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MY NAME IS JOCELYN.

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MY NAME
IS BRITNEY.

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I'M A SENIOR.

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I'M A FRESHMAN.

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YES. I AM MEXICAN-AMERICAN.

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MY FAVORITE SUBJECT
IS ACTUALLY ART.

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I LIKE TO READ AND WRITE A LOT

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EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT
FLUENT IN ENGLISH,

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BUT I ALWAYS TRY MY HARDEST.

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I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE
OUT OF MY SIBLINGS

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TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

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MOST OF THE QUESTIONS
I GET ASKED IS,

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"ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?"

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I'M LIKE, "YES. I AM.
WHY WOULDN'T I?"

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WHEN I GROW UP I WOULD LIKE
TO BE A GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER.

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A WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST.

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A FASHION DESIGNER.

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I WOULD JUST TELL MY FRESHMAN
SELF TO STICK WITH IT.

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[BELL RINGS]

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Woman, voice-over: WHY SHOULD
ANYBODY WHO IS NOT LATINO

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CARE ABOUT THE EDUCATION
OF LATINO STUDENTS?

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THE NATION AS A WHOLE
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE

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IN A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

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UNLESS WE CAN EDUCATE
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

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HOW CAN WE ACCEPT HAVING
HUGE SWATHS OF OUR POPULATION

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SIMPLY MARGINALIZED, LEFT OUT?

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LATINAS THEY HAVE A REAL SENSE
OF ISOLATION,

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A REAL SENSE THAT THEY DON'T
REALLY BELONG AT SCHOOL.

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IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IS OUT THERE,

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IF YOU HAVE NO GOAL,

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THEN WHY WOULD YOU STAY
WITH SCHOOL?

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IF YOU DON'T SEE
ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR YOURSELF,

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IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD OPTION

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TO START A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN.

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OK. TAKE OFF
YOUR DIAPER. COME ON.

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UH-OH.

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YOU PLAYING
WITH YOUR TOYS, HUH?

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Darlene, voice-over:
I WAS IN TENTH GRADE.

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I WAS GOING INTO TENTH GRADE.

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IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GET UP AND
GO TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS.

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I WOULD HAVE MORNING SICKNESS.

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I MEAN, I WAS ABSENT
A LOT OF TIMES.

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I DIDN'T HAVE THE DESIRE TO GO,

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AND I JUST THOUGHT, "WELL,
IF IT'S NOT WORKING OUT FOR ME,

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I SHOULD JUST STOP GOING."

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I THOUGHT, "OK. I'LL HAVE
MY SON, AND I'LL BE A MOM,"

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AND I DIDN'T REALLY WORRY
ABOUT GRADUATING.

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AHH.

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Man, voice-over:
LATINO KIDS ARE IN SOME

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OF THE MOST HIGHLY
SEGREGATED SCHOOLS

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IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW,

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SEGREGATED ON THE BASIS
OF BOTH RACE AND CLASS,

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WITH A VERY LOW-QUALITY
AREEDUCATION.LS

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SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING
THAT IF YOU'RE

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IN THOSE KINDS OF SCHOOLS,
YOU ALSO SEE

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MUCH HIGHER DROPOUT RATES
FOR STUDENTS.

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[DISTANT SIREN]

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Stephanie, voice-over:
THE REPUTATION THAT MY SCHOOL

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HAS IS THAT PEOPLE ARE LIKE,

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"OH, GAGE PARK
IS A BAD HIGH SCHOOL."

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THE FRESHMENS WHO ARE COMING IN,

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RIGHT AWAY, THEY HAVE
TTO THE WORST SCHOOLH, I'M O

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IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,"
AND I'M NOT GOING TO DENY THAT.

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THAT'S HOW I WAS.

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IT'S SURPRISING WHEN A GAGE PARK
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GRADUATES.

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[BELL RINGS]

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USUALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DROP OUT OF THAT SCHOOL

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OR LEAVE THAT SCHOOL.

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SO THAT'S WHAT THEY EXPECT
FROM STUDENTS.

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THERE WAS A TIME WHERE I DID
FEEL HOPELESS ABOUT MY FUTURE.

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"I'M NEVER GOING
TO BECOME NOTHING.

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I'M JUST GOING TO WORK
AT A GAS STATION DOING NOTHING."

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I EVEN STARTED THINKING,

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"I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GO
TO COLLEGE ANYMORE."

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I WAS JUST LIKE,
"FORGET COLLEGE.

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WHERE IS IT
GOING TO GET YOU, ANYWAYS?"

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I FELT LIKE I WAS WORTHLESS,

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AND THAT REALLY AFFECTED
MY GRADES AND MYSELF.

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SO I WANTED TO DROP OUT.

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Woman, voice-over: ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY LATINO YOUTH

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DROP OUT IS BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO GO TO WORK

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TO HELP THEIR HOUSEHOLD,
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PARENTS

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AND THEIR SIBLINGS
ARE GETTING THE BILLS PAID.

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THAT YOUNG PERSON HAS HAD
THAT SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

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AMONG THEIR HOUSEHOLD
LONG BEFORE THEY TURN 18.

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Chastity, voice-over: I LIVE
WITH MY MOM AND MY 3 BROTHERS,

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AND WE ALL LIVE
AT THE NELSON FAMILY RESIDENCE.

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IT'S A HOMELESS SHELTER
IN THE BRONX.

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JUNIOR YEAR, FOR JUNIOR YEAR,
I STRUGGLED A LOT.

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IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR,
MY FAMILY BECAME HOMELESS,

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AND THAT REALLY, REALLY
BROUGHT ME DOWN.

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I NEVER TOLD ANY OF THE TEACHERS
MY PROBLEMS,

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BUT I WAS ACTING WEIRD,
AND MY TEACHERS KIND OF KNEW IT.

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I WAS THINKING AT THE TIME,

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SCHOOL WILL HELP ME
NOT THINK ABOUT IT.

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SO I'M GOING TO GO EVERY DAY,
DO MY WORK, AND NOT FOCUS ON IT,

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BUT WHEN YOU'RE WRITING
OR WHEN YOU'RE READING,

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IT WAS LIKE I WAS THINKING
ABOUT THAT.

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SO IT BOTHERED ME A LOT.

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[ENGINE STARTS]

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Man: HOLD THE BRAKE
BECAUSE IT'S DOWNHILL.

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HOLD THE BRAKE.
YEAH.

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OK. LET GO OF THE BRAKE.
PRESS THE GAS.

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OH, OK.

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Darlene, voice-over: I WAS
ABOUT 14 WHEN I MET ADRIAN.

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WE MET ONLINE.

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I FOUND HIM.

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I WENT TO HIS HOUSE,
AND I MET UP WITH HIM,

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AND, YEAH, THAT'S WHEN WE
FIRST MET IN PERSON.

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HI. COME IN.
HI, MOM.

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ENTREN, ENTREN.
HI. HI, ALEX. OH...

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OK.

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[SPEAKING SPANISH]

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Darlene: OK.

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[SPEAKING SPANISH]

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Darlene: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
A DADDY'S GIRL.

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MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH MY DAD WAS CLOSE,

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JUST HE WAS NEVER REALLY AROUND,
BUT I DID FEEL

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LIKE I WAS ATTACHED TO HIM.

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[SARA SPEAKING SPANISH]

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Darlene: I JUST FELT LOST

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BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE
MY DAD IN MY LIFE.

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I FELT LIKE I COULD
HAVE COMFORT IN ADRIAN,

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LIKE HE FILLED
THAT EMPTY SPACE, THAT GAP.

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I WAS, IN A WAY,
TRYING TO GET PREGNANT.

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THE MAIN THING WAS THAT
I WAS GOING TO BE HAPPY FOREVER

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LIKE A FAIRY TALE WITH ADRIAN.

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THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS
THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT.

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[SARA SPEAKING SPANISH]

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[DOG BARKS]

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Darlene: I FELT
OVERWHELMED SOMETIMES

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BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO GO
TO SCHOOL BEING PREGNANT

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AND BEING CRITICIZED
BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

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I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL FOR A WEEK

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AND THEN STOP GOING
FOR TWO WEEKS,

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AND THEN I WOULD GO BACK
AND BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT.

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SO THE DISTRICT
DECIDED TO DROP ME OUT

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BECAUSE I WOULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.

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I DIDN'T REALLY PAY
TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT

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BECAUSE I WAS JUST FOCUSED
ON HAVING THE BABY.

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GROWING UP A WOMAN, LATINA, AND
FIRST-BORN CHILD OF MY FAMILY--

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MY MOM IS A SINGLE MOTHER, TOO--

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I WASN'T PUT UNDER ANY PRESSURE,

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BUT IT WAS EXPECTED OF ME
TO HELP OUT

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AROUND THE HOUSE
IN ANY WAY THAT I COULD--

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HELPING MY MOM COOK,
CLEAN THE HOUSE,

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HELPING MY SIBLINGS
LEARN ENGLISH,

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AND DO ALL THESE CARETAKER ROLES

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ASIDE FROM THE THINGS
THAT I WANTED TO DO, RIGHT?

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BEING IN SCHOOL,
I BECAME INVOLVED IN A CLUB

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WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR,
AND THAT LIMITED MY TIME.

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I WAS HOME LESS AND LESS,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FIGHTS.

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IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED
TO TRY TO NAVIGATE

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ALL THOSE DIFFERENT IDENTITIES
AND THEN FEEL

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LIKE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHO YOU ARE,

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AND THEY ALREADY PLACED THESE
ROLES AND EXPECTATIONS ON YOU.

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[MAN SPEAKING SPANISH]

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[SPEAKING SPANISH]

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Stephanie, voice-over: I LIVE
IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO

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WITH MY PARENTS, MY 3 BROTHERS,
AND MYSELF.

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MY NEIGHBORHOOD
AS THE YEARS GONE BY,

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IT STARTED GETTING DANGEROUS.

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THERE IS A LOT OF GANG VIOLENCE
AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

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[MAN SPEAKING SPANISH]

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Stephanie, voice-over: MY 16th
BIRTHDAY WAS ON FEBRUARY 3,

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DIDN'T GET A LOT OF GIFTS,

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BUT JUST BEING WITH MY FAMILY,
I FELT LIKE I WAS BLESSED.

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HAVING ANOTHER YEAR TO LIVE,

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SEEING ALL THESE KIDS DIE,
JUST DIE SO YOUNG,

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I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL
THAT I'M STILL ALIVE.

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I HAD MY REALLY CLOSE FRIEND
WHO LIVES 6 HOUSES DOWN

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PASS AWAY THIS YEAR.

