User:Romelo Davis/Rawdon Smith

Rawdon Smith- 20 yrs old, basketball player and aspirin artist who writes his own poems & songs. Let me tell u about him.....

It all started on October 31, 1988 @ Smyth County Hospital in Marion, Va. Within the next 5 yrs of my life he lived in Columbus, OH, Chilhowie, VA, and Rural Retreat, VA. From ages (6-17 and a half) he lived in Wytheville, VA. As a kid, to go from fast paced city life to more of a sub-burb country town. Took some time for Rawdon to adjust to say the least.

Since kindergarden, he had been accused of damn near everything you can be in school without hard evidence or proof. This caused him to react the only way he knew how. From that point on. Rawdon was labeled a trouble maker, menace, class clown, worthless and lazy, that was from his classmates and teachers.

By 9th grade (04-05,) he was suspended 5 days for "Hitting another student", he tried out 4 the high school basketball team, made the team & played 9 games before grades got him cut. 10th grade, got kicked out of school (March 21, 06) and was charged with assault and battery (May 5, 06).

So, rawdon moved to Bristol, VA. For the 1st 6 months down here he'd enjoy life and having fun. But, realized the life he was living wasn't for him. From April 24,07-January 23,08,he attended Mount Rogers Regionial Adult Education Program. after completion he was a high school graduate with his G.E.D. Rawdon also enrolled at Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon, VA. He'll be attending Milligan College in the fall to play basketball.