How I impacted my high school and its student body by Nyla

How I impacted my high school and its student body by Nyla - November 2019 Scholarship Essay

I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago, in a rough neighborhood. Most of the people in my neighborhood attended the neighborhood high schools which proved to be inadequate. The high school near me was the notorious Christian Fenger Academy High school. If I ever got into any trouble my mother would threaten to send to Fenger. The students there often sold drugs on school grounds, raped people on the staircase, drank in the classrooms, and broke out into fights. Fenger was a very dangerous place to be, and it was walking distance from my house.
When it was time for me to research which high school I would attend, I struggled to find a notable school near me. it baffled me that there wasn't a single school near me that would help me pursue my education. The more research I did the more I realized that the top high schools in Chicago are predominantly on the north side , or downtown Chicago. this neighborhoods are predominantly Caucasian people live. I couldn't understand why the government would put all the top schools in one area. It was as if the government wanted minorities to fail. as much an I didn't want to attend a school on the north side or downtown I decided that it was the only way to make it out the "hood", and make something of myself. My freshman year of high school I attended The Noble Academy.
My high school was unusually small, and I quickly realized that I was the only person that came from my neighborhood. I wasn't shocked completely, because I expected this from a school on the north side, however it was still disappointing to see that only the fortunate children get to attend the better quality schools. As the weeks went on I became very irritable with the fact that the children on the south side would never experience a good quality school. that's when I realized that I could be the person to make a difference, in and out of my school. I told my friends about my neighborhood, and how teens just like us weren't being given a fair opportunity to pursue their education, and all my friends agreed that that was unethical. I came up with a plan to help tutor the children in my neighborhood. At first, my friends and I thought we were wasting our time because no one was showing up. We knew that the children in my neighborhood didn't believe that school was important, so they sold drugs, joined gangs, or just dropped out and did nothing. however, I decided that I wouldn't just sit and wait for people to go to me, I would come to them. My friends and I went door to door asking if anybody needed any help with homework or testing. if they said yes, we would sit and help, but if they said no we would than them for there time and move on. It was a fun experience, because not only did I get to help my neighborhood, but I got to help the people in my school understand that going to a school that has books is a privilege. I no longer live in Chicago because I am in college, but if I do return I will go back to my high school, and gather more students to go to the worst neighborhoods in Chicago to help students who want to pursue their education. There will be no child left behind!