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=Ellen Ochoa= Ellen Ochoa is a very perservering person. You might know her from adventures in space. Though you probably don`t know the other challenges that Ellen Ochoa faced. She showed perserverance by staying strong when her dad left the family, overcoming the challenges of taking the hard math classes, and the difficulties of traveling into space.

One challenge that Ellen Ochoa faced was her dad leaving the family. He left when Ellen was in junior high. Though Ellen`s mother continued to encourage her and her siblings to do well in school and in life. Later in school she learned to play the flute. She even won the San Diego spelling bee!

Ellen Ochoa also overcame the challenges of taking the hard math classes. When Ellen was in school the girls were not encouraged to take the hard math classes. Though that did not stop Ellen from taking them. She was named class valedictorian. Ellen went on to get her master degree of science and doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford Univiersity.

Ellen Ochoa even overcame the difficulties of being an astronaut. She applied to NASA to become an astronaut becasuse most of her friends were. After her training, she went into space on the shuttle Discovery for nine days. She was named the first hispanic woman to travel into space.

Ellen Ochoa overcame alot. Her dad leaving, challeging math classes, and her adventures in space. Ellen Ochoa will always be remembered.

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