Millers Character Overshadows Mistake
It takes a big man to admit when they’ve made a mistake.
For Jeremy Miller, only a couple of weeks beyond his fifteenth birthday, he proved the quality of his character even beyond the size of his impact on the basketball floor.
A six-foot-nine big man with mobility, athleticism, and soft touch, Miller has not only distinguished himself in local New England circles, but he’s also earned national recognition in just his first year of high school basketball.
Miller was slated to transfer to Northfield Mount Hermon next year and repeat his freshman year, but his offer of admission was rescinded after he failed to maintain the designated grade point average in the spring semester at Milton High School.
For Miller and his family the disappointment should be overshadowed only by the grace that he has shown in the face of this challenge.
While most youngsters of similar talent, and their families for that matter, would have a sense of entitlement about being admitted into a top academic prep school and likely be irate to see their acceptance rescinded, Miller has been just the opposite.
He took it upon himself to post the news on his Facebook page, admit his mistake, and promise to learn from the experience.
“I’m not goin to NMH right now cuz I took it for granted and did not do what I was supposed to do,” he wrote. “…I have no one to point the finger at but me.”
“I have to take this experience and grow,” he continued, “to dedicate myself to whatever I do, and most importantly to my academics, and secondly to the sport that I love.”
His final words are arguably his most impressive as he seeks to be an example for others who may be in a similar situation: “I’ve learned my lesson and hopefully you won’t make the same mistake as I made.”
Exactly where Miller ends up going to school in a few weeks is still undecided. With his talent, he will certainly have plenty of options, even at this date.
Far more important than what uniform he ends up wearing next year though, is the lesson that Jeremy Miller has learned along the way, and what the rest of us have learned about Jeremy Miller and the type of young man that he is.
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