When the idea of a role model comes to mind, the majority of adolescents consider people like Martin Luther King or Mother Theresa. But some appreciate a person who has personally affected their lives, someone who not only showed them the person they wanted to be, but helped them become it.

Someone like senior Glenn Adams.

As the secretary of 5000 Role Models, Glenn sees the world through a different perspective; he strives to not only be satisfied with himself but to please those around him.

“It’s an opportunity to better myself and make a difference. I love helping young boys become men and just being a role model to others in general,” he said.

Glenn is a devoted member who believes that everyone deserves a chance at life.

“We visit places like jailhouses to teach the people there that this is not the role they should take. That though this is what the world sees, we don’t want to follow that. We don’t want to end up in jail or like people that are on the streets. We want to be better then them,” Glenn said, “The goal is to get somewhere. We just really want them to be successful.”

Glenn has acquired a handful of successes himself, including 5000 Role Models’ winning Panther Prowl skit.

“I was really excited after we found out we won first place, it made us feel like we achieved something great,” Glenn said.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck last year when Glenn’s mom was diagnosed with brain cancer. But instead of allowing the situation to make him weak, Glenn proved himself to be even more of an influential character.

“I realized I needed to straighten up to make her proud, so ever since then I have been a changed man,” Glenn said, “I have straight A’s and B’s, and I’m doing my best.”

Obviously this has worked, because while his journey at Palmetto will be ending after this year, Glenn is enthusiastic about being accepted into Howard University, where he plans to major in accounting and hopefully change lives over there like he has for a copious amount of people here.