“In SEI, I have learned to become a leader…”

At first, Nyla Moore didn’t really want to be a part of SEI. She was shy and being around big groups of kids was just too much for her. But after her mother’s sudden death from a brain aneurism when she was 11, she joined the program the next year, and her shyness melted away.

“SEI brought a whole new life to me — friends, mentors and just general encouragement in life. SEI highlights your strengths. They make sure that your special talent shines. Not only will your teachers know you are good at something, but your community will know it as well. I can’t imagine one person who wouldn’t benefit from SEI.”

“Before SEI, I didn’t know what college was. After my mother passed, I was raised by my older sister and lived with her and her four children. She did their best, but resources were limited. SEI took me on the Black College Tour, and then I saw more possibilities.”

Nyla currently attends the University of Oregon where she is studying English, with hopes to become a broadcast journalist in entertainment news. “In SEI I have learned to be myself and become a leader, to go get what I want. I have become self-sufficient, and with the help of SEI I will succeed.”

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