What Have You Done To Make Your Community A Better Place

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Prompt: What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

I have done a few things here and there that have impacted my community in a positive mater. For example, I currently live in a little city named San Bernardino, it is the second poorest city in California. Our graduation rate is not so high but our drop out percentage is very high. Many kids choose to drop out because they believe the things they learn at school won’t help them in the future. However, my mindset is to graduate from high school, set goals and strive for them. For example, I played for the Indian Springs High School soccer team this past season. This was a big achievement for me because my first two years of high

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