Alumni Spotlight
Colin G.
Class of 2024
Tarrant County College, soon transferring to TCU
Year started at TSAS: 2018, 7th grade
My experience here at TSAS has been amazing. I have grown so much. I came here not knowing a lot of skills and with a lot of social anxiety and now I’m holding two job and have a lot of friends outside of school.
TSAS has helped me develop the skills to get not just one job but two and become a great leader. I work at Chick fil a as a Team lead, running the drive thru and running the shift in general. I’m just short of a manager at chick fil a. I also just got a job recently at a nutrition bar in Frisco and work at both of those places on saturday.
Academics:
I had a lot of trouble with school before I came here when it came to focusing and learning which ways I can learn and get work done best. Now I’m able to do a lot more and use my skills I have learned here to hold myself accountable and get the work done correctly instead of procrastinating.
Dual Credit helped me learn what college will be like once I graduate from high school. It also gave me 3 credit hours that I can use to help put me closer to graduate.
Therapeutic and Social:
I learned to use the rude and mean things people say about me as motivation to prove myself. Typing documents instead of writing because my handwriting was never good and hasn’t ever been good.
The school’s social environment helped me build up the courage to get a job and work in fast food while learning customer service skills and talking to people I normally wouldn’t talk to.
Life Skills and Independence:
I have learned to talk to people and overcome uncomfortable situations that I otherwise would be too scared to do based off of past experiences.