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SEEING HIM DIE RIGHT
IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, ACTUALLY--

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HE DIED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF MY HOUSE--

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IT HURTS YOU BECAUSE
THAT'S A PART OF YOU,

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YOU SHARED SO MANY MEMORIES
WITH THAT PERSON.

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I COULDN'T THINK ABOUT IT
FOR TWO WEEKS

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BECAUSE EVERY TIME
I WALKED OUT OF MY HOUSE,

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I IMAGINED HIS BODY THERE.

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WHEN I GO THROUGH THE METAL
DETECTORS THROUGH SCHOOL,

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I HAVE DIFFERENT FEELINGS.

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I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT
TO KEEP THE SCHOOL

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AS SAFE AS THEY CAN,
BUT JUST HAVING THEM

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USE THOSE SCAN THINGS OR
SEEING OUR BOOKBAGS GET CHECKED,

00:14:27.700 --> 00:14:29.493
IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL RIGHT.

00:14:29.577 --> 00:14:33.455
YOU JUST FEEL LIKE IF YOU'RE
GOING TO JAIL OR SOMETHING.

00:14:33.539 --> 00:14:37.376
SCHOOL IS STARTING TO LOOK
LIKE PRISON TO ME.

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Man, voice-over:
WE GOT STUDENTS

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THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY
BEING SUSPENDED,

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BEING PUT OUT ON THE STREETS.

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THEY'RE GETTING ARRESTED
IN THE SCHOOLS

00:14:50.347 --> 00:14:54.143
FOR VERY SMALL,
VERY MINOR INFRACTIONS.

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I DO SEE A LOT OF STUDENTS
THAT DO GET UNFAIRLY PUNISHED.

00:14:57.605 --> 00:14:58.981
THAT LEADS TO THE STUDENT--

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"OH, I DON'T WANT TO COME
TO SCHOOL ANYMORE

00:15:00.733 --> 00:15:02.651
"BECAUSE WHY SHOULD I
GO TO SCHOOL

00:15:02.735 --> 00:15:03.652
"IF I'M GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE?

00:15:03.736 --> 00:15:06.363
SO I'M JUST GOING TO DROP OUT."

00:15:10.909 --> 00:15:13.787
[SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:15:16.915 --> 00:15:19.168
Man: THEY'RE GOING
TO CLOSE DOWN GAGE?

00:15:19.251 --> 00:15:19.585
HMM?

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THEY'RE NOT
CLOSING IT DOWN?

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NO. THEY'RE NOT
CLOSING DOWN.

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WHAT THEY'RE DOING
IS CLOSING DOWN

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS,
A LOT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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Stephanie, voice-over:
THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW

00:15:29.345 --> 00:15:31.305
THAT DROPPED OUT,
THEY EITHER JOINED A GANG

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OR JUST STAYING HOME OR WORKING.

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THERE WAS A MOMENT WHERE
I DID CONSIDER DROPPING OUT

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MY FRESHMAN YEAR
WHEN I HAD BAD GRADES.

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I WAS JUST BRINGING MYSELF DOWN,

00:15:42.691 --> 00:15:45.527
THINKING I'M NEVER GOING TO GET
TO SOMEWHERE WHERE I WANT TO BE.

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SO I WAS JUST THINKING
REALLY NEGATIVE ABOUT MYSELF.

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I WORRIED ABOUT WHAT MY FAMILY
WOULD THINK OF ME

00:15:51.825 --> 00:15:53.786
SINCE MY SISTER DROPPED OUT.

00:15:53.869 --> 00:15:56.038
SO I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO
THINK, "OH, WE HAVE ANOTHER GIRL

00:15:56.121 --> 00:15:58.540
IN THE FAMILY WHO'S
GOING TO DROP OUT."

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FEELING STUPID
OR NOT SMART ENOUGH,

00:16:01.126 --> 00:16:05.089
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO
TO SCHOOL ANYMORE.

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MY MOTHER WAS ABLE TO GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL

00:16:15.641 --> 00:16:17.059
AND GO TO COLLEGE,

00:16:17.142 --> 00:16:20.062
AND BY THE TIME MY BROTHER
JOAQUIN AND I CAME ALONG,

00:16:20.145 --> 00:16:24.233
MY MOTHER WAS VERY INTENT THAT
WE WOULD GO TO COLLEGE, AS WELL.

00:16:24.316 --> 00:16:28.570
WE SHOWED UP TO THE ORIENTATION
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL,

00:16:28.654 --> 00:16:32.741
AND ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS
MADE A COMMENT

00:16:32.825 --> 00:16:35.619
THAT THE CHANCES WERE
THAT UP TO HALF OF US

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MIGHT NOT BE THERE
WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GRADUATE.

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MY MOTHER, BECAUSE OF THAT,
PULLED US OUT OF THAT SCHOOL.

00:16:43.502 --> 00:16:46.797
SHE TOLD US LATER THAT SHE
WOULDN'T PUT HER SONS

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IN ANY SCHOOL WHERE THEY DIDN'T
BELIEVE THAT HER SONS

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COULD EVEN GRADUATE
FROM THE EIGHTH GRADE.

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I THINK OFTENTIMES
GROWING UP IN URBAN,

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HIGHLY MINORITY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS,

00:16:59.351 --> 00:17:03.355
THE EXPECTATION
THAT MY MOTHER HAD FOR ME

00:17:03.439 --> 00:17:06.483
DIDN'T ALWAYS MATCH
THE GENERAL EXPECTATION

00:17:06.567 --> 00:17:10.028
THAT I COULD FEEL THROUGH
THE EDUCATION PROCESS,

00:17:10.112 --> 00:17:12.865
AND A LOT OF THE CLASSMATES
THAT I HAD

00:17:12.948 --> 00:17:14.700
HAD THE BRAINS AND THE ABILITY

00:17:14.783 --> 00:17:17.786
TO GO TO HARVARD
OR YALE OR WHEREVER,

00:17:17.870 --> 00:17:19.913
BUT A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T APPLY.

00:17:19.997 --> 00:17:22.791
THEY DIDN'T SHOOT
FOR THE SAME HEIGHTS,

00:17:22.875 --> 00:17:26.378
AND THAT WAS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES.

00:17:46.023 --> 00:17:47.941
Chastity, voice-over:
MY MOM WAS EVICTED

00:17:48.025 --> 00:17:52.237
BECAUSE SHE OWED A LOT OF RENT,
AND WE HAD NO PLACE TO GO.

00:17:52.321 --> 00:17:56.241
SO WE RESIDED
IN A HOMELESS SHELTER.

00:17:56.325 --> 00:17:58.160
NICE AND SOAPY.

00:17:58.243 --> 00:18:00.621
I USUALLY LEAVE SCHOOL
A LITTLE LATE.

00:18:00.704 --> 00:18:02.956
I'M IN NO RUSH TO GET HOME.

00:18:03.040 --> 00:18:05.459
I KNOW MY MOM IS THERE
AND STUFF LIKE THAT,

00:18:05.542 --> 00:18:11.465
BUT I LIKE BEING IN SCHOOL MORE
THAN FACING THE REALITY OF IT.

00:18:11.548 --> 00:18:14.802
MY BROTHERS,
I SEE HOW WE'RE VERY SIMILAR

00:18:14.885 --> 00:18:17.179
BECAUSE WE TRY
TO BUSY OURSELVES.

00:18:17.262 --> 00:18:19.348
WE DON'T WANT TO FACE
HOW THE APARTMENT IS,

00:18:19.431 --> 00:18:23.185
AND WE JUST DON'T LIKE
TO BE THERE ALL THE TIME.

00:18:23.268 --> 00:18:25.979
MARCUS, DON'T
SPLASH THE BLEACH.

00:18:26.063 --> 00:18:28.065
Chastity, voice-over:
MY BROTHER NICHOLAS,

00:18:28.148 --> 00:18:30.818
HE'S KIND OF STRUGGLING A LOT.

00:18:30.901 --> 00:18:34.112
IT'S HITTING HIM A LOT,
THE MOST.

00:18:34.196 --> 00:18:35.322
IT'S A BALANCE.

00:18:36.615 --> 00:18:41.328
SO WE'RE AFFECTED BY IT, BUT WE
STILL TRY TO LIVE DAY TO DAY.

00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:44.373
WANT SOME MORE QUARTERS?

00:18:44.456 --> 00:18:46.208
YEAH.

00:18:46.291 --> 00:18:47.709
OK.
ALL GOOD.

00:18:47.793 --> 00:18:54.508
SHE SEES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN EDUCATION.

00:18:54.591 --> 00:18:56.844
SHE SEES THAT,

00:18:56.927 --> 00:18:59.388
AND SHE LOVES SCHOOL, THANK GOD.

00:18:59.471 --> 00:19:01.682
THANK GOD SHE LOVES SCHOOL.

00:19:01.765 --> 00:19:06.854
HER JUNIOR YEAR, SHE DROPPED OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL.

00:19:06.937 --> 00:19:09.523
I WAS WORRIED.
I ADDED SEA SALT.

00:19:09.606 --> 00:19:11.567
Chastity, voice-over:
SHE DROPPED OUT

00:19:11.650 --> 00:19:13.277
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T
LIKE HER SCHOOL,

00:19:13.360 --> 00:19:17.531
AND SHE HAD TO REPEAT HER
NINTH-GRADE YEAR MORE THAN ONCE.

00:19:17.614 --> 00:19:19.908
MY MOM IS NOT STUPID,
OF COURSE NOT,

00:19:19.992 --> 00:19:22.202
BUT SHE STRUGGLED AS A LEARNER,

00:19:22.286 --> 00:19:27.666
AND HER SCHOOL DIDN'T
PROVIDE THE HELP SHE NEEDED.

00:19:28.959 --> 00:19:33.463
ME AND HER, WE HAVE BAD TIMES,
AND WE HAVE REALLY GOOD TIMES,

00:19:33.547 --> 00:19:36.925
AND THEN WE HAVE TIMES
IN BETWEEN.

00:19:37.009 --> 00:19:41.597
EVEN THOUGH WE ARGUE AND
WE FIGHT, I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

00:19:52.357 --> 00:19:54.568
Woman, voice-over:
THERE WAS A TIME

00:19:54.651 --> 00:19:56.111
WHEN SHE WAS SERIOUSLY THINKING

00:19:56.194 --> 00:19:59.281
ABOUT NOT GOING TO COLLEGE
AT ALL,

00:19:59.364 --> 00:20:00.782
TURNING 18,

00:20:00.866 --> 00:20:03.785
PUTTING ALL THE BILLS
IN HER NAME,

00:20:03.869 --> 00:20:06.288
AND TAKING CARE OF THEM,

00:20:06.371 --> 00:20:10.292
REALLY SHOULDERING
THE ENTIRE RESPONSIBILITY

00:20:10.375 --> 00:20:13.712
OF SUPPORTING HER FAMILY.

