Student Nomination Story

My son Samuel has some special needs related to diagnosis of ADHD and sensory process disorder. Due to these I, as his mother always excused him from taking things that were challenging for him. Samuel's first year outside homeschooling was with Ms. Cooke. Samuel cried for a week straight when we dropped him off but Ms. Cooke took he and I under her care and showed Samuel that all would be okay and "mama bear" as I have become nicknamed, that Samuel can. For the first time in his life, he and I knew that he could because Ms. Cooke showed us that faith in abilities leads to the ability to do. Ms. Cooke has served her country through being in the US Army and now serves parents and their offspring alike by showing them how to believe in themselves no matter what the obstacles may be.

Samuel Gray

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