At this time four years ago, Phantasia Chavers of Cedar Hill was struggling with her sister鈥檚 departure for college. Today, it鈥檚 Phantasia who鈥檚 getting ready to pack her bags.
At the beginning of her freshman year at Cedar Hill High School, Phantasia Chavers and her family held a going-away party for her older sister, Jaquaylla Williams.
Phantasia was already looking ahead to her senior year and graduation.
鈥淧eople can see I did more. And I have opportunities," Phantasia says. "Even though she had opportunities because she was really smart, I wanna have more. Colleges just want me.鈥�
That dream came true. This fall, she鈥檒l head to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With scholarships and financial aid, she says she鈥檚 practically going to college for free.
"It was the last school I wanted to go to, but they offered me the most and they鈥檙e reaching out, and they sent me letters with prayers, and they had their counselors actually hand-sign it, so it wasn鈥檛 one of the stamps that they have in their offices," she says. "That really meant a lot to me.鈥�
Phantasia is excited about life after high school, but graduation last weekend was kind of bittersweet.
Read the about Phantasia -- she's one of seven North Texas teens we've been following since 8th grade in our American Graduate series, .
