Making the Grade

DANVILLE- Chinese is not an easy language to tackle but Garisha Goodman is dedicated to learning Chinese and Japanese to achieve her future goals. And she's this week's Making the Grade Award winner. Garisha's finishing up her final year at Danville High School. Next year she'll attend Augustana College where she plans to major in Asian Studies. She takes Chinese at Danville High School but has taught herself how to read, write, and speak Japanese a skill she hopes to take globally.

"I plan on attending Augustana College for 4 years and then after that I plan on becoming an interpreter of Japanese and Chinese and majoring in Asian Studies. And hopefully I'll be able to work for the UN," Goodman.

Congratulations! If there's an outstanding student in your life let us know about them! Just go to our website and click on "Making the Grade."

Posted: Friday, April 8 2011, 12:54 PM CDT

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