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Jason was student-body president of Erwin Middle School in Asheville, North Carolina. He was asked to make a speech at the ceremony where his class was promoted to high school. He issued the challenge to his classmates to become the first class in history to enter high school as freshmen and all graduate on graduation day. At the end of his speech the whole audience jumped to its feet with a standing ovation. He started a “Dropout Patrol” made up of students who would be willing to help and support other students during bad times. Their journey is just beginning and the “Dropout Patrol” has become the largest organized group in the school.

Dropout [ | dr ɑ :pa ʊ t] [noun] a student who fails to complete a school or college course Enthuse [ ɪ n | θu:z] [verb] If you enthuse about something, you talk about it in a way that shows how excited you are about it. Involve [ ɪ n | v ɑ :lv] [verb] If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. Erwin High School has the highest dropout rate of any high school in our county. (P line) I could tell they were really enthused. (P.220-5line) Many things crossed my mind, but none of them involved all my classmates. (P line)

composure [kəm | po ʊƷ ə(r)] [noun] Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings. audience [ | ɔ :diəns] [noun] The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it. merchandise [ | m3:rt ʃ ənda ɪ z] [noun] Merchandise is goods that are bought, sold, or traded. It was all I could do to keep my composure and not break down and cry. (P.220-7line) At the end of my speech the whole audience jumped to its feet with a standing ovation. (P.220-6line) Others are donation U.S. Savings Bonds and merchandise that we use to reward kids for supporting our program. (P.220-6line)

∙ As (a)/(ad) as We’re the class of 2000, so I wanted my speech to be as special as we were. (p.219-8Line) -> Comparison of Positive degree. Ex) He works as efficiently as you. Be willing to : 기꺼이 ~ 할 의향이 있다. He started a “Dropout Patrol” made up students who would be willing to help and support other students during bad times. (P line)

I want to leave school. So I think about it every day. And just in time, I announced an interesting subject related to me. I was surprised. I was interested in English. So I Wanted to enter an English department of Hanbat National University and I wanted to have a job related to English. But it was more difficult than I thought. As you all know, Working and studying at the same time is not at all an easy task. I am neither office worker nor student. These days, I am confused about my identity. For this reason, I often absent from school. But reading this article, Passion had felt again when I first enter an English department of Hanbat National University. We are going through a difficult time. But I hope to we successfully graduate and I want you to keep the steam up!