Celebration of SuccessYou are stupid; My little sister in second grade reads better than you; You go to the Retard Class. These are the taunts heard by the people whose stories you will read. Some teachers and counselors added to the problem by remarks: You will never go to college, You need a vocation in which you can use your hands, You cant handle a college prep course, College for YOUYou are kidding yourself, No college will ever accept you. |
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Evan Tracey | 20 |
Laura Overly Fisher | 33 |
Fred Conklin | 54 |
Diane Leo Menorca | 75 |
Jonathan Langsam | 89 |
Amy Shearman OBrien | 103 |
James Hoffman | 121 |
Matthew Wallace | 137 |
Christopher Kellogg | 150 |
Jack Ewing | 163 |
Bryan Baker | 177 |
Karim Badwan | 192 |
Nick Selan | 207 |
In Memoriam | 225 |
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