We asked some of the brightest folks from within the community to reflect back on their days in school and to share with us a story of when they learned a particularly important or impactful lesson. We’ve shared highlights below.

Christa Holt

Just recently, in class, we went over the mock interview with our peers. There was this one classmate of mine who I had been in class with for a while. She has been in the same job for quite some time. Which, in my eyes, shows an excellent background in commitment and loyalty. Read more>>

Wisdom Warner

I’m currently a third year advertising and branding student at SCAD Atlanta. One of the biggest concepts we have to attain in college is life lessons. I don’t have just a single story to provide, its an analyzation as to the most underrated aspect of life that I looked over for years, and that is having the right friends. Read more>>

Brianna Nelson

One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned stemmed from advice that one of my acting teachers at the conservatory I graduated from gave us. He, my 15 classmates and I were standing in a circle in one of our blackbox theatres, Read more>>

MelShonn Canada

The most important lesson stuck with me was in elementary school every morning we yelled with a excitement of our school pledge. The line that stuck with me the most was that “ I can do anything I set my mind to do! “ . Read more>>