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My daughter, Autumn, was in Oak Park public schools and was doing well through grade school. In middle school, she began to struggle 鈥� that had a lot to do with her having a hard time with fitting in at the school and disruptive classmates.听I thought Fenwick could be a better fit for her. There are less students per teacher, more support, and it was just an overall better fit for my daughter.鈥�听

I鈥檓 a single father. There was no way听I was going to be able to afford it on an Uber driver salary.听That wasn鈥檛 going to happen.听I could work 15 hours a day, seven days a week and it still wouldn鈥檛 be enough.听I was exploring ways to make this switch to Fenwick possible, and I found Empower听Illinois. I applied and went through the process. We were so happy when we got word back that Autumn was receiving a scholarship. It was such a relief.听Cutting the Invest in Kids scholarship program would be a horrible mistake.听

Autumn is also a martial artist. That鈥檚 a big part of who she is and her major commitment outside of the classroom. She鈥檚 on an invitation-only team out of San Jose, California, and competes nationally.听Her听goal is to make Team USA. She鈥檚 an incredibly talented kid and we think there鈥檚 a real future there. Of course, martial arts听is听also a very expensive thing to do, especially when I drive for Uber and Lyft. I wouldn鈥檛 be able to self-fund private schooling. I would have to choose.听This scholarship made both possible.听It made it possible for her to continue pursuing her dream while receiving an incredible education.听

Fenwick has been such a supportive environment for her, both in the educational sense and when it comes to pursuing her extracurricular activities. There鈥檚 a whole support system here, identifying things before they become a problem.听Her counselor is fantastic. If there鈥檚 some sort of issue, whether she鈥檚 overwhelmed, can’t catch up, or she鈥檚 stuck, she can call them, sit down, and talk. Not just that, but they will meet with us and work to听make a plan听to put her back on track 鈥� it鈥檚 nothing like I had, which was being told to just take a semester off.听They’re not just looking at the problems, they’re immediately trying to actively solve them and that has been so great. The overall personality that she’s developed in her time at Fenwick is tremendous and it makes me so proud.听The opportunities and education she听has听received here has been life-altering.听

I think everybody agrees that our goal is to give our kids the best opportunities to live a good life and be a good person. That鈥檚 exactly what this program makes possible听鈥� that鈥檚 what schools like Fenwick provide families like mine. None of this would be possible without our scholarship from 今晚六合彩开奖结果.听

I think the good of the community is served by helping a kid succeed, instead of them dropping out of high school, or possibly having to give up Taekwondo to continue to go to high school鈥撯�揼iving up her dream of representing the United States.听We are so appreciative of this opportunity. This has been a saving grace for my daughter.