Daniel Contreras, a senior at Dekaney High School, started losing his sight at age 15 due to congenital glaucoma.
By the time he was 17 he had totally lost his eyesight, fallen behind on his classes and wasn’t given much hope for graduating on time with his classmates. He even considered dropping out of school, but that went against his belief that “school is the only way to succeed in life.”
With assistance from teachers and administrators, Contreras began looking for options that would help him earn the credits he needs to graduate on time. Now due to his determination and the flexible scheduling and one-one-one instruction available through the Spring Independent School District Virtual School, he is on target to graduate with his class in June 2010.
Getting this far, has not been easy for Contreras.