00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:18.634
I THINK THE RAINBOW FLAG ONE
IS AN IMPORTANT, TOO, RIGHT?

00:20:18.717 --> 00:20:19.217
YES.

00:20:20.302 --> 00:20:22.638
Task, voice-over:
SHE REALLY SAID TO ME DIRECTLY,

00:20:22.721 --> 00:20:26.266
"COLLEGE IS NOT GOING
TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.

00:20:26.350 --> 00:20:28.268
"IT'S SELFISH AND STUPID

00:20:28.352 --> 00:20:32.022
AND REALLY NOT WORTH
EVEN THINKING ABOUT."

00:20:32.105 --> 00:20:34.441
JUNIOR YEAR, EVERYONE IS TALKING
ABOUT COLLEGE

00:20:34.524 --> 00:20:35.067
AND THINGS LIKE THAT,

00:20:35.984 --> 00:20:36.401
AND I WAS LIKE,
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT,"

00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:38.153
BECAUSE I HAVE TO FOCUS
ON OTHER STUFF.

00:20:39.237 --> 00:20:43.742
MY FAMILY IS MY PRIORITY.
MY FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.

00:20:49.122 --> 00:20:51.667
MY BIGGEST FEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL

00:20:51.750 --> 00:20:54.670
WAS THAT I WAS GOING TO END UP
SELLING SHOES.

00:20:54.753 --> 00:20:57.506
I USED TO WORK SUMMERS
AT A SHOE SHOP,

00:20:57.589 --> 00:21:00.342
AND THE OWNER OF THE SHOE SHOP
WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME,

00:21:00.425 --> 00:21:04.513
"ANYTIME YOU WANT A JOB,
YOU KNOW YOU'LL HAVE ONE HERE."

00:21:04.596 --> 00:21:08.141
I OFTEN TALKED ABOUT NOT GOING
TO COLLEGE RIGHT AWAY

00:21:08.225 --> 00:21:09.518
AND HELPING MY MOTHER.

00:21:09.601 --> 00:21:11.853
I MEAN, FINANCIALLY,
WE WERE STRUGGLING.

00:21:12.980 --> 00:21:15.857
MY MOTHER BY THEN HAD DIDN'T
HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE.

00:21:15.941 --> 00:21:20.195
SHE NEEDED MONEY FOR MEDICATION,
AND I HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER

00:21:20.278 --> 00:21:21.780
WHO WAS MAKING HIS WAY
THROUGH SCHOOL

00:21:21.863 --> 00:21:26.660
AND FELT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIM,
BUT THAT YOUNGER CLAUDIO,

00:21:26.743 --> 00:21:29.371
I THINK, LEARNED VERY QUICKLY

00:21:29.454 --> 00:21:31.707
THAT THE WORLD
WASN'T GOING TO WAIT

00:21:31.790 --> 00:21:35.544
AND THAT MY MOTHER
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LEAST LIKELY

00:21:35.627 --> 00:21:40.132
TO SUPPORT MY DECISION
TO STAY AND TO WORK,

00:21:40.215 --> 00:21:42.384
EVEN IF IT MEANT
THAT WE COULD HAVE

00:21:42.467 --> 00:21:45.554
A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY
TO WORK WITH.

00:21:45.637 --> 00:21:48.974
ULTIMATELY, I DON'T THINK
SHE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED IT.

00:22:08.994 --> 00:22:10.662
LIFT UP.

00:22:13.498 --> 00:22:16.084
Darlene, voice-over:
I KNEW ABOUT A PROGRAM

00:22:16.168 --> 00:22:17.753
CALLED HEAD START.

00:22:17.836 --> 00:22:21.381
I WAS MOTIVATED
TO ENROLL ALEX IN SCHOOL

00:22:21.465 --> 00:22:23.550
BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT HE WOULD LEARN.

00:22:23.633 --> 00:22:26.219
HE WOULD BECOME A SMARTER KID

00:22:26.303 --> 00:22:28.221
BECAUSE, I MEAN,
HE'S ALREADY SMART,

00:22:28.305 --> 00:22:32.517
AND HE WOULD EMBRACE
HIS ABILITIES MORE.

00:22:32.601 --> 00:22:35.270
HEY, ALEX, COME HERE.
WHERE'S MY HUG?

00:22:35.353 --> 00:22:37.272
HOW ARE YOU
THIS MORNING?

00:22:37.355 --> 00:22:39.066
YOU WANT TO MOVE
YOUR LITTLE TEDDY BEAR?

00:22:39.149 --> 00:22:43.361
CAN YOU FIND IT FOR US?
ALEX, CAN YOU FIND ALEX?

00:22:43.445 --> 00:22:44.321
MAMA, MY--

00:22:44.404 --> 00:22:46.448
THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS ALEX'S SCHOOL.

00:22:46.531 --> 00:22:48.992
Darlene, voice-over:
THE FIRST FEW DAYS IN SCHOOL,

00:22:49.076 --> 00:22:51.078
HE WAS ACTUALLY NOT LIKING IT.

00:22:51.161 --> 00:22:53.288
HE'S LIKE,
"I AM NOT HAVING THIS."

00:22:53.371 --> 00:22:55.791
AFTER WE LEFT,
I HEARD HIM CRYING.

00:22:55.874 --> 00:22:59.252
I HEARD ALEX CRYING AFTER ME,
AND ADRIAN LEFT,

00:22:59.336 --> 00:23:02.714
AND WHEN I HEARD HIS CRY,
I CRIED.

00:23:02.798 --> 00:23:06.134
SO THOSE WERE THE FIRST FEW
COUPLE OF DAYS.

00:23:06.218 --> 00:23:09.429
♪ HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? ♪

00:23:09.513 --> 00:23:12.641
♪ I'M FINE, I'M FINE ♪

00:23:12.724 --> 00:23:14.851
♪ AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE, TOO ♪

00:23:14.935 --> 00:23:17.813
Darlene, voice-over:
HE LOVES IT. ALEX LOVES SCHOOL.

00:23:17.896 --> 00:23:19.981
HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE.

00:23:20.065 --> 00:23:21.483
WHO'S IN
THIS PICTURE?

00:23:21.566 --> 00:23:23.318
ALEX.
ALEX!

00:23:23.401 --> 00:23:28.782
Darlene, voice-over:
HE WILL RANDOMLY SAY LETTERS,

00:23:28.865 --> 00:23:30.700
AND HE'LL COUNT TO 10.

00:23:30.784 --> 00:23:31.993
SO HE'S LEARNING.

00:23:32.077 --> 00:23:33.120
SO WHENEVER
HE'S IN KINDERGARTEN,

00:23:34.413 --> 00:23:39.459
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH
LEARNING NUMBERS AND LETTERS.

00:23:49.928 --> 00:23:55.517
THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I JUST
DIDN'T FEEL I WAS INTELLIGENT

00:23:55.600 --> 00:23:58.186
BECAUSE I STOPPED
GOING TO SCHOOL.

00:23:58.270 --> 00:24:02.983
I MEAN, I KNEW HOW TO BE A MOM,
BUT THERE WAS TIMES

00:24:03.066 --> 00:24:06.361
WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A MATH PROBLEM,

00:24:06.444 --> 00:24:11.658
A REAL-LIFE PROBLEM,
AND I KIND OF FORGOT.

00:24:11.741 --> 00:24:14.202
SO I KIND OF FELT LIKE, "WAIT.

00:24:14.286 --> 00:24:16.371
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
I CAN'T REMEMBER,"

00:24:16.454 --> 00:24:20.375
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I KNEW THAT IT WAS MY FAULT

00:24:20.458 --> 00:24:23.712
FOR NOT GOING TO SCHOOL ANYMORE.

00:24:26.047 --> 00:24:29.885
I LIVE WITH ADRIAN,
MY BOYFRIEND,

00:24:29.968 --> 00:24:35.348
AND WE BOTH LIVE
WITH ADRIAN'S PARENTS.

00:24:35.432 --> 00:24:38.727
THERE'S THINGS
THAT ADRIAN'S FAMILY DOES

00:24:38.810 --> 00:24:40.729
THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH.

00:24:40.812 --> 00:24:41.897
THERE'S THINGS THAT I DO

00:24:41.980 --> 00:24:44.316
THAT ADRIAN'S PARENTS
DON'T AGREE WITH.

00:24:44.399 --> 00:24:49.863
SO IT'S KIND OF TOUGH,
NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE,

00:24:49.946 --> 00:24:54.618
NOT HAVING MY OWN SPACE,
EXACTLY,

00:24:54.701 --> 00:24:57.204
MY OWN SPACE FOR MY FAMILY.

00:24:57.287 --> 00:25:00.916
THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT DEPRESSES ME SOMETIMES.

00:25:00.999 --> 00:25:07.756
I USED TO THINK THAT IT WOULD
BRING US, ME AND ADRIAN, CLOSER,

00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:10.926
NOT AN EXCUSE, BUT JUST,
"OH, OK. WE HAVE BABY NOW.

00:25:11.009 --> 00:25:17.849
WE HAVE TO BE TOGETHER," BUT NOW
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

00:25:30.487 --> 00:25:34.741
Man: WELCOME, YOU GUYS,
TO OUR VOYCE MEETING.

00:25:34.824 --> 00:25:38.036
MY NAME IS JULIO CONTRERAS.
I'M A SOPHOMORE.

00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:39.246
MY NAME IS
STEPHANIE ALVARADO.

00:25:39.329 --> 00:25:42.082
I'M A FRESHMAN HERE
AT GAGE PARK.

00:25:42.165 --> 00:25:44.876
UM, MY NAME IS, UM--

00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:48.296
[LAUGHTER]

00:25:48.380 --> 00:25:51.591
Julio: SO WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND THE SCHOOL, GUYS?

00:25:51.675 --> 00:25:52.634
FINALS.
Stephanie: OH, YEAH.

00:25:52.717 --> 00:25:53.635
Woman: NEXT COMES
THE SENIOR PROM.

00:25:53.718 --> 00:25:55.136
THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION, TOO.

00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:57.973
Stephanie, voice-over:
SCHOOL STAFF, ADMINISTRATIONS,

00:25:58.056 --> 00:26:00.976
THEY DON'T REALLY ASK
WHAT STUDENT WANT.

