Scottie Gipson wants to own his own business. And after dropping out for three years, he now knows he鈥檒l need to finish high school and go to college to accomplish that goal.
Scottie didn鈥檛 have a very stable life as a kid. His father鈥檚 been in and out of prison; he says his mother didn鈥檛 really seem to care whether he went to school or not. Scottie dropped out at 15 and began using and selling drugs to make ends meet.
Now, though, he鈥檚 cleaned up his act. And as he tells 四虎影院鈥檚 Krys Boyd: 鈥淚 won鈥檛 be around it. I鈥檝e told everybody that, in my family you know. Don鈥檛 bring it around me.鈥�
Scottie recently returned to school with the encouragement of his sister, uncle and girlfriend, and attends classes at the . Scottie plans to graduate in December, attend the and eventually start his own company.
On ,Scottie and five other students will talk about what it takes to finish school. The program airs on 四虎影院 TV Wednesday at 7 p.m.
