Dreaming: Help Astra Get to NSU!
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A native of Southeast, Washington DC, 18-year-old Astra Armstrong credits her soon-to-be alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, for turning her life around and helping her believe that regardless of your difficulties and misfortune, you can still go somewhere in life if you believe in yourself and are given the chance. With the help of her Ellington instructors, she has come a long way. From losing her mother her freshman year and ending her first year at Ellington with a 1.2 GPA, to getting straight As, maintaining a 3.5 GPA, and securing eleven college acceptances. Astra continues to prove that a little perseverance and tenacity goes a long way.
In March 2013, Astra had the chance to perform her own work alongside the late Maya Angelou, who was reciting her poem Still I Rise. After the performance, Ms. Angelou turned to her and said these three words: "pride, determination, resilience". Today, Astra embodies all these and more as a writer, a performer, a dancer and a dreamer. She looks forward to a brightfuture and hopes to become a motivational speaker so she can encourage other young people with similar circumstances to aspire and achieve more than what surrounds them overcoming drugs, abuse, homelessness, neglect, poverty, and much more.
Astra has been accepted to Norfolk State University and will enroll in Fall 2015 as a first-time Freshman. She will pursue a bachelors degree in Business Administration. She plans to use her platform at the university to empower others and make her impact on the world.
However in order to do this, she needs your help. She is seeking your assistance in order to pay for extra school fees such as her housing deposit and books. Astra is paying for her education on her own. She is solely dependent on scholarships and grants. In addition to this, she sells snacks to contribute to her upcoming financial obligations.
Astra often remembers her mother’s quote, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” College is Astra’s game. Help Astra get to Norfolk State University.
In March 2013, Astra had the chance to perform her own work alongside the late Maya Angelou, who was reciting her poem Still I Rise. After the performance, Ms. Angelou turned to her and said these three words: "pride, determination, resilience". Today, Astra embodies all these and more as a writer, a performer, a dancer and a dreamer. She looks forward to a brightfuture and hopes to become a motivational speaker so she can encourage other young people with similar circumstances to aspire and achieve more than what surrounds them overcoming drugs, abuse, homelessness, neglect, poverty, and much more.
Astra has been accepted to Norfolk State University and will enroll in Fall 2015 as a first-time Freshman. She will pursue a bachelors degree in Business Administration. She plans to use her platform at the university to empower others and make her impact on the world.
However in order to do this, she needs your help. She is seeking your assistance in order to pay for extra school fees such as her housing deposit and books. Astra is paying for her education on her own. She is solely dependent on scholarships and grants. In addition to this, she sells snacks to contribute to her upcoming financial obligations.
Astra often remembers her mother’s quote, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” College is Astra’s game. Help Astra get to Norfolk State University.
Organizer
Star Armstrong
Organizer
Washington D.C., DC
