Ida Watson:  

I graduated from Shaw Univ. on May 8, 2010 w/a BA in Sociology. Returning to school after so many years was a challenge, but fun at the same time. Meeting new people, both young and older, inspired me to set higher standards for myself. Back in high school, I was popular w/my own "little click". Pretty much like kids today , I guess. I remember leaving campus to walk to the neighborhood store during lunch or skipping a day here or there. Hey does anybody remember Mr. Hill? "Hoot Hill", they called him, my 10th grade biology teacher, he knew his stuff, when he was awake to teach it. He always compared me to my older brother, Jimmie. I finished school in 1973, continued my education by attending Shaw in the '70s, became a mother of a beautiful daughter, now 35, and a set of ...Expand for more