Teresa Carpenter:  

Well, after high school I went to RCC, like most of Riverside, spending little more of 4 years there dancing on the dance team w/ marching band and touring other countries performing. When I decided to grow up somewhat, I worked on and eventually received my first AA in Political Science, with the intent of persuing a career in law. During this time I got married and had my beautiful daughter. Two and a half years later I had my son and put my BA on hold. I divorced 3 years later and became a single mom. Relizing that law would not be a family friendly career to a single mom, I went back to RCC and got my second AA in Early Childhood Studies and my Child Dev. Teaching Credential. I've been teaching Head Start State Pre-school for 10 years now for Colton School District. I few years ago I started going to Azusa Pacific to finsh my BA in Hmman Development. I have one class left, but can't seem to find the time to finish with 2 teenagers at home. My daughter is a junior at Arlington. She was on the band for 2 years, playing the flute, and is now on her 2nd year of playing water polo & swim team. She is al...Expand for more