A Joyful Day at the School Board Meeting

Every time there is an event I am always concerned that I will not arrive on time. Surprisingly, I am always one of the first ones to arrive. Once I arrived to the school board meeting, Don was getting all the flags ready. Since I was the first one from the Brown Cohort, I was honored to choose which flag we were going to utilize. Everyone from the Ivy League Connection started arriving and as we were waiting for the meeting to start, we all mingled for about 30 minutes.

When I think back on the school board meeting all I remember is the feeling of being proud of myself and everyone around me. One of the speeches given by an alum really made me think through how beneficial The Ivy League Connection will be for my future. This is all just a start of a huge journey and I could not be any more grateful to have been chosen to be part of this. It was great to have seen all the sponsors up close, the speeches given by some of the members of the ILC, the great things the chaperons had to say, the inspiring words Don Gosney mentioned, and everyone else representing the ILC.

One of the speeches given in the school board meeting was brought to my attention and really inspired me. As a previous attendant of the Brown University Women and Leadership program was giving her speech, I felt as if many things she mentioned related to me. Her words made me feel more confident about what the future has to offer. From all her failures to triumphs and getting accepted to many universities. Her speech was extremely inspiring and made me feel as if I should never give up no matter how many times I fail. There will always be opportunities to success if I keep trying and do not give up.

When there was a recess we all headed over the to gymnasium of the school. This is where Don took about 1,000 pictures(not literally) of all the students, chaperons, and parents. After long hours of sitting down and clapping for others, I could really say that I enjoyed being there. The certificate given to us, and the people clapping, made me feel even more overjoyed for everything that will be coming up.

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