Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian
Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce -- mostly because she didn't have a home to do it in.
Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce -- mostly because she didn't have a home to do it in.
When 15-year-old Taylor Santos, a sophomore at Springtown High School in Texas was called in to be disciplined for allegedly letting another student copy her work, she was punished by having a two-day suspension. In a bizarre request, after the first day, Taylor asked if she could be paddled instead of missing another day of school. The teen called her mother, who also approved the request.
It's prom season here in East Texas and high school juniors and seniors have been busy planning out the evening and more importantly what dress they're going to wear and to make sure the guys tux is going to match the dress. Everything has to be perfect for the young lady attending the prom right down to her accessories. Yesterday, we posted a story online highlighting six of the wackiest prom dresses; one of the dresses really caught my attention - not necessarily the dress, but the situation around it.