Non-traditional student to graduate after years of hard work

PITTSBURG, Kans. — As college students throughout the 4 States are making ready to graduate, many are reflecting on their journey’s by means of training.

As she’s serving to the scholars at Countryside Christian Faculty put together to cross the stage, pre-school instructor Leeann Kershner is on the brink of do the identical.

“After we have been placing their hats on and ensuring they have been proper and their tassels have been proper, I assumed ‘Wow, it’s going to be me tomorrow, however as an grownup,” mentioned LeeAnn Kershner, PSU Class of 2022.

Kershner’s journey at Pittsburg State College didn’t begin till 2016. Her husband Mike had gone again to high school to complete a level from 25 years in the past and after listening to what it was like, Leeann determined to take an opportunity.

“I assumed it was very not like the varsity that I had been to beforehand in highschool and I assumed ‘ what, I can do that. My husband was nice, he helped me, if I wanted to check or homework, he made positive that he made time in his schedule with work and his personal faculty in order that I might try this,” she mentioned. “The primary A that I acquired I used to be extraordinarily excited, and it was a Gen Ed and I assumed I put in a lot hardwork, like hardwork, my coronary heart and my blood and my sweat and my tears and to see that come again an A I assumed ‘I did that’. It was huge, it was big and I assumed I can do that.”

And she or he did do it. On Saturday Leeann will get her diploma and grow to be the primary technology in her household to take action.

“You probably have an awesome assist system, you are able to do it. It’s a variety of onerous work and sacrifice on myself, my kids, my husband, nevertheless it’s value it,” Leeann mentioned.