Amy Tran, STRIVE Recipient, Suncoast Polytechnical High School
After a move from Washington state to Florida in middle school left her feeling ostracized, bullied, and misunderstood, Amy Tran distanced herself from people and surroundings.
Emotions from that painful period still resurface even as the Class of 2020 graduating senior prepares to embark on a positive self-determined course to create the fulfilling life she wants.
“I need to be the person who takes care of myself,” Amy says. “As lonely as that sounds, that truth has helped me through dark parts of my life when nobody else could understand.” Continue reading Amy’s story.