didn’t know what love was. It was hard for me because I wanted to be loved by a family but they couldn’t give me the love I needed so every time I want to feel the love from a mom or a friend I just feel this weird thing inside of me that says “they can’t love you--remember that you don’t know what is it to be loved.” It was hard for me because I grew up with this anger, hatred and I know I can’t get along with my mom. Also I don’t get along with her because I need the love of a father, which I don’t have with me right now. My parents got divorced when I was eight years old; since that day I haven’t seen my dad. So I just have my mom who works really hard to give me and my brother and sister what she can. Sometimes she can’t give us anything and we just have to live with what we have. I thank my mom for what she’s doing for me and my brother and sister.
Edwin
I think I deserve to go on this trip because for once I will get the chance to travel and will feel that I accomplished something new and challenging for me. It’s really important to me because in my family of 11, I’ll be the first on that gets to leave and explore new things. My dad and mom can’t really afford this for me because they are separated and it’s really rare for me to get an opportunity like this. I would love to fight for this because I have faith in me and I know I can accomplish this.
Elizabeth
My life has been tough, my mom is a single parent and my dad has been in and out of my life. My mother has not been able to work because of health and immigration issues. She has had five surgeries and needs another. We have lost our home. It’s hard seeing her struggle and not be able to help her. Ever since I was a child I have dreamed of going to New York. I can’t do it without your help. If there’s a kind place in your heart that would like to help me by donating, I will pay it back with effort and I will make you proud of me. Thanks.
Erika
I am a junior at BHS. I haven’t been to any amazing places like New York. The only places I’ve lived are Mexico and Colorado. My family doesn’t have the money to go from one place to another. I remember my sophomore year when my sister and I would carry a blanket on rainy days. It was embarrassing to say that we didn’t have enough money to buy an umbrella. I am a very hard working person when I am interested in something. Now I am going to try my best in the writing contest to get the opportunity to visit New York and experience new things.
Jessie
I live in Boulder. I am not a good reader but when we did Wicked it was something new and I liked it. My mom got taken from me in the 4th grade. So it was hard growing up. At first I had a mom, then I did not. It was a lot of work for my dad. I have not had a lot of opportunities so that is why I need your help.
Martina
I love to write because it helps me to express my feelings and it helps me to improve myself as a student. School has given me so much that I want to give back by becoming a better writer. When I was back home in Russia I didn’t have a chance to be who I am now, now I want to take this chance to do what I want to do. I want to write.
Mikey
For someone to make their dream come true, they have to show who they really are and I think that’s the hardest thing in life, to show your true colors. That’s why I’m doing this. To show everyone my true color, personally that they should not judge me on what I appear like but what I do. I’ve hidden my voice from many people that now I have to show it to as many people as I can. That’s my dream and this is how I’m showing it, to put myself out there. I am willing to if it shows others who I am.
Nia
I was born in China and I have grown up in Boulder. I have done trips with my mom to visit family. But nothing special like going to New York. When I was a little girl I loved the books about Eloise more than anything. I wanted to live in New York City and be like her, hanging out in the plaza and going to see musicals on Broadway, and now I have a chance to make my dreams come true. I plan to be a good student and get good grades. To me it is important to work hard and reach my goals.
Oscar
My parents brought me to the United States from Mexico City when I was 12 so that I could be successful. However, when I was a freshman in high school I started with bad grades. I was a bad kid but something inside me tell me to change who I was, to get good grades and make my parents proud. When I learned Billy Elliot, things changed. Now I have the opportunity to go to New York; it is a dream come true. I have 2 good parents that support me and take care of me, but they can't afford with money to send me to New York. That’s why I need your help to go and see Billy Elliot, the play that helped me to convince my father that everyone has dreams and you need to follow them until the end! If you can help me to raise money I would appreciate it so much with my heart. I promise you that I am not going to fail this writing contest.
Robyn
I moved from Florida to Colorado at the end of my sophomore year where I met Ms. Jordan. I moved out here to get away from the drugs and crime that was in my neighborhood. Thanks to my aunt and uncle, I have been able to stay away from all that and concentrate on my school work. In the Heights has made me a better person; it has caused me to challenge myself to do better. Since I moved out here to Colorado, being in Ms. Jordan’s class has made me change who I am.