00:26:01.059 --> 00:26:04.437
SO THAT'S WHAT VOYCE DOES,
SPEAK WHAT WE THINK,

00:26:04.521 --> 00:26:06.815
AND THEN WE JUST GATHER IDEAS

00:26:06.898 --> 00:26:09.317
AND TRY TO TRY TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN SCHOOL.

00:26:09.401 --> 00:26:11.486
I WANT US TO IMAGINE
WHAT IS IT

00:26:11.569 --> 00:26:13.321
THAT WE WANT OUR SCHOOL
TO LOOK LIKE?

00:26:13.405 --> 00:26:14.489
WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT?

00:26:14.572 --> 00:26:17.826
Rodriguez, voice-over:
I ACTUALLY CAME TO WORK

00:26:17.909 --> 00:26:19.619
WITH A COLLABORATIVE
CALLED VOYCE,

00:26:19.703 --> 00:26:21.830
VOICES OF YOUTH
IN CHICAGO EDUCATION.

00:26:21.913 --> 00:26:26.668
OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO DECREASE
THE DROPOUT RATE.

00:26:26.751 --> 00:26:30.005
WE HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED

00:26:30.088 --> 00:26:31.339
TO DO PEER JURY.

00:26:31.423 --> 00:26:34.676
IF A STUDENT IS REFERRED
TO THE DEAN OF DISCIPLINE,

00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:36.720
INSTEAD OF THAT STUDENT
GETTING SUSPENDED,

00:26:36.803 --> 00:26:40.390
THEY WOULD THEN GO TO PEER JURY
TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT.

00:26:40.473 --> 00:26:45.895
IT IS COMPLETELY YOUTH-LED
AND GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE A VOICE.

00:26:45.979 --> 00:26:48.982
WHAT HAPPENS HERE
IN PEER JURY STAYS IN HERE.

00:26:49.065 --> 00:26:50.984
WE WANT TO HEAR
YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.

00:26:51.067 --> 00:26:53.403
"QUANTICE HAS BEEN HAVING
VERBAL BATTLES

00:26:53.486 --> 00:26:56.114
"WITH HER TEACHERS AND REFUSING
TO DO HER WORK IN CLASS.

00:26:56.197 --> 00:26:59.868
"I WORRY THAT HER ATTITUDE
IS GOING TO LEAD HER TO FAIL

00:27:00.869 --> 00:27:03.538
THAT IS NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF."

00:27:03.621 --> 00:27:07.167
ONLY TIME I'M REALLY
DISRESPECTFUL IS WHEN

00:27:07.250 --> 00:27:11.212
HE REALLY SAY STUFF
TO ME AND HE IRRITATE.

00:27:11.296 --> 00:27:13.173
HE ALWAYS BE DOWN
PEOPLE'S BACKS.

00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:16.801
HE ALWAYS BE
AROUND THE CLASSROOM EVERY
TIME WE DOING SOMETHING.

00:27:16.885 --> 00:27:19.387
IF I GO TO THE GARBAGE CAN,
HE GOING TO FOLLOW ME.

00:27:19.471 --> 00:27:22.182
THAT'S IRRITATING.
IT'S GOING TO GET ME MAD.

00:27:22.265 --> 00:27:24.392
IT'S GOING TO
MAKE ME GET ANGRY.

00:27:24.476 --> 00:27:26.269
HAVE YOU TOLD HIM THAT
YOU DON'T LIKE THAT

00:27:26.353 --> 00:27:27.562
OR IT IRRITATES YOU?
YEAH.

00:27:27.645 --> 00:27:29.272
I TOLD HIM,
"YOU GET ON MY NERVES.

00:27:29.356 --> 00:27:30.690
STOP FOLLOWING ME."

00:27:30.774 --> 00:27:31.733
HE DON'T NEVER LISTEN.

00:27:31.816 --> 00:27:34.319
HE'S JUST, "GET OUT.
GET OUT."

00:27:34.402 --> 00:27:35.945
DO YOU THINK THERE
COULD BE ANOTHER WAY

00:27:36.029 --> 00:27:38.907
YOU COULD ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM TO YOUR TEACHER?

00:27:38.990 --> 00:27:44.496
NOT REALLY BECAUSE
I DON'T LIKE HIM.

00:27:44.579 --> 00:27:47.165
IT SHOULDN'T BE
ALL THAT.

00:27:47.248 --> 00:27:49.542
IF HE KNOWN
THAT'S HOW I AM USUAL,

00:27:49.626 --> 00:27:53.421
WHY HE JUST CAN'T,
WHEN I COME IN THE CLASSROOM,

00:27:53.505 --> 00:27:57.425
STOP JUST ALWAYS,
"QUANTICE. QUANTICE. QUANTICE."

00:27:57.509 --> 00:28:00.845
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

00:28:01.262 --> 00:28:02.889
Man: I DON'T WANT TO BE ALL MEAN
OR NOTHING LIKE THAT,

00:28:02.972 --> 00:28:05.767
BUT WE KEEP HEARING THIS SIDE
WHERE YOU KEEP SAYING

00:28:05.850 --> 00:28:07.435
HE'S DOING THIS TO YOU,

00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:09.312
YOU'RE DOING THAT,
BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING

00:28:09.396 --> 00:28:11.606
THAT'S JUST MAKING HIM
DO THIS TO YOU?

00:28:11.689 --> 00:28:14.401
YOU DON'T WALK INTO A CLASS
AND THE TEACHER

00:28:14.484 --> 00:28:17.362
IS JUST AUTOMATICALLY
GOING TO PICK ON YOU.

00:28:17.445 --> 00:28:19.406
YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

00:28:19.489 --> 00:28:22.700
MAYBE YOU JUST FIGURE
IT'S A NORMAL THING TO DO,

00:28:22.784 --> 00:28:24.160
BUT IT'S SOMETHING.

00:28:24.244 --> 00:28:27.288
Quantice: I KNOW I DO STUFF.
I KNOW I DO STUFF.

00:28:27.372 --> 00:28:30.458
I TALK A LOT.
I CAN DO MY WORK.

00:28:30.542 --> 00:28:31.543
I KNOW I TALK.

00:28:32.710 --> 00:28:36.631
I KNOW WHEN IT'S A POINT
WHEN IT GET TOO OUT OF HANDY.

00:28:36.714 --> 00:28:37.799
MM.

00:28:37.882 --> 00:28:42.303
I DON'T REALLY TELL PEOPLE
HOW I BE FEELING,

00:28:42.387 --> 00:28:44.639
OR I DON'T COME TO PEOPLE.

00:28:44.722 --> 00:28:47.100
SO I JUST KEEP
EVERYTHING INSIDE,

00:28:47.183 --> 00:28:53.273
OR I JUST DON'T LIKE SHARING
HOW I FEEL TOWARDS PEOPLE

00:28:53.356 --> 00:28:57.277
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I FEEL
LIKE NOBODY DON'T CARE

00:28:57.360 --> 00:28:59.988
HOW I FEEL OR
WHAT I GOT TO SAY,

00:29:00.071 --> 00:29:01.156
LIKE THEY DON'T
WANT TO HEAR IT.

00:29:01.239 --> 00:29:05.243
SO THEREFORE, I JUST
DON'T TELL NOBODY NOTHING.

00:29:06.077 --> 00:29:09.789
Woman, voice-over: ANY AMOUNT
OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION

00:29:09.873 --> 00:29:13.835
OR IN-SCHOOL DETENTION,
THAT DOES NOT SPEAK

00:29:13.918 --> 00:29:17.797
AS LOUDLY AS YOUR FRIEND SAYING,

00:29:17.881 --> 00:29:21.342
"DON'T DO THAT IN OUR SCHOOL.
THAT'S NOT COOL."

00:29:21.426 --> 00:29:26.639
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS HELPING
OUR KIDS STAY IN THE BUILDING.

00:29:26.723 --> 00:29:28.266
THE MORE TIME
THEY'RE IN THE BUILDING,

00:29:28.349 --> 00:29:31.019
THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
WE HAVE TO TEACH THEM,

00:29:31.102 --> 00:29:33.688
THE MORE SUCCESS THEY HAVE,
THE MORE THEY STAY.

00:29:33.771 --> 00:29:37.859
Woman: A COUPLE SOLUTIONS
WE CAME UP WITH WAS,

00:29:37.942 --> 00:29:40.862
HAVE THE TEACHER QUANTICE
IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH

00:29:40.945 --> 00:29:43.490
SIT WITH QUANTICE
AND HER FAVORITE TEACHER.

00:29:43.573 --> 00:29:45.325
Stephanie: DO YOU HAVE A WAY
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

00:29:45.408 --> 00:29:49.204
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING?

00:29:49.287 --> 00:29:52.207
I'M GOING TO START
TRYING TO OPEN MYSELF UP

00:29:52.290 --> 00:29:57.045
TO THE PEOPLE WHO
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH

00:29:57.128 --> 00:30:00.381
INSTEAD OF JUST KEEPING
EVERYTHING INSIDE.

00:30:00.465 --> 00:30:05.678
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN
HOW TO FACE MY PROBLEMS.

00:30:06.012 --> 00:30:07.972
Stephanie, voice-over:
I FEEL PROUD

00:30:08.056 --> 00:30:09.224
WHEN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

00:30:09.307 --> 00:30:13.728
I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEERS,
JURORS TELL ME,

00:30:13.811 --> 00:30:15.230
"YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.

00:30:15.313 --> 00:30:17.398
YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE ASKING
A LOT OF QUESTIONS."

00:30:17.482 --> 00:30:21.194
SO I FEEL LIKE
I AM A GOOD PEER JUROR.

00:30:21.277 --> 00:30:22.987
WHICH ONE
DO YOU HAVE, 4?

00:30:23.071 --> 00:30:25.657
Stephanie, voice-over:
PEER JURY,

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:28.743
I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT
HAPPENING NOW.

00:30:28.826 --> 00:30:31.788
VOYCE DOESN'T HAVE PEER JURY
ANYMORE.

00:30:31.871 --> 00:30:33.248
IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD

00:30:33.331 --> 00:30:36.000
BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING
I WAS ALWAYS REALLY GOOD AT.

00:30:36.084 --> 00:30:42.131
I MISS THE WHOLE GROUP.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT BACK.

00:31:00.441 --> 00:31:02.110
Chastity, voice-over: I JUST--

00:31:02.193 --> 00:31:05.071
HOW I'M FEELING,
IT WOULD COME OUT.

