Melissa Hernandez:  

Ok...Confession: so maybe I didn't graduate from Central. But I should've; I went to Austin Elementary & Lee Jr. High with everyone that graduated in 1988. In my sophomore at Central year my father, who died in 1996, was called to pastor a church in Eldorado, TX. Yup! The home of the XYZ Ranch (they weren't there when we were there). It was such a culture shock going from San Angelo to Eldorado. I was a complete foreigner. I wasn't well received by the students; but the teachers loved me. I have even come to be friends with one of them; and we still communicate after all these yrs. The advantage of graduating in a small town: I graduated in the top 10. At Central...I wouldn't have made such an impact. But I'm still true to the Angry Orange (which btw, as I type this, I am wearing orange). I did attend ASU in 1989 for three semesters but I wasn't motivated at the time so I quit. I am currently attending Angelo State University; I returned on a part time basis in the spring of 2007; I am now fulltime. With God's g...Expand for more