(Columbia) - For Leacy Burke, claiming victory over her opponents was more about coming face-to-face with losing.
"Right now the Student Government Association is making signs for the first week of school," Leacy Burke says. The first day of school at Richland Northeast is Monday, and Leacy wants to make a statement. "Our theme is 'first week, first game, first impressions,'" she adds. Burke is driven by the impression she made in Our Nation's Capitol, but her true test came three days before she left Columbia. "The Wednesday of the week I left, my grandfather passed. We had a special bond because I was the oldest grandchild," Burke says. Lacy said her final goodbyes to her grandfather Saturday afternoon, and by Saturday night, she was in Washington, D.C. "That Saturday was long; when I got there I found out they said a prayer. Every time I got up to say a speech, I knew he was behind me," Burke adds. Her ability to face obstacle and opportunity ignited her passion for politics. "I could definatley see me behind the scenes at the White House. I think every country is on the same playing field and all countries have to come together for the whole world," she says. But until Burke takes over the White House, she determined to make a difference in her world.
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