I was born and raised in Ocala and before going into the service. I didn’t take academics seriously at all. I was a knucklehead, didn’t get the best of grades and was getting into trouble. Then, obviously, the military changed…
Category: Saints of Santa Fe (page 3)
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jaime Truzman
I heard some friends in Venezuela talking about SF and I was really interested. As a U.S. citizen, diversity is very important to me. It’s what I love and what I’m passionate to talk about. We’re all humans. I know…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jared Folds
As a child, my mom graduated from nursing school here at Santa Fe while I went to the Little School. The Little School was actually the last place where I received a diploma and walked. At…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Kat Serino
I moved here my junior year of high school because my father passed away and my mom was absent around the same time. I just didn’t have anywhere to go. So I moved here with my boyfriend because he had…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Sarah Blanc
One of my favorite parts of working in Student Life is helping with graduation. Every department on campus contributes in some way, and we spend the entire week transforming the gym into a warm and intimate ceremony space. We have…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Admir Besovic
Coming here rejuvenated me. I’ve grown a lot as a player, and outside of the court, too. Santa Fe College has helped, especially the coaching staff and how they’ve pushed me. Going into my sophomore year I had a much…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Eleanor Blair and Steve Howell
Eleanor: The phenomenon of the Spring Arts Festival for me was that a whole new world opened up. We’ve created a mutually beneficial environment for creators of art and lovers of art. There a lot of people who would never…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Johnny Wiggs
Johnny Wiggs, Saint of Santa Fe College for March 25, 2019.I knew baseball was going to be my sport and my ticket. I didn’t dream about a bachelor’s and master’s degree. I always say, I couldn’t spell master’s degree; I…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Chacity Battles
I’m the first one from my family to study something after high school. My dad graduated high school, but I graduated high school and finished a program at college. I never expected to receive a scholarship for a construction program…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Julie Fournier
I’ve always wanted to be a basketball coach, so I took a look at what I was passionate about, and that’s basketball and psychology. The blog is kind of what the world needs right now. Psychology is an underdeveloped part…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Chad Caswell
My dad was the first person in his family to graduate high school, and he went on and became a dentist. He always explained to my three brothers and me how it made a big difference in his life; just…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Clarinda Choice
Representation matters. As a queer person of color I feel like my presence is so necessary, especially for students who look like me. Since coming to Santa Fe, I’ve fallen into my purpose. I’m very passionate about serving underrepresented students,…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Joshua Ibarrientos
I’m a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) at one-and-a-half-years-old. For six years, on and off, I had chemotherapy and three relapses. I had my bone marrow transplant on December 22, 2006, so as of this…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Vivian Filer
I love Santa Fe College. Why do I love it so much? Because I am a product of Santa Fe College. The way I arrived was on the way less traveled. You see, I’m a product of the segregation era.…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Amha Tesfaye
One day I want to write policy papers, to write policy that actually makes a difference. I’m originally from Ethiopia—from the capital, Addis Ababa—so I was already interested in international development. But then I studied abroad in China. Seeing the…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jenny Guardado
We had a business in Miami for 10 years, but it went into bankruptcy. I decided to go back to school to get my degree and get a better job. If I could not own my own business, I had…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Cheryl Calhoun
Considering a Santa Fe College utopia is similar to the question: Can we wave a magic fairy wand and create the future we want to create? If we could do that, that future would mean that each individual who walks…
Saints of Santa Fe College – James Albury
Humans have always searched for answers to the things in nature we encounter every day. We’ve asked questions like ‘What are the stars?’ or ‘How does the universe work?’ or ‘How did everything begin?’ and, ultimately, ‘What is our role…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Derrick Evans
Before I came here, I worked at Amazon and Bass Pro. That’s when I started my current career path. I’ve been able to see both sides of the coin: what happens when you apply yourself versus what happens when you…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Reji Woods
My drama teacher in high school told me I wasn’t talented enough to have a career in theater, to be an actor. ‘Don’t waste your time doing that.’ That’s what she told me. And I kind of believed her, so…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Natasha Prior
I grew up in an orphanage in Ukraine. I’ve seen a lot of different stories and different lives that kids have had. Most of the time, kids were taken away from their parents due to neglect or abuse. I want…