class of 2009 > caltha keja

Caltha Keja has a 6-month-old son named Khye BN Barrick.

"My child is my world," she says. "He has changed my life and I would never change it for anything."

The Florence Crittenton School helped to get all her high school credits completed. She was allowed to take classes online so she could keep up and keep an eye on her son.

Catha's plans for the future include becoming a massage therapist or a nurse. Her family would like to move into a new home and find good day care for her son. She is also looking for a good job.

Her advice: "No matter how hard it is to be a teen mom, just finish school and think about you and your child."