I have been running track since the age of nine years old. I am now in my high school’s track team, and these were my thoughts at my last meet.
Story
Sia Kortequee
(she/her) Mentee
Sia Kortequee is in the 10th grade and her favorite subjects are history, criminology and psychology. She’s involved in her school’s yearbook and photography elective, the Autism Awareness Club, the Gay/Straight Alliance and the varsity track and field team. Her father is from Sierra Leone and her first name, Sia, means "first daughter." She’s thinking about careers in sociology, child psychology, crimes statistics analysis or internal affairs.
Favorite Genres/Mediums
Favorite Authors & Artists
Angie Thomas, Maya Angelou
Artist‘s Statement
The stories I told in my two submissions were very personal because they were my struggles written down on paper. In each of my personal essays, I spoke about what happened to me specifically and