I tried going back to school a couple of times, but it was just too much to handle with everything that was going on in my life at the time. I even tried writing my GED but failed. I finally made the decision to come back to Kelsey and finish my Grade 12 this time. I’m not only doing this for myself, but also for my son, so that he will grow up knowing that Mom worked hard to get the things she wanted in life. Hopefully he will do the same. After grade 12, I plan to become a Youth Care Worker and help young kids

My son is in pre-kindergarten and is doing great. The teachers are amazed at how smart he is and so am I. I think that if I keep trying to do the right things in life and be a good mom, he will grow up to be a great person and work hard in life for what he wants, too. Thanks to my friends and family, I now have all the support that I need to be a single mom and to finish school.

Francine Bartsch