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girl has some potential.’ ”

When King began hearing rumors about Quintero’s behavior, King sat her down for a serious talk, hoping she could make Quintero see that she needed to make a change if she wanted to be successful.

That was just the intervention Quintero needed.

“For a teacher to tell you that they’ve noticed that, that they’ve heard rumors, and to talk to you about it, that was a big deal,” Quintero says, her eyes welling up with tears at the memory.

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“I just burst out crying and said, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing with my life.’ I don’t know what it was about that discussion, but it only took one time.”

Quintero knew she needed to work harder if she wanted to succeed. Plus, she had to make good grades in order to dance with the Sweethearts at football games. Then she became an officer, which was a huge personal accomplishment. It also helped sharpen her natural leadership skills.

“She has these moments of complete abandonment, but also complete control,” King says. “There are a lot of layers to Abby, and it’s going to be fun to see where she goes in life. She has a good work ethic. She looks at what she wants and knows what it’s going to take to get there, but she wants it. She wants to do well.”

Quintero applied for Steven F. Austin State University, where she wants to major in hospitality and tourism. She found out on her mother’s birthday that she was accepted.

“Getting into college is the hugest thing I’ve ever accomplished. All that hard work, getting into college — I cried. It was like, ‘I don’t have to worry about anything any more,’ ” Quintero says.