Khaleelah Bynum was disappointed when she finished her first term of GED classes at Strive for Success.  She had taken the Practice GED, but her math and writing scores were too low to be to pass the Official GED.  In December she re-interviewed for a spot in the January term.  During her interview we told her that she would need to be much more focused the second time around to make sure she passed the test.  She promised she would try her hardest to improve her scores and take the class seriously.  In her second term, Khaleelah began to mature; she was not longer a follower but a leader, she had a better attitude and worked extremely hard especially in math.  At the end of the term celebration, we were happy to announce Khaleelah had passed both the writing and math sections of the Practice GED.  But the real challenge came several weeks later when she took the Official GED.  She knew if she was going to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse, she would need to pass the GED.  The good news came in April that Khaleelah was our 6^th GED graduate.  She has begun applying to nursing programs and will one day be a great addition to the medical field.  She plans to attend UDC.