My personal philosophy is to be accepting. For example, I am in Peer Connections, a class where students help in the Special Education classrooms at Pioneer. I help teach students with multiple cognitive and physical impairments during 5th hour everyday. This class has allowed me to spread acceptance through our school as I share my experiences and recruit others for the class and the corresponding club, which I am also a part of. As a member of the Project Unify club, I help make sure that students in the Special Education department have normal high school experiences, like going to prom, football games, and pep assemblies. My experiences in the Peer Connections class and the Project Unify club have allowed me to see how important it is to
