Rantoul teen already has joined National Guard with college plans

RANTOUL – When Sarita Taylor arrived at Rantoul Township High School as a freshman, she decided to leave behind her past attitude problems.

But her freshman year was rocky. She had emergency surgery, missed a month of school and had to struggle to get her grades up to her own standards. She wore only black. She struggled to find common ground with her classmates.

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