This document summarizes the author's life and accomplishments before joining IC.STARS. It notes that they worked with Barbra Byrd Bennett on a student advisory council, graduated with honors, became an executive, and was the first in their family to graduate high school. They were featured in articles and commercials and worked as a recruiter. The author also discusses working at UPS for a year, where they earned $11 an hour but took home only $130 each week after taxes and transportation costs. They then list their reasons for joining IC.STARS as wanting to learn something new, start their own business, network, learn more technology, find themselves, and become a better leader.

1. LIFE BEFORE
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2. ENGLEWOOD

3. ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORKED WITH BARBRA BYRD BENNETT ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY
COUNCIL
 GRADUATED WITH HONORS
 BECAME EXECUTIVE
 FIRST ONE TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL OUT OF THE MEN IN MY
FAMILY
 WAS IN ARTICLES AND COMMERCIALS
 WORKED AS AN RECRUITER
 WAS APART OF THE FIRST BASKETBALL TEAM AT MY SCHOOL
 BECAME VALEDICTORIAN
 PRESIDENT OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT

4. UPS
LIFEI WORKED AT UPS FOR A YEAR. WORKING HERE
MADE ME AS I WAS A SLAVE WORKING FOR FOOD. I
WORKED HARDER THAN HARD. HERE AT UPS I MADE
$11.00 AN HOUR AND WEEKLY I WILL MAKE $160 AFTER
TAXES. THEN I WILL HAVE TO BUY A BUS CARD WHICH
WAS $30 SO I WAS LEFT WITH $130

5. WHY IC.STARS
• LEARN SOMETHING NEW
• START MY OWN BUSINESS
• NETWORK
• LEARN MORE
TECHNOLOGY
• FIND MYSELF
• BECOME A BETTER LEADER