{"id":890,"date":"2024-02-26T16:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacecenter.org\/blog\/?p=890"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:34:02","slug":"sisters-defy-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacecenter.org\/stories\/sisters-defy-distance","title":{"rendered":"Shea and Precious, Pace Orange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Navigating Hours Long Commute to Achieve Success at Pace<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Shea and Precious, sisters and students at Pace Orange, the road to success has never been an easy one. The sisters go through incredible lengths just to get to Pace, but they choose to show up every single day for a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating buses and trains, they begin their long commute to Pace Orange at 5:00 am, traveling up to four hours every weekday to get from Deland, Florida to Winter Park, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Shea and Precious, Pace\u2019s holistic mental health support is what sets the programming apart from other schools. \u201cI come to Pace because I\u2019m able to share my feelings and get good feedback that will help me in the future. I went to three different elementary schools during our transition to moving in with our aunt and there were counselors but I didn\u2019t have the same connection. At Pace, I\u2019m actually able to share my feelings,\u201d said Precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the older sister, Shea feels a profound responsibility to be a role model for her younger siblings. She shared, \u201cMy siblings motivate me. I\u2019m trying to be a role model for my younger siblings since our dad passed. I keep going and wake up every morning, not only for myself but for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shea\u2019s experience at Pace has allowed her to open up and learn to rely on others. She candidly shared, \u201cI\u2019m still trying to get used to asking for help, because, after so many years of caring for my younger brother and sister, it\u2019s kind of hard to get out of those ways \u2014 but I\u2019m making progress slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Precious, Shea is not just an older sister but also a source of inspiration. She explained, \u201cMy older sister motivates me because she has taken care of me my whole life. When my parents weren\u2019t around, my sister was always there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Shea and Precious think about their future, they see opportunities to inspire others through their creative talents. Music had always held a special place in Shea\u2019s heart, and she believes in its power to save lives. She said, \u201cI want to be that one person that can make a song or just a piece of music that inspires somebody else to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precious has a deep love for art, a form of expression that allows her to convey her feelings when words fail her. She sees art as a tool for storytelling, and her dream is to become a designer and start a fitness clothing brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shea and Precious\u2019s story is one of resilience, determination, and the transformative power of education and holistic mental health support. With their creative talents and unbreakable bond, Shea and Precious are not only forging their own paths to success but also lighting the way for others to follow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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