1. Felicia Serrano National-Louis University June 30,2011

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3.  My name is Felicia Megan Serrano. Felicia means happiness.  I have two brothers and two sisters. Only two are a part of my life, an older sister and a younger brother.  I am Puerto Rican but I was born and raised in Chicago, Hermosa area.  I do not live with either of my parents.(:(:

4.  I graduated from North Grand High School in June of 2010.  I work with children up to the age of 12 at an arts and crafts studio in Roscoe Village called Wishcraft and have been there since the summer of 2009.  (: (:  I’ve interned at Sacred Heart School in Chicago with Children of the Heart.  I applied for the Elizabeth Harrison Fellowship my senior year of high school because of its program in Elementary Education which was my desired major.

5. Why did I join this fellowship? There were many reasons why I entered this program some being:  (: (:  The El. Ed program  The scholarship money  The opportunity to reach out to my community.

6.  My ultimate plan is to positively impact and properly educate young children in public schools.  I would love to own my own facility whose mission is to care for and prepare infants and toddlers for success in pre-school and kindergarten.  I feel that educating these children should begin the day they are born.  I would prefer to stay in the lower elementary grades k- 3 rd but am more than willing to teach the upper grades.  I will be specialized in mathematics. (:(:

7. I have… A kitten A ball python My house has… 3 Bearded Dragons 3 Chihuahuas 1 Rottweiler & I love everyone of them.

8. - To the left is a picture of myself and someone very special to me, Isaac.