Leigh's first goal is to become a teacher. As a parent volunteer in the Head Start Program, she was hired as Cultural Aid to develop a cultural curriculum involving tribal language and customs. In two years, she became a head teacher with her own classroom. Her goal is now to become a teacher in elementary or secondary school, so she can ensure that Indian children receive positive influences through their teachers. Living on a reservation, employment is limited for both Leigh and her husband.
Transportation is always a problem.
Now I can get transportation. Lorna J. Donovan of Framingham, Massachusetts, a 1996 scholarship winner, is a widow supporting four children. She spent the last 20 years at home caring for her paraplegic husband and her family. Now she is back in school after 25 years, seeking a degree in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Development. Lorna's goal is to seek a position as social worker, or a director of a day care center, or to open her own child care center.