The Guardsmen Scholarship Program - Success Stories - Students

		Eric Brewer

		Nicole Herrera

		Perry Miska

		Cameron Hayes & Kevin Lewis

		Simone Miles

Cameron Hayes and Kevin Lewis
4th and 7th Graders, Sacred Heart School, San Francisco

Pauline Randall had no plans to become a full-time parent to her grandchildren. But when her grown children fell victim to drugs, she had to. She now rears 6-year-old Cameron and 11-year-old Kevin in her Oakland home. Both boys are Guardsmen scholarship students at Sacred Heart School in San Francisco's Western Addition.

Cameron, who wears a little braid at the nape of his neck, has two favorite subjects at Sacred Heart: "addition and vocabulary." But other courses are having an impact as well. He talks about a school anatomy lesson and how he learned about the body, ears, and brain. "We learned that drugs are really bad for your brain." Cameron is also taking part in the school's production of The Wiz and he plays on the 3rd-4th grade basketball team. He'll have to stick with it to realize his dream of becoming a professional basketball player.

Sixth-grader Kevin is an exuberant storyteller who wears his Giants baseball cap whenever he can get away with it. He, too, is participates in Sacred Heart basketball and will also be in The Wiz. His favorite subject is reading, and he particularly likes his teachers this year, Mr. Hesson and Ms. McGuire. Kevin says he knows his math grades need work. He's aiming to change his current "C" to a "B" or even an "A." Kevin plans to be a football player someday.

Grandmother Pauline Randall is active in Sacred Heart church, traveling with her grandchildren into San Francisco every week for Sunday services. "Religion is very important to us. It gives us structure and gives the children a chance in life." She is grateful to Sacred Heart School of the strong discipline the administration imposes on the students. "The principal and teachers are in control," she says. "There's no disrespect from the kids, and they get detention if they talk back. The kids have learned to respect their teachers and their education."

Recently, Cameron read to visitors from two papers he'd written. "It's a safe school," he writes. "I'm happy my Grandma put me in. I want to go to every class in the school."


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