nicole bonham, 4w
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Nicole
Bonha
m4 WhiteMay 13,2012
I am Nicole Bonham. I was born
in Saint Joseph, MO on July 8,
1997. My mother and father are
Rhonda Bonham and Michael
Bonham Sr. I have one sibling.
His name is Michael Bonham
Jr. Me and him both go to
Benton High School. I will b
e
Graduating in the year of 2015.
At Benton I play tennis and
band. I have many frie
nds. My
life is not over so this biography
will be much longer. S
o, it will
continue.
!
!
! All Things don’t come naturally to me. Like
school it never comes naturally even still now. But,
outdoor activities or sports they do. I never really like
school subjects. I didn’t think I would ever use the
subjects I am learning. But me noticing that I don’t like
school all started back at Lake Contrary Elementary
School.
! Kindergarten was fine I could count and say my
ABC like all the other kids. First grade is where it got
hard. I had to start adding and doing number
sentences that I didn’t understand. I would get
homework that I didn’t know how to do. My mom
would try to help me but I did not understand what she
was trying to tell me. We would sit up at the kitchen
table after dinner to do my homework. And we would
stay up late into the night. Like way past my bedtime.
Some nights it would be 11 or 12 o’clock before my
mom would give up on me and tell me to got to bed.
And I usually would have cried by the end of the night
or was crying when I went to bed. I would be crying
because I let myself down but not just me my own
mother. I knew I was not like the other kids. I would
have to try harder. Bu, sometimes when I would try
harder I still couldn’t get it.
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! After first grade it didn’t get any easier all the
way up to fifth grade I took tutoring. Every other day I
would stay after school for an hour or two for help
even sometimes the help they were giving me really
wasn’t helping me. I still would come home confused.
And my mother kept on trying to help but she just
didn’t know how to help me anymore. My brother
thought he could help but I just got even more
frustrated. He was just like my mom. He thought the
same way. Then, my dad would come to help. He
would calm me down and try to help because he is like
me. But, he didn’t know how to explain it to me either.
! Some nights that my mom would stay up late
with me. I would go to bed but not fall asleep. I would
listen to my dad and my mom talk about holding me
back. I would cry because I knew I didn’t want to get
held back. I had friends and I thought if I were to get
held back I would get made fun of and laughed at by
the other kids because they were cruel.
A Struggle To Over Come
! Then, my sixth grade year came around. I
thought everything would be the same but it wasn’t. I
got a new teacher. She came from Kansas. Her name
was Mrs. Page. she is one of my favorites because
how she helped me so much. We started are math
session. And no body really knew how to do the math
she was giving us. She understood that we had to start
all the way back to the beginning. We would be timed
on addition and once we passed the we would move
on to subtraction, to multiplication then division. She
was teaching us memorize everything. She was
making things easier for me. After that year math really
has not been that hard.
! Spring Garden Middle School was quite easy. I
got past my math classes with a passing grade. I
would still struggle with some of the things my teacher
will teach me. Then, when it comes to the end of my
eighth grade year I had to pick my classes for Benton
High School year. I was going to pick all honors
because that is what my Advisor said to pick. But, my
parents did not think I should since I have been still
struggling. So, I choose the subjects that I was best at.
!
!
! But, even now at Benton High School I am still
struggling with my subjects. They are not hard to me
anymore like they use to. But, I know I have to work
harder then most kids. I know that I am different too.
And that is not a bad thing. I have to learn to live with
the struggles. I am given these because they make me
stronger and who I am.!