00:31:05.154 --> 00:31:08.449
IF I FEEL REALLY DOWN,
IF I FEEL ANGRY,

00:31:08.533 --> 00:31:11.578
I JUST PULL OUT A PEN AND WRITE

00:31:11.661 --> 00:31:16.291
BECAUSE I CAN'T REALLY
TALK ABOUT IT OUT LOUD.

00:31:16.374 --> 00:31:21.337
"CHILDHOOD DRAWINGS,
LAMINATED IN PLASTIC COVERING,

00:31:21.421 --> 00:31:24.799
"MOVE, BECOME ALIVE
INSIDE HER BOOK.

00:31:24.882 --> 00:31:30.138
"LITTLE GIRL, 3 LITTLE PIGS,
THE CLEVER, BIG, BAD WOLF.

00:31:30.221 --> 00:31:33.683
"SHE WATCHES THE ATTEMPTS,
ATTEMPTS TO COME NEAR,

00:31:33.766 --> 00:31:36.811
"DEVELOPING A SILVER SHIELD,

00:31:36.894 --> 00:31:38.354
"AND THEY LIVED IN FEAR

00:31:38.438 --> 00:31:41.482
"BECAUSE THE STRAW
AND WOOD HOMES NEVER STOOD UP.

00:31:41.566 --> 00:31:44.819
"NOW LITTLE GIRL BUILDS A HOME
OF BRICKS, JUST IN CASE.

00:31:44.902 --> 00:31:49.157
"NOW THE BIG, BAD WOLF ASKS
FOR FORGIVENESS BEFORE IT PREYS.

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:52.327
"WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
TRIES TO TAKE A PEAK INSIDE

00:31:52.410 --> 00:31:54.037
"AND PAST THE BRICKS,
THEY CAN'T.

00:31:54.120 --> 00:31:58.124
"I WON'T LET THEM BECAUSE
I COVERED IT IN PASTY CEMENT,

00:31:58.207 --> 00:32:00.877
"THE KIND THAT HARDENS
WHEN THE QUESTIONS RISE.

00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:03.504
"IMAGINE IF THEY GOT A CHANCE
TO LOOK INSIDE.

00:32:03.588 --> 00:32:07.425
"SO IF ANYONE WANTS
TO KNOW HER STORY, MY STORY,

00:32:07.508 --> 00:32:10.678
THEY CANNOT JUDGE
THE PAIN WITHIN."

00:32:10.762 --> 00:32:11.679
THAT'S IT.

00:32:11.763 --> 00:32:13.431
Woman: WHAT GOT YOU
INSPIRED TO WRITE

00:32:13.514 --> 00:32:16.851
ABOUT THE STORY
LIKE THAT IN THAT WAY?

00:32:16.934 --> 00:32:17.435
I DON'T KNOW.

00:32:18.353 --> 00:32:19.020
I WROTE THIS IN CLASS,
AND I THOUGHT BACK

00:32:19.937 --> 00:32:22.190
TO MY CHILDHOOD, WHICH,
IT WASN'T PERFECT,

00:32:22.273 --> 00:32:24.984
BUT I REMEMBER
I READ A LOT.

00:32:25.068 --> 00:32:26.694
I LOVED FAIRY TALES.

00:32:26.778 --> 00:32:28.363
I REALLY LIKED
"THE 3 LITTLE PIGS."

00:32:28.446 --> 00:32:31.908
SO THEN I WAS LIKE, "BOOM BOOM."
I'LL PUT STUFF TOGETHER,"

00:32:31.991 --> 00:32:34.869
AND THE 3 LITTLE PIGS
ARE MY 3 BROTHERS,

00:32:34.952 --> 00:32:36.913
BUT THEY REALLY JUST
REPRESENTED MY BOYS

00:32:36.996 --> 00:32:39.207
BECAUSE THEY'RE PIGS,
SO THEIR MESSY.

00:32:39.290 --> 00:32:42.210
SO I WAS LIKE, "OK.
LET ME PUT THAT TOGETHER."

00:32:42.293 --> 00:32:43.961
Woman:
LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY?

00:32:44.045 --> 00:32:44.754
YEAH. SO--

00:32:45.963 --> 00:32:46.631
Woman: I LOVE THAT YOU TOOK
AN ORDINARY CHILDREN'S STORY,

00:32:47.715 --> 00:32:48.758
AND TO USE IT AS A METAPHOR,
REALLY SOPHISTICATED,

00:32:49.967 --> 00:32:52.095
AND THAT YOU USED IT AS WHAT'S
CALLED AN EXTENDED METAPHOR.

00:32:52.178 --> 00:32:54.389
SO THE METAPHOR
ISN'T JUST ONE LINE,

00:32:54.472 --> 00:32:55.723
JUST THE BEGINNING
OR JUST THE END.

00:32:55.807 --> 00:32:59.060
IT GOES THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE POEM.

00:33:01.020 --> 00:33:03.064
RUNS A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROGRAMS
CHILDIN MY SCHOOL.IETY

00:33:03.147 --> 00:33:06.025
THEY'RE REALLY KNOWN
FOR THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,

00:33:06.109 --> 00:33:09.570
SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES,
INTERNSHIPS.

00:33:09.654 --> 00:33:12.740
BASICALLY, ALMOST ALL
THE PROGRAMS I'M INVOLVED IN

00:33:12.824 --> 00:33:14.909
IS BECAUSE OF
CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY

00:33:14.992 --> 00:33:16.744
AND THE STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER.

00:33:16.828 --> 00:33:18.538
Chastity:
SHOW ME...

00:33:18.621 --> 00:33:19.580
Task: WHICH ONE?

00:33:19.664 --> 00:33:20.164
WAIT, WAIT.

00:33:20.832 --> 00:33:22.417
OK. SO LET'S LOOK
WHAT THEY SAY.

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:24.585
AH. WHAT DOES
NUMBER ONE SAY?

00:33:24.669 --> 00:33:26.254
"TEST OPTIONAL."

00:33:26.337 --> 00:33:27.588
YES.

00:33:27.672 --> 00:33:29.424
AND WHAT IS
NUMBER TWO?

00:33:29.507 --> 00:33:32.552
OOH, "SUBMIT AN ACADEMIC
WRITING SAMPLE,

00:33:32.635 --> 00:33:34.303
TALENT PORTFOLIO."

00:33:34.387 --> 00:33:35.430
UH-HUH.

00:33:35.513 --> 00:33:39.600
SO THIS IS A SCHOOL
THAT KNOWS YOU.

00:33:39.684 --> 00:33:41.853
HONESTLY, I THINK
THESE 3 THINGS ALREADY SHOW

00:33:41.936 --> 00:33:45.440
THAT WHEATON, IT'S A SCHOOL
THAT'S A GOOD MATCH.

00:33:45.523 --> 00:33:47.442
I DID LIKE WHEATON.

00:33:47.525 --> 00:33:48.359
YEAH.
I DID.

00:33:49.527 --> 00:33:51.279
Task, voice-over: THE IDEA
IS THAT YOU ARE WALKING

00:33:51.362 --> 00:33:52.780
STEP BY STEP WITH THE STUDENT

00:33:52.864 --> 00:33:55.783
ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.

00:33:55.867 --> 00:33:58.953
THAT'S NOT JUST,
"GET HER BUTT IN COLLEGE,

00:33:59.036 --> 00:34:00.079
AND SHE DOES THE REST,"

00:34:00.163 --> 00:34:03.124
BUT FIGURING OUT
WHAT'S THE BEST FIT

00:34:03.207 --> 00:34:05.460
AND WHERE SHE'S GOING
TO REALLY BE SUCCESSFUL.

00:34:05.543 --> 00:34:10.298
SO I WANT TO FEEL FAR,
BUT I WANT TO BE CLOSE.

00:34:10.381 --> 00:34:12.300
SO WHY DO YOU WANT
TO BE CLOSE?

00:34:12.383 --> 00:34:14.802
TO MY FAMILY
SO I CAN KEEP POSTED

00:34:14.886 --> 00:34:17.138
WITH HOW THEY'RE DOING
BECAUSE, HONESTLY,

00:34:17.221 --> 00:34:18.806
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE.

00:34:18.890 --> 00:34:21.642
I'M EXCITED FOR COLLEGE,
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S

00:34:21.726 --> 00:34:23.978
A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ME OUT THERE

00:34:24.061 --> 00:34:26.606
AND WITH FINANCIAL AID
AND SCHOLARSHIPS

00:34:26.689 --> 00:34:29.484
AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT I'M NERVOUS

00:34:29.567 --> 00:34:32.820
LEAVING MY FAMILY,
AND THAT WORRIES ME.

00:34:32.904 --> 00:34:37.241
YES. I FEEL RESPONSIBLE
FOR MY BROTHERS.

00:34:37.325 --> 00:34:37.950
THEY ARE EVERYTHING TO ME.

00:34:38.993 --> 00:34:41.162
I CARE ABOUT THEM.
I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR THEM.

00:34:41.245 --> 00:34:43.289
I CARE A LOT ABOUT THEM,

00:34:43.372 --> 00:34:47.168
AND SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK
ABOUT MYSELF

00:34:47.251 --> 00:34:50.755
BECAUSE--I DO--I PUT MY FAMILY
BEFORE EVERYTHING--

00:34:50.838 --> 00:34:56.385
BEFORE SCHOOL, BEFORE STUFF,
SOMETIMES EVEN BEFORE MYSELF.

00:35:04.185 --> 00:35:06.437
I GREW UP IN A SMALL
RURAL COMMUNITY,

00:35:06.521 --> 00:35:09.023
AND IT WAS A COMMUNITY
THAT IF YOU WERE LATINO,

00:35:09.106 --> 00:35:10.691
YOUR FAMILY BASICALLY
WORKED THE FIELD.

00:35:10.775 --> 00:35:15.196
I HAD A LOT OF COUNSELORS
THAT REALLY ENCOURAGED ME

00:35:15.279 --> 00:35:17.365
TO GO TO THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE,

00:35:18.449 --> 00:35:21.702
I WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED
TO GO TO A FOUR-YEAR SCHOOL.

00:35:21.786 --> 00:35:23.538
AT THE SAME TIME,
I HAD MY MOTHER SAYING,

00:35:23.621 --> 00:35:25.123
"YOU'RE EXPECTED
TO GO TO COLLEGE.

00:35:25.206 --> 00:35:27.041
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN,"

00:35:27.125 --> 00:35:29.168
BUT NOT THE ROAD MAP OF HOW
TO CREATE THAT ACCESS.

