A Little About Myself

My name is Jamesia Leonard and I would like to share a little information on my life and how I got to this day. It all started as a thought that my mom and dad had of creating something beautiful, well, I’ll fast forward a little. I was born in a small town called Jonesboro-Hodge, Louisiana. Very small and quaint place, Jonesboro was a nice place to grow up in. As time progressed, different things in my life started to happen and before you knew it, my mother and I packed up and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, home of the mighty Ragun Cajuns.

Once we were established in Lafayette I began to meet a lot of people as well as friends. I attended Northside High School were I took a turn for the better. In high school you learn many things and go through many experiences and this is exactly what I did. My freshman year I didn’t take part in to many things, I decided to look around and observe my environment to see what was most fit for me. My sophomore year I took part in softball, track, participated in the band got involved with student council and many other organizations. I slowly took notice in the fact that I could do anything that I put my mind to. Even though this wonderful high school offered many things to do, I felt that I wasn’t apart of the best thing.

 The Northside High School Drill S.Q.U.A.D was the best organization that existed on this campus. The purpose of The Drill S.Q.U.A.D was to create strong and unique individuals through the art of stepping. I decided to tryout and to my surprise I didn’t make it. This taught me that everything in life is as easy as I thought but never give up. Later on in the year I decided to tryout again and I made it. As time passed this organization taught me many lessons and introduced me to new things in life. Through the Drill S.Q.U.A.D, I discovered my talent in speaking and became the sergeant of this organization. The responsibilities it carried was to speak on behalf of every member as well as my high school. Unfortunately, every good thing must come to an end and I had to graduate.

I decided to attend Grambling State University and after major thinking thought Mass Communication was the major for me. Just like my first year in college I decided to learn a little about everything before I indulged myself into everything. Black Dynasty Modeling Troup was something that I had to be involved in because it was something that seemed natural to me. My second semester a crossed and became a member of the Society of Distinguished Black Women. Although I was going through the transition from high school to college I still maintained a 3.8 grade point average.

Here I am today, a first semester sophomore involved and taking charge. I am not only a member of Black Dynast but I now am the walk tech of this organization and I play a vital role in the intake process. I’m still a member of The Society of Distinguished Black Women serving as the chair of the strut team, which is something I look forward to. I am currently the sophomore class president and a member of the Student Government Association. As you can see, I haven’t changed much as far as becoming in involved.

I haven’t quite decided what it is exactly in life that I want to do but I know that God has a plan for me. What ever my career maybe, I want it to involve interaction with people and the community. My career will help, serve and represent what ever the cause maybe that I choose to represent. I know that through God anything is possible and that I can do all things through Christ. Mass Communication is the major that is going to steer me in the right direction. My focus is Public Relations to use my talent in speaking to slowly make the world a better place.