I apologize for my actions that I took part in while I was at Shoemaker. I understand that for every action it has its consequence and, for every consequence I may not like. For this particular situation I do want to say thank you. As weird as it may sound I know that this still is a disciplinary school to be given to kids that deserve next level consequences. I’ve learned that listening is the most important part of communication and that when I listen that my thoughts are more enlightened and I know how to then accentuate the positives in my actions. By continuing to focus on my academics and remembering the lessons I have learned I believe that success will come my way. I've been a student at Shoemaker since the 7th grade and I have done nothing but …show more content…
So that when they leave Shoemaker they can hold on to those things like those awards and those events they got to experience. It will travel through time. With me being at Shoemaker for so long I personally feel as if I should reap some of those awards that i've worked so hard to earn since the 7th grade. I've always held myself accountable for my actions and I never was considered as a troublemaker. I never made waves in the 6 years of being at Shoemaker.My father isn't even coming to my graduation and he would rather see me see me off for a graduation dance then to see me graduate. My father lives in Barbados… he's never made it to a daddy-daughter dance, a soccer game, a dance recital or came to anything that was rewarding me for anything. I've lived in america for a while and he hasn't flown over to philadelphia once or dropped a dime on my behalf. I've fought with him about my graduation begging and pleading for him to come but he would rather see me off for a graduation inspired dance then to come to my ACTUAL GRADUATION. I fell into a depression and that's what led me to my action. I had a bad reaction to it because i've never done it before and