Monday, September 27, 2004

Success Story

Sonya Ramirez is no stranger to success.

The Wilder High School honor roll student earned a trip to the basketball camp of her choice several years ago through the Tiger Woods Foundation Start Something program. And she was selected this summer to study medical careers in the nation's capital.

She also has served on student council and is working with students in Parma to bring a Leo Club -- sponsored by the International Association of Lions Clubs -- to her own school.

But Ramirez, a junior, said there's no magic key to good grades and opportunities for leadership. It's all about organization and hard work.

"I go to night school right after school, so I can get ahead," Ramirez said. "I get home about 6:30 and do my homework. You think of a person who's always studying, and that's not who I am. I just know how to utilize my time."

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