Gabrielle will attend San Antonio College to study Business.
How have SAISD schools shaped you into who you are today?
I’ve been here at Cooper since I was 18 and they’ve helped me grow into the person that I hope to be soon. They helped nurture me; they helped give me advice. They took care of me. They helped me with right and wrong; they helped me with school. They helped me outside of school. Cooper has done a lot.
Who has been most influential in your education this far?
My teachers here at Cooper. They’ve helped me realize that I don’t need to accommodate everyone else when I have a lot on my plate. They taught me how to stop, breathe, and then take it one thing at a time. That way I’m not doing everything all at once and getting frustrated with anxiety. They’ve helped me a lot.
What are your hopes for this graduating class?
I honestly hope that they realize that school is here to help us. Now that we are out of school, we can all get on our feet and do good for our kids, our families. We’ll all have better lives now that we finally graduated.