Magnolia Christian School

I have been learning a lot since I have gotten here in Magnolia Christian School. In December I staffed Focus and Principles. It was amazing to assist my peers in finding their purpose in life. Also to be able to watch all of them grow so much in our Boarding School. It brought tears to my eyes on the third day to see just how much work they put into changing and letting their true self show. It also brought me back to my Focus and I will never forget it. How could anyone ever forget such a powerful experience that I just had at Magnolia Christian?

Over the years as Ive been in different Boarding Schools, Boot Camps and Wilderness Programs;

I made my program a lot harder then it needed to be. I self-sabotaged myself so much and kept giving up on myself. I manipulated, lied, acted out, and got expelled out of a few programs. I ended up in a Boarding School, in Jamaica where I sat for a while. I began to get frustrated with sitting in my crap and feeling so low about myself. I worked my way to PC1 and Focus and it was amazing. In the same month of those seminars, June 2007 TB began to transfer out a lot of the students. For months and months I had wanted to leave there, but now that the time had come I realized I didn’t want to leave. I had just begun to truly open myself up for change.

 Here at Magnolia Christian formerly Carolina Springs Academy a lot of girls ask me if I regret all of my drops and transfers. If I could go back would I change my amount of time in the program? My answer would me NO! Being in the Troubled Teen program so long having gone up and down the transfers the struggles having to learn a different culture all of it has made me the strong person I am today. Yes I do make mistakes, I am not perfect but I do know that I am able to learn from my mistakes and move on instead of sit and dwell on them like I used to.

So here I am sitting in my dorm at beautiful Magnolia Christian, looking past the time in Juvenile hall, programs, past the drugs, sex, gangs, violence, and everything else that was in my past. I was throwing my life away then. By being in the program I have grown so much. I am so grateful to have parents like my dad and step mom. No matter how impossible it may have seemed at times, after all these years, they never gave up on me. They saved my life and I have a new beginning.

So to those of you who are new to the program, that in some ways is like a Military school but isnt a military school; parents and students, I would like to pass this on. This will be hard for both of you at first. Once you decide to make this first step you are on your way to healing and change and no matter how long it may take, I can tell you, it is worth it. I encourage you all never to give up on yourselves or on each other. If I can make it, I know anyone can!

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Even though I may not know everyone who does read this, I believe in you all!

I am about to graduate high school in a few months, shooting for graduation from Magnolia Christian, in June and looking forward to starting my new life! I am choosing to live and be all I can be!!

I am a bright, independent, caring and ambitious young woman!

My purpose is to ambitiously reach for the stars while assisting and building relationships with others and spreading my wings to show my inner beauty. I value family, knowledge, respect and love.

Anisha

Magnolia Christian School

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