Everyone needs to believe that there are people with the courage to do what is right no matter what the cost. We need to know the stories of these people so we can believe that each one of us is capable of the same courage. These are the stories of our heroes and what we have learned from looking at their lives.
Angel Heroes
Angelina Jolie
By: Angela from Poquoson
"If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do."
Princess Diana Spencer
By: Joy from Poquoson
“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”
Ty Pennington
By: Courtney from Poquoson
Artist Heroes
Adam Sandler
By: Taylor from Poquoson
Bob Marley
By: Anastasia from Poquoson
Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.
Christopher Boykin
By: Joseph from Poquoson
Do work, son!
Chuck Norris
By: Jacob from Poquoson
Dwayne Johnson
By: Austin R from Poquoson
“Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures - I take that into life.”
Jackie Chan
By: Steven from Poqouson
Jackie Chan
By: Joe from Poquoson
Jackson Rathbone
By: Ashlee from Poquoson
Megan Denise Fox
By: Angela from Poquoson
Michael J. Fox
By: Jason from Poquoson
Will Smith
By: Joshua from Poquoson
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
Owen Wilson
By: Madison from Poquoson
Business Heroes
Bill Gates
By: Daniel from Poquoson
Paul Newman
By: Bobbie from Poquoson
A Hero is Generous, Kind, Adventurous and Loyal
Warren Buffett
By: Cooper from Poquoson
Freedom Heroes
John Adams
By: Alec from Poquoson
John F Kennedy
By: Tristin from Poquoson
Rosa Parks
By: Ginnie from Poquoson
I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
Robert E. Lee
By: Mitch from Poquoson
Heroes of Faith
Jesus
By: Zac from Poquoson
Jesus Christ
By: Daniel from Poquoson
"Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. Love others as well as you love yourself.”
Moses
By: Nathan from Poquoson
Let my people go.
Musician Heroes
Brad Paisley
By: Brittany from Poquoson
John Lennon
By: Collin from Poquoson
"All you need is love"
Michael Jackson
By: Brent from Poquoson
"The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.”
Natalie Grant
By: Georgia from Poquoson
Nick Jonas
By: Brianna from Poquoson
Ray Charles Robinson
By: Seth from Poquoson
Ryan Tedder
By: Jacob from Poquoson
Selena Gomez
By: Taylor from Poquoson
"Be yourself always, there's no one better."
Selena Gomez
By: Maggie from Poquoson
Taylor Alison Swift
By: Alexis from Poquoson
Usher Raymond
By: Micheal from Poquoson
Usher Raymond
By: Katlyn from Poquoson
Peacemaker Heroes
Martin Luther King Jr
By: Stephen from Poquoson
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Kylee from Poquoson
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
Science Heroes
Benjamin Franklin
By: Lela from Poquoson
Where liberty is, there is my country.
Galileo Galilei
By: Alexander from Poquoson
Sports Heroes
Albert Pujols
By: Jared from Poquoson
"You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day."
Albert Pujols
By: Brad from Poquoson
Bethany Hamilton
By: Tyler from Poquoson
Bethany Hamilton
By: Danny from Poquoson
Brett Favre
By: William from Poquoson
Daniel Negreanu
By: Cameron from Poquoson
Darrel Green
By: Isaiah from Poquoson
Derek Jeter
By: Autumn from Poquoson
Being a star isn’t just about hitting line drives. It’s about making the right choice.
Derek Jeter
By: John from Poquoson
"We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past."
Jerome Abram Bettis
By: Ethan from Poquoson
"We don't have to be as good as we were last year, ... It doesn't matter if we're 15-1 again - if we're 10-6 but we win the Super Bowl, that's a better season."
John Cena
By: Erik from Poquoson
"Trust me, I know where my heart is and my heart's right here. I'm going to keep doing everything because I love to do it, but I will never sacrifice my time between the ropes."-John Cena
Ladainian Tomlinson
By: Billy from Poquoson
“I am just a player trying to do what I'm told.”
Michael Jeffery Jordan
By: Ronald from Poquoson
Muhammad Ali
By: DJ from Poquoson
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
Paul Rodriguez. Jr
By: Gavin from Poquoson
Rob Dyrdek
By: C.J. from Poquoson
Rob Dyrdek
By: Dakota from Poquoson
Tim Tebow
By: Bryan from Poquoson
"You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated."
Tim Tebow
By: Logan from Poquoson
We believed as a team.
Tom Brady
By: Justin from Poquoson
Teacher Heroes
Ron Clark
By: Taylor J from Poquoson
Women Heroes
Debbye Turner
By: Callie from Poquoson
God created every one of us as incredibly special, unique individuals. He gave us each the ability to do something specific no other human being can do in the way we can.
Oprah Winfrey
By: Ashley from Poquoson
"I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process."
Poquoson Middle School