With all the troubled teen stories floating around it's good to hear the success stories too. Here's one that will make you smile (click on the link below to read entire article):
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Veronica Limia wanted her day in court. Not too many years ago, Palm Beach County judge sentenced her for burglary and grand larceny.Veronica Limia, 6 years ago: "I don't know. Maybe it was attention seeking. If I wasn't going to be good, I was going to be bad. And I was going to be the best at it."
Bad is what got Veronica Limia off the softball team, running with a gang, breaking and entering and into the maximum security Florida Institute for Girls for 18-months. Along the way, she met Juvenile Court Judge Ron Alvarez.
Judge Ron Alvarez: "As I tell my kids when I send them into a program, which I don't like to do, make the best out of it. Get the most out of it that you possibly can. You've got the rest of your life ahead of you."
-"Former troubled teen returns to seek justice", reported by: Chandra Bill, wptv.com
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