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Cierra Watson
8th Grade, Berry Miller Junior High
Sydney Dodson
12th Grade, Turner College & Career High School
GRIT is having confidence in yourself, maintaining and
achieving a goal and telling yourself not to back down. GRIT is when you’re really trying to do something and
never give up.
You want to tell yourself that you can do it and not be
terrified by overcoming some obstacles in life. If you
don’t have GRIT, you’re telling yourself that you can’t
do it. To be able to achieve all that you can.
I have more confidence in myself because one time
when I was going through something hard, I told
myself I couldn’t do it and to give up. After thinking, I
came back to it and tried my hardest and achieved it. The class election this year, which was a really close race.
I didn’t give up and kept campaigning and I was able to
become class president.
Mrs. Benedix, who was my fifth grade GRIT teacher.
She always has a positive attitude, never gives up,
motivates everyone and is an amazing person and
that’s what I love about her. My advisory teacher, Ms. Sisung, because she is going back
to school and trying to further her education.
I saw a person at Target drop a $50 bill. I knew it was
right to pick it up and give it back. The person thanked
me for returning the money. I have integrity in everything I do, especially in service
projects or CAT Camp. It’s good to be honest and be
committed by not giving. When you say something, you
do it and achieve it.
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