00:35:29.252 --> 00:35:32.672
THERE'S A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
MY BEST FRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL,

00:35:32.755 --> 00:35:34.215
AND HER PARENTS
IMMEDIATELY TOLD HER

00:35:34.298 --> 00:35:35.508
THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BECOME
A LAWYER,

00:35:35.591 --> 00:35:37.385
AND I STARTED LEARNING
WHAT SHE WAS DOING

00:35:37.468 --> 00:35:38.886
AND ADAPTING IT TO MYSELF.

00:35:38.970 --> 00:35:41.389
FROM HER, I LEARNED
THAT I WOULD EVENTUALLY

00:35:41.472 --> 00:35:42.473
HAVE TO TAKE THE SATs;

00:35:43.558 --> 00:35:45.143
THE MORE EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES THAT I CAN DO,

00:35:45.226 --> 00:35:47.061
THE BETTER MY RESUME WAS;

00:35:47.144 --> 00:35:48.437
AND HOW WAS I GOING
TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.

00:35:49.605 --> 00:35:53.943
IT WAS LEARNING
RESOURCES IN MY HIGH SCHOOLUSEE

00:35:54.026 --> 00:35:56.863
BECAUSE THOSE EXPECTATIONS
WERE LOWER FOR ME

00:35:56.946 --> 00:36:00.992
BECAUSE I WAS
OF LATINA BACKGROUND.

00:36:17.758 --> 00:36:19.927
ALEX...

00:36:23.181 --> 00:36:26.017
ALEX, GET UP.

00:36:26.100 --> 00:36:27.602
[WHIMPERS]

00:36:27.685 --> 00:36:30.396
LET'S GO TO SCHOOL.

00:36:36.527 --> 00:36:39.447
Darlene, voice-over: IF ME
AND ADRIAN DON'T MAKE IT,

00:36:39.530 --> 00:36:41.490
HE'S LET ME KNOW
THAT HE'S ALWAYS

00:36:41.574 --> 00:36:44.452
GOING TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT ME.

00:36:45.661 --> 00:36:49.790
I WANT ALEX TO SEE ME
AND ADRIAN, THAT WE'RE A TEAM,

00:36:49.874 --> 00:36:52.877
THAT IT'S NOT PERFECT
BECAUSE NOTHING IS PERFECT,

00:36:52.960 --> 00:36:59.300
BUT I WANT ALEX TO KNOW THAT
HIS PARENTS ARE THERE FOR HIM.

00:36:59.383 --> 00:37:03.221
WHEN I ACTUALLY DROPPED OUT
WHENEVER I WAS PREGNANT,

00:37:03.304 --> 00:37:06.098
I KIND OF FELT LIKE IT WAS
THE RIGHT THING,

00:37:06.182 --> 00:37:10.478
BUT THEN I JUST REALIZED THAT
I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

00:37:10.561 --> 00:37:11.354
I LOVE MY SON.

00:37:12.521 --> 00:37:13.981
I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH HIM,
BUT I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING

00:37:14.065 --> 00:37:18.110
FOR ME OR FOR HIS FUTURE.

00:37:25.910 --> 00:37:28.704
[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

00:37:33.084 --> 00:37:35.836
Darlene, voice-over:
THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED,

00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:38.714
I WAS FEELING
REALLY OVERWHELMED.

00:37:38.798 --> 00:37:41.425
BEING IN AN ENVIRONMENT
LIKE THIS,

00:37:41.509 --> 00:37:43.970
BEING IN SCHOOL AGAIN
AFTER TWO YEARS,

00:37:44.053 --> 00:37:46.847
THAT WAS JUST KIND OF
SCARY FOR ME.

00:37:46.931 --> 00:37:49.684
IT JUST FEELS
KIND OF NORMAL NOW.

00:37:49.767 --> 00:37:52.520
IT REMINDS ME
THAT I AM INTELLIGENT,

00:37:52.603 --> 00:37:57.692
THAT I AM SMART, THAT
I CAN CATCH ON PRETTY QUICK.

00:37:57.775 --> 00:38:00.653
Man, voice-over: THIS YEAR,
DARLENE TALKED TO ME AND SAID

00:38:00.736 --> 00:38:03.823
THAT SHE'S REALLY LOOKED
AT HER LONG-TERM GOALS,

00:38:03.906 --> 00:38:07.535
AND SHE REALIZES THAT
THE DIPLOMA IS AN IMPORTANT PART

00:38:07.618 --> 00:38:09.328
OF BEING A GOOD MOTHER
TO THIS CHILD.

00:38:09.412 --> 00:38:13.332
OUR SCHOOL, IT'S A SCHOOL
FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS,

00:38:13.416 --> 00:38:15.126
THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY TO DROP OUT

00:38:15.209 --> 00:38:17.211
IF WE DON'T INTERVENE
IN SOME WAY.

00:38:17.294 --> 00:38:20.047
THE GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT
GIVES ME THE MOST GRATIFICATION

00:38:20.131 --> 00:38:24.010
IN DOING THIS KIND OF WORK
IS THE RETURNING DROPOUTS.

00:38:24.093 --> 00:38:27.054
STUDENTS THAT COME HERE
HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL,

00:38:27.138 --> 00:38:29.432
BUT THEY ALSO ARE SEEKING
A SOLUTION.

00:38:29.515 --> 00:38:32.059
COME ON IN.
WELCOME, WELCOME.

00:38:32.143 --> 00:38:34.353
JESSICA!
LET ME SEE HIM.

00:38:34.437 --> 00:38:35.229
I WANT TO HOLD HIM.

00:38:36.439 --> 00:38:37.106
Storm, voice-over: THE PREGNANT
AND PARENTING STUDENTS

00:38:38.190 --> 00:38:40.401
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PROBABLY
OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE

00:38:40.484 --> 00:38:42.903
FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT
BECAUSE THEY HAVE

00:38:42.987 --> 00:38:45.906
OVERWHELMING RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT MOST YOUNG PEOPLE

00:38:45.990 --> 00:38:49.243
DON'T HAVE TO FACE, AND WE TRY
TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN

00:38:49.326 --> 00:38:52.079
TO FACILITATE THE SITUATION
THAT THEY'RE IN.

00:38:52.163 --> 00:38:55.249
Woman: WE WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO SAVE A BABY'S LIFE,

00:38:55.332 --> 00:38:56.333
OUR BABY'S LIVES, RIGHT?

00:38:57.418 --> 00:38:59.211
OK. I WANT YOU GUYS TO GIVE
HER YOUR FULL ATTENTION.

00:38:59.295 --> 00:39:02.173
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE
TO GIVE CARE TO THE PERSON,

00:39:02.256 --> 00:39:04.425
DEPENDING ON THEIR EMERGENCY.

00:39:04.508 --> 00:39:05.926
FLIP HER OVER.

00:39:06.010 --> 00:39:09.013
[SARA SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:39:24.403 --> 00:39:27.782
Darlene, voice-over: MY SON
SEES MOMMY GOING TO SCHOOL,

00:39:27.865 --> 00:39:34.538
AND I SEE ALEX GOING TO SCHOOL,
AND IT MOTIVATES ME.

00:39:34.955 --> 00:39:38.209
I WANT ALEX TO GROW UP
KNOWING THAT HIS MOM,

00:39:38.292 --> 00:39:42.880
ALTHOUGH HAVING HIM,
I STILL WENT TO SCHOOL.

00:39:42.963 --> 00:39:48.928
I AM TRYING FOR HIM, FOR ME,
FOR OUR FUTURES.

00:39:49.011 --> 00:39:53.641
I JUST I WANT TO SET
THAT EXAMPLE FOR ALEX.

00:40:01.065 --> 00:40:04.276
MY MOTHER, SHE WAS 15
WHEN SHE HAD ME,

00:40:04.360 --> 00:40:07.822
AND FROM THE MOMENT--

00:40:07.905 --> 00:40:10.324
AS OLD AS I WAS ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND,

00:40:10.407 --> 00:40:10.908
SHE KEPT SAYING,

00:40:12.201 --> 00:40:13.661
"THE WORST THING YOU COULD BE
IS IGNORANT, THE WORST THING."

00:40:13.744 --> 00:40:16.664
WHEN SHE LEFT MY FATHER
WHEN I WAS 6,

00:40:16.747 --> 00:40:20.835
SHE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL,
AND SHE GOT HER GED,

00:40:20.918 --> 00:40:23.879
AND SHE WENT
TO BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

00:40:23.963 --> 00:40:24.922
WE DIDN'T HAVE BABYSITTERS.

00:40:27.007 --> 00:40:32.012
SO BASICALLY, I WENT WITH HER,
A FRENCH CLASS WITH HER.NGIN THG

00:40:32.096 --> 00:40:35.349
I DO REMEMBER SITTING THERE
IN BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

00:40:35.432 --> 00:40:39.019
AND THINKING, "THIS IS SOMETHING
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO."

00:40:39.103 --> 00:40:42.064
SEEING MY MOTHER
AND SEEING HOW MUCH SHE FOUGHT

00:40:42.148 --> 00:40:45.526
JUST TO GO TO SCHOOL
BECAME, PROBABLY,

00:40:45.609 --> 00:40:50.489
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS
THAT I STUCK WITH IT.

00:40:58.789 --> 00:41:00.499
Man: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
YOU GOT THIS.

00:41:00.583 --> 00:41:01.208
[BAT PINGS]

00:41:02.126 --> 00:41:03.294
Stephanie, voice-over:
BEING PART OF VOYCE

00:41:03.377 --> 00:41:04.503
HELPED ME A LOT, I WOULD SAY.

00:41:04.587 --> 00:41:06.964
IT HELPED ME A LOT,
THINKING HIGH SCHOOL

00:41:07.047 --> 00:41:11.218
IS GOING TO SUCK FOR ME,
BUT VOYCE MADE IT FUN.

00:41:11.302 --> 00:41:13.637
THEY HELPED ME BECOME
THE PERSON I AM TODAY--

00:41:13.721 --> 00:41:17.391
HAVING AN OPEN MIND, BE MORE
AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS,

00:41:17.474 --> 00:41:20.352
AND JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY

00:41:20.436 --> 00:41:23.022
THAT CAME TO MY WAY.

