Pride tells us his story By Alexa G. & Helena H.
On October 6th, Dr. Cool and Pride came to our school and presented the students with a motivational presentation including Pride’s view on self esteem, conflict resolution, good decision making, pride and racial diversity, confidence in learning, and anti-bullying. Pride told us an inspirational story about his growing up in a biracial family and being the first one in his family to attend college. Pride’s story was simple; he went into collage majoring in economics and realized that it wasn’t for him. He then realized what he wanted to major in-percussion! He had the stamina to practice for six weeks, day after day on his drums. Then he finally auditioned. After that, he waited and waited for the results. Finally, they called, sadly he did not make it, but he did not quit. He soon became head of a marching band. He explained to us the compelling feeling when he came into an open stadium leading the marching band in front of many people. He was afraid, but he had the courage to do it! He knew that if he was not confident and if he didn’t have pride, courage, and stamina he wouldn’t be the success he is today. Once the story was done we cranked up some tunes and danced the day away!
