Autobiography JMC

Jeremy Mikal Cooper
Autobiogrophy

I was born on December 21, 1993, at 2:30 A.M. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am my mother’s only child, and my father’s eighth child. My father was one of nine children born of southern parents. His father was a minister, who pastored for many years the Poplar Street A.M.E Zion Church. I grew up in Germantown. I attended First Morning Star Baptist Church Pre-School. I didnt get a chance to play outside in my neighborhood much because of the drug dealers. Walking home from pre-school with my mom, we saw crack bags, syringes, broken glass, heard fights and lots of cursing. My father would take me to large parking lots to learn how to ride my bike and learn how to skateboard.

I attended Ivy Leaf School for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. I liked the school, but did not like the fact that the African American female teachers seemed to feel the only way to get the kid's attention was to holler. I did not like that. Alot of my classmates didn't like the hollering either. I attended Independence Charter School from 3rd to 8th grade. In 3rd grade, I started taking gymnastics at the Kendrick Recreation Center. I enjoyed my instructor , Mr. Tim. He showed us how to properly tumble, do handstands, cartwheels, and backflips. Mr. Tim and the rest of the instructors prepared us for meets with other gymnastics schools. I won team and individual trophies. At ICS, my math teacher took us on an overnight 3 day camp to do science projects. That was my first overnight camping trip. I loved it.

Shortly thereafter, I joined Cub Scouts Pack 358 located in Germantown. My mom went on many of our cub scout trips, such as fishing, skiing, going to musuems, and the zoo. I did my requirements for the Bobcat badge, Wolf badge,Bear badge, and 1st and 2nd year Webelos badges. I completed the crossover from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. During my first Boy Scouts camping trip, I worked hard to receive my Swimming merit badge. It was difficult, but I was determined to get the badge. I was the first new Boy Scout in our troop to get the Swimming merit badge. I started Boy Scouts at the rank of Tenderfoot, and I did the reqirements for Second Class, to First Class, to Star. Two summers ago, I was elected from my troop to become part of an organization called the Order of the Arrow. I completed the requirements to become a member of the O.A. and last summer, completed a higher rank called Brotherhood. I am currently one of the Patrol Leaders of the troop. I am working towards Eagle Scout, the highest Boy Scouts rank.

When I graduate high school, I would like to attend college to study multimedia technology. I would like to work in the field of multimedia tech to include pursuing a career in game development .

An unhappy experience was the sudden death of a good friend of mine who died on the first day of school of heart complications.

School has been a struggle to me. But I know I must do what I have to do in order to do what I want to do.