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I may try to do it through UT Southwestern since
they’re a teaching hospital and have a school.
DISD: Do you have a favorite memory of your time
at Fred Moore High School?
you come here (jail), you’re not going to come
out. You’re better than this.” My mom kept
letting me fall and letting me experience things
on my own so I could learn.
DISD: Any other thoughts
CG: It would have to be at
“ Mrs. Rabsatt gave me the opportunity
regarding your time
graduation and sharing my
to achieve my goals and she believed
at FMHS?
story. I think at that point, I
in me. She told me this was my only
had gone through everything
chance to graduate and she was my
CG: All of the staff at
in my life to get where I am
motivator to finish high school. I
FMHS had impact on me.
wouldn’t be where I’m at today without Mrs. Rabsatt gave me the
now and giving that speech
Fred Moore High School.”
took a huge weight off my
opportunity to achieve my

— Carlos Guerreo
shoulder. I think I touched
goals and she believed in
a lot of hearts that night.
me. She told me this was
Hopefully, people with kids
my only chance to graduate
who have the same problem as my mother used
and she was my motivator to finish high school.
to have with me will understand and know not
I wouldn’t be where I’m at today without Fred
give up on their children.
Moore High School.
DISD: Any advice for students struggling? 
CG: My advice to students who are going through
the same thing as I did - focusing on the party life,
really not caring about school, etc. – don’t give up
on yourself. It may be hard right now or hard at
the moment and you’re stressing and don’t know
what to do, but don’t give up on yourself.
Set a goal – where do I want to be after high
school or in 5-10 years? Get your mindset on
where you’re trying to be in life when you grow
up. Learn to put things in perspective so that you
realize what you’re doing affects family.
See the bigger picture and focus on tomorrow, not
on the moment right now. Just keep remembering
that what happens now affects what happens
tomorrow. Help out a lot of people. Find ways to
motivate yourself. It helped me when I got rid of
friends who weren’t going to help me out, but they
were going to keep me in that bad spot. Now my
friends care about me and want me to succeed.
Realize where you are in life.
My advice and motivation to parents – don’t
give up on your kids. It’s all part of the learning
experience. If they get in trouble with law
enforcement or school, talk about it. Tell them
that if they keep doing this, it’ll keep getting
worse and worse. I got in trouble with the law, got
arrested, and my mom bailed me out. She then
asked me, “Is that what you want to be in life and
to keep going through the same thing? Next time
Now currently working as the youngest phlebotemist at UT
Southwestern, Carlos Guerrero demonstrates on how to draw
blood at NCTC.
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