Part of my excitement came from the fact that I am Catholic -- not a perfect Catholic, but someone who tries to take my faith seriously and is still thankful to my parents for sending me to a Catholic high school that I am convinced put me on a path to the profession I love so much today.

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Let's also make sure that a high-school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job.

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As her high school friends continued on to college, Holly took a different path - striking out on her own to make music.

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But the doctors told me if I kept going down the path I was headed, I would likely not be around to watch them graduate from high school.

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