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I was born in Charlevoix, Michigan to Charles and Brandy LaPeer

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I began the Headstart program at Central Lake Public Schools. After watching my siblings walk to school everyday and wishing to go, it was finally my time!

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I was in Kindergarten and met Mrs. Groll. I instantly wanted to be her. My dreams of being a teacher started here

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First grade. Ms. McCavoy, another wonderful teaching inspiration

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I was in middle school now, and as I matured I realized maybe elementary teaching wasn't for me. But my passion for English literature was growing. I realized that middle school/high school English teaching WAS for me.

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Rough year. We are displaced by a house fire, my parents split, and my best friend moves away :( But! I am finding new inspiration from my English teacher, Mr. Platte!

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Mr. Aenis, another inspirational English teacher, offers encouragement and tells my dad in a parent-teacher conference that he was "just trying not to mess her up"

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Graduation! My plans have changed lots over the summer, and I have somehow landed on art as my major. I am set to go to North Central Michigan College, a local community college with a full two-year scholarship

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I got my Associate of General Studies with a concentration in Fine Arts and am considering where to go next. I briefly move to Alabama with my sights on Memphis College of Art, only to change my mind yet again and return home six months later

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I was set to return to NCMC in January to obtain my Michigan Transfer Agreement and my plan is to attend Wayne State University to pursue my Bachelor's for Secondary Education (English).

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Another rough year, my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I lost my management title at my job, and I totaled my car, all within a matter of a few weeks. I put my education on hold to spend time with my family and figure out my next steps.

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I am ready to start my education again, so I apply to three colleges, two in Michigan and one in Arizona. My transcripts did not send properly to Wayne State or CMU, so I decided Arizona is where I was meant to go

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Moving day! I spent three days driving from Michigan to Arizona with everything I could take in my car.

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My time at Arizona State University begins

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(Hopefully) Graduation from ASU!