My high school English teacher Johnson Stephenson went above and beyond to allow me the opportunity to dive into theater and acting in a very underfunded arts community. He saw passion in me, and engaged it by spending a lot of his own time and effort to help me pursue something I loved. I learned so much from him and got more personalized experience than I probably would have from a more arts-focused curriculum due solely to hIs faith in me. Words actually can't describe him, he made me keep going and helped me to get to where I am today. Anytime I remembered him, I always cry and pray for him.