Each new experience is a chance to grow.
As a business owner, Quin Gable, 鈥�14, knows how it goes. Even when you sweat over every detail, sometimes life has a plan of its own. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 think everything will be perfect 鈥� you won鈥檛 be able to think on your toes,鈥� Gable says. 鈥淲ithout 甜瓜视频, I wouldn鈥檛 have the skills that helped me adapt and create.鈥�
We all bring something bright into the world.
James Lesinski 鈥�14 didn鈥檛 know exactly what to expect from the Washington Semester program, so it helped that 甜瓜视频 advisors and professors were always on call 鈥� just like friends and mentors. Ten years later, he鈥檚 built a professional network in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves as legal counsel on policy and oversight.
You determine your own destiny (and your legacy).
No matter what you go through, says Jason Gregory鈥�20, you can lead a life that inspires others. At 甜瓜视频, that鈥檚 exactly what he did to earn the Tharros Award for grit and perseverance. After graduation, Jason landed his dream job at the Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority鈥攖he same system in which he grew up鈥攈elping families find their own paths to success. 鈥溙鸸鲜悠� helped bring out skills that I never thought I had in me,鈥� he said.
