Editor’s Note: In May 2015, EdNC’s Mebane Rash met Chyna Delk-Bratcher, a student in Hoke County Schools who had won a medal for her public speaking skills. Delk-Bratcher is now a teacher in Hoke County.
During my eighth grade year, we returned from a long summer break and jumped right into routine. My middle school AVID teacher gave us a writing prompt: “What did you do over the summer?”
Some students wrote about camping trips, Disney vacations, or traveling overseas. But for me, the truth sat heavy in my heart — I hadn’t done any of those things…