00:41:33.282 --> 00:41:35.743
I STARTED PARTICIPATING
IN BIG RALLIES AND STUFF

00:41:35.826 --> 00:41:39.496
BECAUSE I WAS REALLY MOTIVATED,
AND I REMEMBER JOEL WAS LIKE,

00:41:39.580 --> 00:41:43.209
"I NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN SPEAK IN
FRONT OF THOUSAND OF TEACHERS,"

00:41:43.292 --> 00:41:44.251
AND THEN EVERYONE WAS LIKE,

00:41:44.335 --> 00:41:45.628
"WOW, THOUSANDS.
I DON'T THINK SO,"

00:41:45.711 --> 00:41:46.712
AND THEN I DIDN'T THINK
ABOUT IT.

00:41:48.714 --> 00:41:51.050
I JUST SAID, "OH, I'LL DO IT,"
ONCE I GOT HOME, I WAS LIKE,EAHN

00:41:51.133 --> 00:41:52.885
"WHOA, I JUST AGREED
ON DOING SOMETHING

00:41:52.968 --> 00:41:54.720
I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE."

00:41:54.803 --> 00:41:55.763
SHE'S ONE
OF THE SPEAKERS.

00:41:55.846 --> 00:41:57.473
OK. ALL RIGHT.
COME ON IN.

00:41:57.556 --> 00:41:58.599
THANK YOU.

00:41:58.682 --> 00:41:59.767
♪ GET UP ♪

00:41:59.850 --> 00:42:00.559
♪ GET DOWN ♪

00:42:00.643 --> 00:42:02.895
♪ CHICAGO IS A UNION TOWN ♪

00:42:02.978 --> 00:42:04.063
♪ GET UP ♪

00:42:04.813 --> 00:42:07.107
♪ GET DOWN ♪
♪ CHICAGO IS A UNION TOWN ♪

00:42:07.191 --> 00:42:07.983
Woman: ALL RIGHT.

00:42:08.067 --> 00:42:09.026
AT THIS TIME,
I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE

00:42:09.109 --> 00:42:12.947
SOME CPS STUDENTS
FROM GAGE PARK HIGH.

00:42:13.030 --> 00:42:16.367
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

00:42:16.700 --> 00:42:19.995
HELLO, EVERYONE.
HOW IS EVERYONE DOING TODAY?

00:42:20.079 --> 00:42:21.288
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!

00:42:21.372 --> 00:42:23.249
MY NAME
IS STEPHANIE ALVARADO.

00:42:23.332 --> 00:42:25.125
I'M A SOPHOMORE
AT GAGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL,

00:42:25.209 --> 00:42:29.088
AND I'M HEAR TO SAY,
I SUPPORT MY TEACHERS.

00:42:29.171 --> 00:42:32.174
JUST LIKE OUR TEACHERS
SUPPORT US EVERY DAY,

00:42:32.258 --> 00:42:34.969
IT'S TIME FOR STUDENTS
TO SUPPORT THEM.

00:42:35.052 --> 00:42:36.553
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

00:42:36.637 --> 00:42:40.641
THERE IS OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS,
MORE THAN 40 STUDENTS,

00:42:40.724 --> 00:42:43.435
AND ESPECIALLY, BECAUSE
MY SCHOOL IS TRACK "E,"

00:42:43.519 --> 00:42:44.311
WE START IN THE SUMMER,

00:42:45.354 --> 00:42:47.648
IT GETS OVERHEATED,
AND IT GETS REALLY CROWDED.

00:42:47.731 --> 00:42:49.233
WE ALL HAVE TO SHARE BOOKS,

00:42:49.316 --> 00:42:51.610
AND THEN IF WE EVEN HAVE
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS,

00:42:51.694 --> 00:42:54.822
WE DON'T KNOW WHICH PERSON
WILL TAKE THE BOOK.

00:42:54.905 --> 00:42:56.198
IS THAT RIGHT?

00:42:56.282 --> 00:42:58.742
Man: NO!

00:42:59.743 --> 00:43:01.996
Crowd: ♪ WE SAY
FIGHT BACK ♪

00:43:02.079 --> 00:43:03.789
♪ WE SAY FIGHT BACK ♪

00:43:03.872 --> 00:43:05.666
Man: ♪ THEY SAY
CUTBACKS ♪

00:43:05.749 --> 00:43:07.167
♪ WE SAY FIGHT BACK ♪

00:43:07.251 --> 00:43:08.460
♪ THEY SAY CUTBACKS ♪

00:43:09.503 --> 00:43:11.422
AT THE STRIKE IS THAT I COULD
WHAT I BE CHALLENGED.PEAKING

00:43:11.505 --> 00:43:13.299
I COULD BUILD MY CHARACTER UP.

00:43:13.382 --> 00:43:17.344
IF I DID THIS BIG THING,
I COULD DO BIGGER THINGS.

00:43:17.428 --> 00:43:20.055
[STEPHANIE SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:43:22.766 --> 00:43:26.437
[SALVADOR SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:43:29.273 --> 00:43:32.192
[SPEAKS SPANISH]

00:43:32.276 --> 00:43:32.609
UH-HUH.

00:43:33.485 --> 00:43:34.862
Stephanie, voice-over:
I'M GOING TO AFRICA

00:43:34.945 --> 00:43:38.699
TO GO HELP SCHOOLS
FOR THE COMMUNITY IN SENEGAL.

00:43:38.782 --> 00:43:39.908
THE ORGANIZATION IS buildOn,

00:43:41.118 --> 00:43:42.661
AND THEY TAKE HIGH-SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

00:43:42.745 --> 00:43:47.374
TO BUILD SCHOOLS FOR KIDS THAT
ARE IN NEED FOR AN EDUCATION.

00:43:47.458 --> 00:43:50.753
THAT'S WHAT'S GOOD
ABOUT BEING A LEADER.

00:43:50.836 --> 00:43:53.172
SO THAT'S WHY THEY CHOSE ME.

00:43:53.255 --> 00:43:55.716
IT'S A BIG STEP BECAUSE
I'VE NEVER BEEN AWAY

00:43:55.799 --> 00:43:58.927
FROM MY FAMILY
FOR TWO WEEKS BY MYSELF.

00:43:59.011 --> 00:44:00.721
[SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:44:00.804 --> 00:44:03.682
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
I'VE NEVER FLOWN IN A PLANE.

00:44:03.766 --> 00:44:05.643
SCARED TO FLY OVERSEAS
AND EVERYTHING,

00:44:05.726 --> 00:44:10.147
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED, JUST
GOING TO BUILD MY CHARACTER.

00:44:10.230 --> 00:44:13.901
SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S
ANOTHER CHALLENGE.

00:44:13.984 --> 00:44:16.028
MY GRADES THIS YEAR
ARE REALLY GOOD.

00:44:16.111 --> 00:44:19.531
THEY ARE ALL STRAIGHT As,
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY.

00:44:19.615 --> 00:44:22.159
I'M JUST MAKING MY FAMILY PROUD,

00:44:22.242 --> 00:44:26.246
GOT MY ACT STRAIGHT, AND NOW
HAVE MY FUTURE AHEAD OF ME

00:44:26.330 --> 00:44:30.084
AND PLANNING TO GO TO COLLEGE
AND EVERYTHING.

00:44:36.590 --> 00:44:38.592
Woman: YOU'RE WALKING PAST
THE NORTH LAWN,

00:44:38.675 --> 00:44:40.969
WHICH IS OUR MAIN EVENT
GATHERING PLACE.

00:44:41.053 --> 00:44:44.932
WE HAVE CLUB MEETINGS OUT HERE
WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE.

00:44:45.015 --> 00:44:46.767
THE BIG WINDOWS
ARE OUR DINING HALL,

00:44:46.850 --> 00:44:47.601
WHICH YOU CAN PEEK INTO.

00:44:49.436 --> 00:44:51.105
Chastity, voice-over:
I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT SCHOOLS

00:44:51.188 --> 00:44:54.108
I WANT TO GO TO,
AND I HAVE THOSE LISTED DOWN,

00:44:54.191 --> 00:44:57.778
AND I HAVE MY COLLEGE ESSAY
FINISHED.

00:44:57.861 --> 00:45:00.823
WITH COLLEGE, THERE'S SO MANY
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS

00:45:00.906 --> 00:45:02.574
AND SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS,

00:45:02.658 --> 00:45:05.828
BUT I FOUND A FEW
THAT I REALLY, REALLY LIKE,

00:45:05.911 --> 00:45:07.579
AND I WANT TO LEAVE THE CITY.

00:45:07.663 --> 00:45:09.915
I DON'T WANT TO BE
IN A CITY SURROUNDING.

00:45:09.998 --> 00:45:13.627
I WANT TO BE AROUND GRASS
AND JUST OPEN SPACE,

00:45:13.710 --> 00:45:16.130
AND THOSE SCHOOLS REALLY
HAVE THAT ON CAMPUS,

00:45:16.213 --> 00:45:20.300
AND THEN THERE'S THEIR MAJORS
AND THEIR FANCY PROGRAMS

00:45:20.384 --> 00:45:22.428
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

00:45:22.511 --> 00:45:23.512
SO I LIKE THOSE.

00:45:23.595 --> 00:45:27.266
Woman: I AM THE ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

00:45:27.349 --> 00:45:28.350
AT SARAH LAWRENCE,

00:45:28.434 --> 00:45:31.437
AND I'LL BE CONDUCTING
YOUR INTERVIEW TODAY.

00:45:31.520 --> 00:45:33.856
SO IF YOU WANT TO,
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT

00:45:33.939 --> 00:45:36.150
ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN
SARAH LAWRENCE AND WHAT

00:45:36.233 --> 00:45:39.319
YOU THINK YOU COULD
BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.

00:45:39.403 --> 00:45:42.322
I REALLY LIKE
HOW IT'S WRITING,

00:45:42.406 --> 00:45:44.741
HOW IT FOCUSES
ON WRITING.

00:45:44.825 --> 00:45:46.952
I LIKE THAT,
AND DEFINITELY,

00:45:47.035 --> 00:45:51.999
RADIO JOURNALISM IS WHAT
I'M LOOKING TO PURSUE.

00:45:52.082 --> 00:45:53.667
YEAH.
SO THAT'S GREAT.

00:45:53.750 --> 00:45:55.836
TELL ME ABOUT
ANY CHALLENGES

00:45:55.919 --> 00:45:59.173
THAT YOU FEEL ALLOWED
YOU TO GROW A BIT.

00:45:59.256 --> 00:46:03.635
WELL, SO MY FAMILY
HAS BEEN HOMELESS

00:46:03.719 --> 00:46:06.930
MORE THAN ONCE,
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT

00:46:07.014 --> 00:46:10.476
HAS CHANGED ME,
IMPACTED ME

00:46:10.559 --> 00:46:13.312
WAY BEYOND I WOULD
HAVE EVER REALIZED.

