I am passionate about my children. Everything I do revolves around them. They are my life and the main reason I am in college. I want to make our lives better for the future and show them that you can overcome anything and still do what you aspire to do no matter what is thrown at you. I had to overcome getting pregnant at 15. I did so by graduating high school with honors as a junior, earning three associates degrees, and working hard to maintain a high GPA at UNK. My … [Read more...] about MY LOPER LIFE: Cooper balances role as young mother, first-generation student