Her hard work paid off!
When it comes to facing adversity, some people rise above challenges as if nothing can stop them. For Sky Castner, being born in the Galveston County Jail in Texas wasn’t going to get in the way of excelling in life. She graduated this spring as third in her class at Conroe High School and plans to study law at Harvard University in the fall.
While in elementary school, Castner became a part of the Conroe Noon Lions Club and the Conroe Independent School District’s Project Mentor program. The latter is designed to help set students up for success. After learning her story, her mentor, Mona Hamby, decided to help guide her in personal way, too, as the two were able to bond over not having active mothers in their lives. Hamby helped Castner with her doctor appointments and took her to her first haircut at a salon.
In the fall, she was awarded a $2,000 scholarship after winning a drug awareness speech contest and giving a talk about the fentanyl crisis.
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