Sonya Bell:  

Everyone Remembers Miss Bryant (unit Principal). She was the coolest. I remember going to her office on those days when school had just gotten unbearable and leaned on her shoulder. She either gave me words to do me some good or not really what I wanted to hear but in the long run it was just what I needed. I always wanted to be a SINGER when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a BAD idea. As it turns out, they were RIGHT. I LIKE TO RELAX BY READING OR WATCHING SOME FUNNY SITCOM If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have CANDI, HOT TEA, and CHOCOLATE to be able to deal with the day-to-day. MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM ALL THE STRUGGLES OF THE BLACK WOMAN WHO HAVE COME BEFORE ME AND MADE IT THROUGH THE STORM STILL REMAINING STRONG BLACK WOMEN. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is MARY JOHNSON A TEACHER FROM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY AND ALSO RIEDINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL, because SHE WAS SUCH A MOTIVATOR FOR ME TO CALM DOWN AND TAP INTO THE GIRL, WHO BECAME THE WOMAN I SEE WHEN I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR.. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel MY COMPUTER ROOM and add on a SUNPORCH . My dream home would be A RANCH STYLE HOME WITH A BASEMENT. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED BEING A PARENT IS THAT CHILDREN HAVE OPINIONS, THE LAST WORD OR THOUGHT IS OF COURSE MINE, BUT I CAN LISTEN If I won $100 million, I'd give 1 MILLION DOLLARS of it to TEEN-AGE GIRLS DRUG REHABILITATION, then spend the rest on A HOME, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR TEENS COMING OUT OF THE JUVENILE SYSTE...Expand for more