Kennedy Rebecca Roland: A Positive Role Model

Kennedy Rebecca Roland was born March 17th, 1996 in Marshalltown, IA. Her and her brother Karson grew up in Tama, IA. When her mom and dad got a divorce she moved to Carlisle, IA. Both of her parents live in Carlisle, they moved to Carlisle because both of her parents got remarried and both got new jobs in Des Moines, IA. Kennedy thinks Education is important because it could possibly change your life in the future. When Kennedy was growing up she had plenty of Role models in her life but one that she really looked up to was her mom. Her mom was a nurse and is still a nurse today. Kennedy said that her mom is her idol because her mom went back and got her nursing degree at the age of forty. She used that to push herself everyday because what her mom did made her feel that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it and work hard. Her friends were also a big part of her life. Her friends were a big part of her life because when her mom couldn’t be there for her, they were. They were there when she needed someone to pick her up, they were always there for her even if she needed help with homework in the middle of the night. They were there for there when she needed it and she was there for them when they …show more content…
DMACC was an easy choice for kennedy since she already knew what she was going to get a degree in. Kennedy wanted to attend DMACC Community College since it was cheap and it had the highest rating for passing the NCLEX. The NCLEX is a nationwide examination for receiving your nursing degree, in order to receive your nursing degree you have to pass the NCLEX. She wanted to be a nurse since her grandma, mom, and her aunt recently became a nurse. She wanted to keep the family nursing tradition rolling. Which she she eventually did. After three long years of hard work and dedication, Kennedy Roland passed her NCLEX and got her nursing