00:46:13.395 --> 00:46:15.564
BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE,

00:46:15.647 --> 00:46:18.942
WE ONLY THINK ABOUT
THE BEGGARS ON THE STREET

00:46:19.026 --> 00:46:24.156
OR THE DRUG ADDICTS,
BUT IT'S STUDENTS LIKE ME.

00:46:24.239 --> 00:46:25.532
THERE'S TEACHERS.

00:46:25.616 --> 00:46:27.201
THERE'S ORDINARY PEOPLE

00:46:27.284 --> 00:46:30.037
WHO COULD FIND THEMSELVES
IN THAT SITUATION,

00:46:30.120 --> 00:46:32.164
AND I FEEL LIKE
THAT CHANGED ME

00:46:32.247 --> 00:46:34.541
BECAUSE THAT JUST
MAKES ME WANT TO--

00:46:34.625 --> 00:46:36.376
IT DOESN'T MAKE ME ANG--

00:46:36.460 --> 00:46:37.878
WELL, IT KIND OF
MAKES ME ANGRY,

00:46:37.961 --> 00:46:40.881
BUT IT MAKES ME WANT
TO SPEAK UP FOR THOSE PEOPLE

00:46:40.964 --> 00:46:43.383
BECAUSE I KNOW THOSE PEOPLE
WOULDN'T NORMALLY

00:46:43.467 --> 00:46:45.802
HAVE THE CHANCE
TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES.

00:46:45.886 --> 00:46:49.181
MM, AND WHAT
DO YOU FEEL...

00:46:49.264 --> 00:46:51.266
Nicholas, voice-over:
SHE MADE IT PAST HIGH SCHOOL.

00:46:51.350 --> 00:46:53.560
SHE'S GOING TO BE IN COLLEGE.

00:46:53.644 --> 00:46:55.562
SHE'S HAVING GOOD GRADES.

00:46:55.646 --> 00:46:57.856
SHE'S A GOOD SISTER TO ME.

00:46:57.940 --> 00:47:00.817
I KNOW MAYBE SOMETIMES
I WOULD SAY I DON'T LIKE HER,

00:47:00.901 --> 00:47:06.490
BUT I DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT
BECAUSE SHE'S VERY MOTIVATING.

00:47:06.573 --> 00:47:09.576
SHE'S ACTUALLY ONE THING
THAT KEEPS ME IN SCHOOL.

00:47:09.660 --> 00:47:12.704
SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL
PROUD OF HER.

00:47:12.788 --> 00:47:16.875
Chastity:
THAT'S COOL.

00:47:18.335 --> 00:47:20.796
Nicholas: LOOK AT THAT.

00:47:20.879 --> 00:47:23.006
SEE THAT BIG TREE?

00:47:23.090 --> 00:47:25.425
LOOKS LIKE A BIG
CHRISTMAS TREE.

00:47:25.509 --> 00:47:27.678
I KNOW, RIGHT?

00:47:28.804 --> 00:47:32.808
HA HA HA!
THAT'S VERY COOL.

00:47:32.891 --> 00:47:35.102
STAY RIGHT THERE.

00:47:35.185 --> 00:47:37.604
YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO LOOK AT ME OR UP?

00:47:37.688 --> 00:47:38.188
YOU.

00:47:38.897 --> 00:47:43.277
OK. I WANT TO GET
YOUR FEET, TOO.

00:47:43.360 --> 00:47:44.403
RUN.

00:47:44.486 --> 00:47:45.779
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

00:47:45.862 --> 00:47:49.116
Chastity, voice-over: THIS YEAR,
I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON MYSELF

00:47:49.199 --> 00:47:53.954
AND MY FUTURE A LITTLE MORE
THAN I HAD EXPECTED.

00:47:54.037 --> 00:47:58.125
YOUR EYELIDS
LOOK REALLY FUNNY.

00:47:58.208 --> 00:48:00.294
GOT REAL CLOSE
TO YOUR FACE.

00:48:00.377 --> 00:48:02.963
Chastity, voice-over:
I AM FEELING EXCITED

00:48:03.046 --> 00:48:04.214
ABOUT GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE,

00:48:04.298 --> 00:48:07.884
BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET
MY BROTHERS, NEVER.

00:48:07.968 --> 00:48:11.471
I WILL NEVER PUT MYSELF
BEFORE MY BROTHERS.

00:48:11.555 --> 00:48:15.225
SO I KEEP THAT IN MIND.

00:48:28.572 --> 00:48:29.948
Darlene, voice-over:
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,

00:48:30.032 --> 00:48:32.492
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK
ABOUT WHAT MY LIFE

00:48:32.576 --> 00:48:34.661
WOULD BE LIKE LATER ON.

00:48:34.745 --> 00:48:37.539
I DO LOOK
TOWARD THE FUTURE NOW.

00:48:37.623 --> 00:48:40.500
I IMAGINE MY LIFE
IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS

00:48:40.584 --> 00:48:45.130
WORKING IN THE CAREER
THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO,

00:48:45.213 --> 00:48:50.177
AND MY SON, HE'LL BE IN SCHOOL
STILL, OF COURSE.

00:48:50.260 --> 00:48:54.348
I PICTURE MY GRADUATION DAY
WALKING ON THE STAGE

00:48:54.431 --> 00:48:56.850
FEELING VERY PROUD OF MYSELF

00:48:56.933 --> 00:49:00.937
KNOWING THAT, AFTER ALL
THE OBSTACLES THAT I OVERCAME,

00:49:01.021 --> 00:49:05.108
THAT I DID IT FOR ME,
FOR MY SON, BUT I GOT IT DONE.

00:49:05.192 --> 00:49:07.653
I DID IT.

00:49:25.796 --> 00:49:27.255
I FEEL REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF.

00:49:27.339 --> 00:49:28.548
I FEEL LIKE IF I CAN DO IT,

00:49:28.632 --> 00:49:30.217
THERE'S OTHER STUDENTS
THAT CAN DO IT, TOO.

00:49:30.300 --> 00:49:32.219
STUDENTS THAT THOUGHT
THE SAME THING

00:49:32.302 --> 00:49:34.221
ABOUT CONSIDERING DROPPING OUT,

00:49:34.304 --> 00:49:36.139
THEY CAN CHANGE
THEIR LIFE AROUND

00:49:36.223 --> 00:49:38.058
AND GET THEIR GRADES STRAIGHT.

00:49:38.141 --> 00:49:40.602
[SPEAKING SPANISH]

00:49:44.272 --> 00:49:46.233
WHAT TURNED THINGS AROUND FOR ME

00:49:46.316 --> 00:49:48.068
NOT CONSIDERING
DROPPING OUT ANYMORE

00:49:48.151 --> 00:49:51.571
WAS ME HANGING OUT WITH A GROUP
THAT WAS POSITIVE.

00:49:51.655 --> 00:49:54.574
PROGRAMS LIKE VOYCE
ARE IMPORTANT FOR SCHOOLS

00:49:54.658 --> 00:49:57.577
BECAUSE IT HELPS US
KEEP OFF THEIR MINDS

00:49:57.661 --> 00:49:59.663
WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE--

00:49:59.746 --> 00:50:02.499
DANGER STUFF, GANG-RELATED,
OR FEAR.

00:50:02.582 --> 00:50:06.294
JUST BEING ACTIVE IN SCHOOL,
IT COULD HELP US

00:50:06.378 --> 00:50:08.588
BECOME MORE BRIGHTER
ABOUT THE FUTURE

00:50:08.672 --> 00:50:11.842
AND JUST MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE.

00:50:30.861 --> 00:50:34.698
[APPLAUSE]

00:50:38.368 --> 00:50:42.122
Chastity: LET ME SAY THIS
TO YOU, CLASS OF 2013.

00:50:42.205 --> 00:50:45.751
WHEN YOU LOOK INTO
THE REFLECTION OF YOUR MIRROR,

00:50:45.834 --> 00:50:47.294
WHEN YOU LOOK INTO YOUR EYES,

00:50:47.377 --> 00:50:50.088
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF,

00:50:50.172 --> 00:50:53.675
AND NOT WHAT ANYBODY ELSE
THINKS ABOUT YOU.

00:50:53.759 --> 00:50:55.802
[APPLAUSE]

00:50:59.055 --> 00:51:01.475
Chastity, voice-over:
I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS MY MOM

00:51:01.558 --> 00:51:02.851
WHEN I GO OFF TO SCHOOL,

00:51:02.934 --> 00:51:06.104
AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING
TO MISS ME, TOO.

00:51:06.188 --> 00:51:08.231
I KNOW THAT SHE'S
REALLY PROUD OF ME.

00:51:08.315 --> 00:51:10.817
I'M NOT GOING TO BE
WITH MY BOYS NEXT YEAR.

00:51:10.901 --> 00:51:13.779
I'M NOT GOING TO BE TALKING
TO THEM LATE AT NIGHT,

00:51:13.862 --> 00:51:17.157
BUT I'M THINKING OF IT LIKE
I'M DOING IT FOR THEM

00:51:17.240 --> 00:51:21.203
BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS
A ROLE MODEL.

00:51:27.918 --> 00:51:29.836
Kumar, voice-over:
LATINO YOUTH

00:51:29.920 --> 00:51:32.589
ARE THE FASTEST-GROWING
GROUP OF AMERICANS.

00:51:32.672 --> 00:51:35.550
IF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE AN ACTIVE, VIBRANT AMERICA,

00:51:35.634 --> 00:51:37.511
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY GRADUATE

00:51:37.594 --> 00:51:40.764
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
AND FROM COLLEGE.

00:51:40.847 --> 00:51:42.682
IF WE DON'T PROVIDE THEM
WITH THOSE RESOURCES

00:51:42.766 --> 00:51:44.643
SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE
THAT AMERICAN DREAM,

00:51:44.726 --> 00:51:46.019
WE'RE NOT LETTING THEM DOWN.

00:51:46.102 --> 00:51:47.521
WE'RE NOT LETTING DOWN
THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY.

00:51:47.604 --> 00:51:49.523
WE'RE ACTUALLY LETTING
ALL OF US, AS AMERICANS, DOWN,

00:51:49.606 --> 00:51:52.526
AND WE ARE NOT CAPITALIZING
ON WHAT OUR POSSIBILITY IS

00:51:52.609 --> 00:51:55.028
WITH MAKING SURE
THAT THEY ARE EDUCATED.

00:51:55.111 --> 00:51:57.531
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

00:52:00.784 --> 00:52:06.832
♪♪

00:52:30.438 --> 00:52:35.443
♪♪