Kenisha Knox Personality

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Kenisha Knox is an 18-year-old senior. She doesn’t only have challenges academically, but personal challenges as well. Kenisha is an outgoing person who is willing to help anyone in need, and people initially notice her infectious smile. There were challenges of being able to keep at least straight A’s, a 4.0 GPA, and on top of that her, health. She was the type to be so much into school without a doubt.
Kenisha’s high school life consisted of a close tie with sports. She has been a successful athlete playing basketball for the first two years, following tennis for the last two years. While in basketball, Kenisha had the worst accident during a home game when another defense opponent had fallen right on her knee. It caused her to visit the

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