Student of the Month - December 2008 |
Hope |  My name is Miguel and I am 15 years old. I am from Door County and have been at Rawhide for four months. My favorite sports include wrestling, football, and track. I really enjoy art class with Mr. Johnson. My goals are to complete the About Face program as a corporal, graduate from high school, go to college, and join the Marines.
When I first arrived at Rawhide, I knew what to expect because my brother, Moses, was here about five years ago. At first, I really didn’t like it, but had to get through it so I could go home. I waited two weeks to apply for promotion and was promoted to private, which is really good. Then, two weeks later I applied for promotion to private first class. After that, I applied for the rank of corporal but had to wait eight weeks before I finally received the promotion.
The reason my title is “Hope” is because I accepted Christ into my life and I’ve prayed every night I would successfully complete the program. One of my biggest goals is to be like my brothers, Joe and Moses. Joe is in the Army and Moses is in the Marines. I’m mostly following Moses because I want to join the Marines. My role models are my brothers because they help me. I’ve gotten in so much trouble in the past, but ever since I came to Rawhide it’s helped me a lot. I learned SODAS, which means Situation, Options, Disadvantages, Advantages, and Solutions. There are things you should think about before you do something stupid. Rawhide taught me to hold myself accountable. The best experiences in my life were at Rawhide and I’m glad I’m here. Throughout this program the best parts of it were being able to meet Bart Starr, being here on the 4th of July, going to a Brewers game and Packers game, participating in Friday electives and Adventure Week.
After I accepted Christ and prayed every night, I hoped that I would go straight home after About Face, but my social worker is putting me in a Rawhide treatment foster care home (CATCH) for awhile. It will be good to go home every weekend and attend school here at Starr Academy until I go home for good. This military-style program is helping to show me what the Marines will look like with the marching and color guard. This program has helped me a lot, and I thank everyone here at Rawhide for it. I enjoyed staying and getting to know everyone here.
~Miguel |
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