The Raiders is the mascot of Port Richmond High School

Being a native of Staten Island, I am shocked that I have never visited Port Richmond High School. About two weeks ago, I had my first chance to see Port Richmond High School when my classmates and I went to the school to introduce ourselves to the students that we would be mentoring who are in the school’s culinary program. I’m not going to lie and say that I was not nervous to meet the high school student that I would eventually have to form a relationship with. I always come across as a shy and quiet person and I thought that it would be difficult for me to talk to a person that I had never even met before. Luckily, I did not have to make the first move because a student named Erik came up to me and just started to talk to me. From that point I was able to talk to him non-stop and shockingly I learned that we both have a lot in common. One of the things that I learned about Erik is that he loves to play basketball; basketball is the sport that has been a huge part of my life ever since I was three years old and I found out that Erik is trying out for the school’s basketball team. The other aspect of our lives that we have in common is that we both want to work in the medical field when we are older. I told Erik that I was going to school to become a nurse and he told me that his dream was to get into John Hopkins University’s medical program; he also told me that if he could not achieve this, he would be satisfied going to a different school that would help him further his education and push him to strive for success. Even though he is just a sophomore, hopefully I will be able to give him advice about what it takes to get into college and how to manage his time once he is in college. I can not wait to see what my future visits to this school has in store for me.

This is the front of Port Richmond High School