by Rachel Lamb, assistant editor

Who is the most influential person in your life?

sophomore Rachel O’Connor

My brother is autistic and he was never even able to read or even count when he was in second grade. Now he is 12 years old, in 7th grade, and he can do college math.

He is so influential to me, even though he struggles in life; if he can make it, why can’t an average person like me make it through small problems and tough decisions?