My school had a tradition during the ninth-grade graduation: A beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors) was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for nine years.
I had been a straight A student since the first grade and had looked forward very much to owning that jacket. My father was a farm laborer who couldn't earn enough money to feed five children, so I was given to my grandparents to raise. There would never be a school sports jacket for us because we couldn't afford it. This scholarship jacket was my only chance.
One day in May, I happened to overhear in the office Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher arguing about me. "I refuse to do it! I don't care who her father is; her grades can't match Martha's at all. I won't lie or falsify(伪造)records. "said Mr. Schmidt angrily.
But Mr. Boone's voice sounded calm" Joann's father is not only on the Board (董事会), but he owns the only store in town: we could say it was a close tie and…"
The pounding in my ears drowned out the rest of the words, only a word here and there filtered through." Martha is Mexican. Resign, won't do it. "
To this day I don't remember how I made it through the rest of the afternoon. That night, I cried into my pillow so Grandmother wouldn't hear me.
The next day when the principal called me into his office. "Martha, "he said, "There's been a change in policy this year regarding the scholarship jacket. This year the Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars, which still won't cover the complete cost of the jacket. So, if you are unable to pay the money for the jacket, it will be given to the next one in line. "
Standing with all the dignity I could find, I said, "I'll speak to my grandfather about it, sir, and let you know tomorrow. "That day. I cried sadly on the walk home.
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Paragraph 1: By the time I got home, my eyes had been red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the bean field.
Paragraph 2: I dragged into the principal's office the next day, sad and disappointed.
