Senior Abbigale Gordon was born in Jamaica and moved to America at age six in order to have a chance for a better life. Before coming to RHS, Gordon lived in the diverse city of Philadelphia.She finds solace in the Black Student Union and hopes to run her own business someday.

“I was born in Jamaica. It’s a part of my life, I want to go back. I moved to America because of opportunity, money and before I lived with my grandparents. Then I moved to Philadelphia, I love Philly. The culture, the people. It’s such a wonderful place to have a little bit of each culture. So you’re really rounded as a person. The budget is failing there though. So we moved here to Roseville and it forced me into another period in my life where I need to become more accepting. Understand that people don’t understand where I’m coming from all the time. This school has a lot of potential. The teachers care. I have so many hopes and dreams for the future. Now, I’m looking at business because I want to own properties. I also found BSU and I think it’s a beautiful thing. I really like getting in there and seeing black people that I can randomly say hi to. I really like the idea of networking with other black people.”