! ! By: Nicole Bonham
’Dad’s Side
Clayton Bonham
(Great Grandpa)Deceased
JoAnn Bonham
(Great Grandma)Deceased
John Goldizen
(Great Grandpa)Deceased
Mary Goldizen
(Great Grandma)Deceased
Scott BonhamSherry
Bonham
David Bonham
(Grandpa)
Rosemary Goldizen-Bonham
(Grandma)
13 Siblings
David Shaw(Uncle)
Angie Shaw(Aunt)
Chad ShawCody Shaw
Savannah ShawAbby Shaw
Debbie Woolery(Aunt)
Deceased
Heath BonhamCody BonhamAustin DilleySonny Dilley
Brain Bonham
Lilly Bonham
Michael Bonham Jr(Brother)
Nicole Bonham
(Me)
Michael Bonham
Sr(Dad)
Rhonda Helfery-Bonham(Mom)
Robert Helfery
Brittany HelferyBrandy Helfery
RobertHelfery(Uncle)
Roxie Helfery(Aunt)
Lindsey Helfery -
Wheeler
Matt Wheeler
Trinity Winiger
BrookelynWheeler
Crissy Carver
Destiny Carver
Scott Carver
Mickayla HelferyBarron Helfery
Rodney Helfery
(Uncle)
Kayle Helfery
Khole Michael
Bonham Jr(Brother)
Nicole Bonham
(Me)
Rhonda Helfery-Bonham(Mom)
Michael Bonham
Sr(Dad)
Jack HelferyLouse HelferyAlbert HelferyLarry Helfery
Robert Helfery(Grandpa)
Jean Asher-Helfery
(Grandma)
JoAnn Asher-Springs
Truman Asher Jr
Henry Helfery
(Great Grandpa)Deceased
Mary Carter-Helfery
(Great Grandma)Deceased
Lora Harper-Asher(Great Grandma)
Deceased
Truman Asher Sr(Great Grandpa)
Deceased
’Mom’s Side
The 10 Quotes I Live By
10. “ All our dreams can come true -
if we have the courage to pursue
them.” - Walt Disney
9. “We must be the change we want to
see.” - Mahatma Gandhi
8. “Do what you can, with what you
have, where you are.” - Theodore
Roosevelt
7. “It is better to be hated for what
you are then to be loved for
something your not.” - Andre Gide
6. “Competing in sports has taught me
that if I’m not willing to give 120
percent, somebody else will.” -
Ron Blomberg
5. “If you can imagine it, you can
create it. If you can dream it, you
can become it.” - William Arthur
Ward
4. “Don’t let what you can’t do stop
you from doing what you can do.” -
John Wooden
3. “Life is a Journey, not a
destination.” - Aerosmith
2. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is
a mystery. And Today? Today is a
gift. That’s why we call it the
present.” - Babatunde Olatunji
1. “Life is not about waiting for the
storms to pass... It’s about learning
how to dance in the rain.” - Vivian Greene
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/quotes-‐to-‐live-‐by.htmlhttp://www.allgreatquotes.com/life_quotes.shtml
If I were to go to Paris, France. I would want to stay there a whole week. I would go and see many famous places. Like the Eiffel Tower that was built in the 1889. And has over 1,652 steps. I also go to the Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc De Triomphe and Catacombs. I would also want to go shopping and do many other things.
http://www.francethisway.com/regions/parisiledefrance.php
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Description eye color - hazel Hair color - Brown Height - 5 ft. weight - 125 poundsSkin Color - white Birth Date - july 8, 1997
Wanted For Releasing Animals Out Of The Animal Shelter.
Last Seen at Sonic
Half A Million Dollars
I Want To Be A Vet.
Nicole’s MenuAppetizers
Chips and SalsaMozzarella
Cheese Sticks
Breakfast Sunny Side Up
EggsBacon
Hash-BrownsSausage
Soups/SaladsHomemade
SoupPotato Soup
SidesFrench Fries/Curly Fries
Spicy DoritosMash Potatoes
DrinksSweet TeaDiet Pepsi
Orange Juice
DesertChocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate ShakeBanana Nut Bread
Dinner3 Tacos
2 EnchiladasGrilled Hamburger w/ BQ
SauceFried Chicken
LunchHot Dog
Bologna & Tomato Sandwich
Roman Noodles Chicken