Renee Jonak:  

Maya Angelou quotes (American Poet, b.1928)". More about Renee:"Hello, although I wasn't interested in joining yet another school site, I was getting so many requests to join & a ton of questions from old classmates, asking what ever happened to me. Therefore, I decided to open up & discuss what was once private. My maiden name is Renee' Lee , I went to Basic H.S. for 3 yrs, & my graduating class was supposed to be 1991. However, I took a 10 month home-schooling absence to have my daughter . Yes, I was a Teen Mom way before all the reality shows made it a popular thing to do. Being a single teen mom back then was not fun too say the least, I was teased, harrassed, bullied, & labeled some really cruel names. Stressed to the hilt & already having medical problems, the doctors, the school board, & my family thought it best for myself & my baby to stay home & do home- school. Then after the birth of my beautiful daughter, I came back to Basic my junior year, but because I earned enough credits during my home-schooling, I was already eligible for my diploma. So being that I was a teen mom I took the opportunity to use my credits early by joining the work force & put myself through paramedic school & the rest is history. My daughter is now nearly 24yrs old & my best friend, having her young was extremely difficult, but she made me grow up fast & was/is a true blessing. ".