Megan C.
Class of June ‘98
Megan C. visited The Family Foundation School on a chilly Sunday and hung out with Mike Argiros and other staff. Megan was surprised about how much the school has changed since her graduation in 1998.
Megan arrived at The Family School in December of 1994. Before being enrolled, she ditched school habitually, experimented with substances, hung out with bad influences and overall had a profoundly negative attitude. “I basically ditched my whole ninth grade,” she stated. Her mother passed away while she was still young and she never knew how to cope with her feelings. After a long time of trouble, her father had to trick her into coming to the school.
When she arrived at FFS, there was only one family and about 70 students. She was 16 years old at the time, and she had tremendous anger issues. After a year at the school, she went on a home visit and ran away. After a talk with her father, she came back to the school and was landed on a ton of sanctions. “I was shoveling rocks on Christmas Eve while everyone was inside enjoying themselves, and I realized that I couldn’t live like this,” she said.
After recognizing her powerlessness, Megan began to see the rewards of being honest and unselfish. She turned it around, slowly, and ended up graduating from high school in June ’98. After graduation, she stayed local and worked at the school for a while. After a short time, she moved to Orange County, NY, got married, and is now working as an office manager at a doctor’s firm.
Megan still practices the principals she learned at FFS and uses the Serenity Prayer as often as possible. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you truly need it. Pride can be a road blocker,” she said. “Life is good once you can be grateful for it.” Megan just recently went to Ireland, and is soon going to England for ten days with some of her friends.
