I was a freshmen when I joined this program. When I joined YELC I was alittle skeptical about it not because of the mentors, but because of the selected girls that were in the program and because I thought it was going to be boring. When I also joined YELC I didn't know weather or not to trust the girls who were in the program or get along with them. I felt that way because I thought that whatever I said the girls would tell other people or just laugh. But after going to the program for the first few weeks I started to enjoy going to the program every tuesdays during lunch and after school. Life in YELC is pretty cool because I get to check in with my peers and see how they are doing, go on educational trips or trips for the fun of it. Also it's pretty cool because it gives us oppourtunities.
How Far I got into YELC.
Now I,am a Junior at New Design High School and it's my third year in the program. YELC has got me this far and it changed my life. It changed my life alot because when I was a freshmen at New Design I was really quiet that sometimes the teachers never noticed that I was in class and maybe I was alittle immature at that time. But when I joined the program I was still quiet until my mentor got me to speak during check-ins. Now in my third year I,am still alittle quiet but I check-in with my peers. YELC changed my life because I learned alot of things. I learned how to build trust, communicate with others, not be so quiet. I feel like if I would of never been in the program I would of never gotten great oppourtunities and build such a great bond with the girls. Now into YELC I call the girls family. I call them family because we have been through ups and downs, we have seen each other cry a few times, we had fun together and we trust each other.We came as one weather we joined freshman year or joined sophomore year and we are going to leave as one as we graduate next year in 2015.
Jenny.
Jenny is my mentor for YELC she runs the girls group. Jenny is like another mother me and the girls who are in the group. She was like another mother to us because she has been there for us and because she treated us like if we were her own children. When I met Jenny in freshmen year I thought I was not going to trust her with anything, but it turns out that I did trust her after going to the program. Jenny is really speacial to me because not only I trust her, but I love her. She taught me alot of things that I could not do and she pretty much changed my life I want to thank her for that. I also want to thank her for being there for us girls when we needed the most. Jenny is a really nice person she never disrespected anyone, she never said anything bad about anyone and she always cared for us girls. Me and the girls are greatful for having Jenny as a mentor for our group because even though we did not know her, we took her in. I just want to say thank you Jenny for being part of my life and for being the greatest person ever and changing my whole life around. I,am going to miss Jenny alot. I want her to know that I,am happy for her and that the girls and I love her.
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