I became a teacher after I watched my mother work in a public school for a majority of her life. After her passing, I dedicated my own schooling to becoming a teacher in order to inspire, motivate, and share my passion for learning. Nothing beats seeing a child finally understand a concept and reach their full potential.

I loved directing my school's first ever musical theater production of Aladdin Jr. Most of my students have never even performed, let alone a full musical production. Teaching at a title 1 school means a lot of them have never even been to a theater to watch a musical play. Starting from scratch, the students worked diligently to bring the show to life. Watching the students get on a professional stage in front of 600 people to sing, dance and act with such pride truly brought tears to my eyes.

If I won the $25,000 I would invest in the school's musical/drama future, improve my classroom environment with robotics, and pay off some student loan debt!