Vladimir Cervin
musician
“I still have all my childhood soccer trophies. My family’s really competitive about it!”
Jess Bernal
actor/stage tech
“In eighth grade, my teacher gave me an ‘Oscar’ for most likely to become an actor. Now, I am an actor. I keep it because they saw something in me that I didn’t know I had.”
Pam Kucinski
store manager
“I threw away my trophies. My kids’ accomplishments are more important to me now.”
Allen Poblete
nurse
“Just my nursing degree.”
This article appears in Dec 17-24, 2015.
