Cyhs Application Essay Sample

Throughout my life I have had a plethora of different experiences working with children, adolescents, and teens with disabilities. I have been able to work, coach, and mentor peers through academics, sports, and different organizations involving children and adults with disabilities. My younger brother Morgan is 16 and has Down syndrome. Once Morgan was born my parents became very involved in the disability community. With my parents being so active within the community, this provided me with many opportunities for me to volunteer and work with peers of various abilities.

I was pleasantly surprised when I received my letter informing me that I was eligible to be part of the NJHS. Once I looked it over and saw that there was an essay part of the application, I thought it would be difficult to “brag” about myself considering I’m just a normal twelve year old who likes to sing, swim, and ride horses. While I was thinking about what I do to be an active part of the student body of Schindewolf Intermediate, it became a little less difficult to picture.

Since I was fifteen I have always been drawn to answering important questions, engaging in meaningful discussions, and touching lives in intentional and personal ways. My favourite thing to do is disciple; engage in authentic conversations about life, relationships, and Jesus through a mixture of counseling, mentoring, and teaching. I have been intrigued by philosophy and theology since high school. Since then I did my undergraduate degree at Summit Pacific College, close to where I live so that I could help my family build our new house, while preparing to impact my world for Christ. At Summit, I earned a BA in Religion, with a major in Biblical Theology. In this major I took exegetical coursework, first year Hebrew and Greek, and was prepared for Graduate studies with a thesis course.

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When I first started high school, I thought it would be like High School Musical. The hallways and the cafeteria would be full of students full of energy, just singing and dancing. Uniquely, Cypress Lakes did reflect off that hyperactive kind of energy with the morning announcements spreading our contagious school spirit which lead me to join red poet society and TAFE (Texas Association for Future Educators,) and FFA. Out of the three

"When you get into HCC, you're going to think, ‘Hey, it's just a community college'. You just go to your class — that's all — and then get out. No! It's not. You have got to participate. You got to go to organizations, you go to clubs. There are so many opportunities," said Nga Phan about HCC's student life, "So just look around, befriend students, befriend your professor, be in clubs. There are a lot of opportunities here....don't just go to school and go home — that's not how students are supposed to do [school]."

I fell in love with politics at the age of 10, the year was 2004, and I liked John Kerry because he shared my name. I also supported him because my father, at the time, was supporting George W. Bush and I was a rather antagonistic child. Over time I’ve certainly become more nuanced in the candidates I support, but that year began a lifetime journey into a field that is ever changing, ever competitive, and that impacts so many lives.

I am writing to express my interest in serving as a course developer for the College of Health and Human Services at Penn State. I have been developing and teaching courses online since 2005 and have held academic appointments at the University of Pittsburgh, Wayne State University and Virginia Tech. University. I am certified in instructional design through Indiana University and my areas of specialization are social psychology, human development, health and wellness and multi-cultural education.

Even in my youth, I was concerned about the environment and humanity’s impact upon it. That concern developed into an ardent passion to fix or mitigate the issues we are bringing to our world. Thus my resolution to become an environmental engineer was born. However, most schools do not offer this program, and it has considerably narrowed my options. My search has led me to Rensselaer, the first college to establish an accredited Environmental Engineering program. While visiting Rensselaer, I spoke with an environmental engineer major, and she described her research and internship experiences. She specifically mentioned class lessons devoted to water quality. I have been doing research on this topic for the past two years and find it fascinating. Therefore, I was glad to see that I could use class instruction to build upon my prior knowledge. During

I am a sixteen-year-old black boy born to two uneducated disabled Haitian immigrants, living in a house of three, family of 12, well below the poverty line. I am a product of my environment. Everything that I think, see or say today has been directly proportional to the people and experiences I have had yesterday. The mentality of success or failure has been ingrained in my mind since birth and has been the primary catalyst for my hardy work ethic. I live in Orlando and attend a predominately caucasian school on a magnet program waiver. The school I am supposed to attend does not have the support necessary to make students successful; it is, unfortunately, a stereotypical impoverished school, where many students and faculty settle for the bare minimum. I am one of only thirty remaining scholars in the William R. Boone High School Law Magnet. I maintain a 5.03 weighted GPA and am in the top 1% of my class. I thank my formal education for providing me with the ability to function in modern society; it is my informal education, the product of my background, that has provided me with the form/direction in life.

I would be a great candidate for an officer of NJHS because I know how to stay organized and on task, I can communicate my ideas to others effectively, and I have great leadership skills. For example, in 6th grade, my friends and I volunteered during an 8th grade lunch hour to sell lemonade for a charity called Alex’s Lemonade Stand, which is a foundation for childhood cancer. Even though the 8th graders were extremely loud and distracting, and often tried to get lemonade for free, my friends and I stayed on task. As a result, we sold so much lemonade that we ended up having to refill the 5-gallon tank of lemonade before the lunch hour was over. Had we not been able to stay focused on selling lemonade, we could have easily forgotten orders

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?” This quote bounced around my mind while at my first service event through HOSA at the Biosciences and Medicine Academy at Francis Tuttle. It was dawn and the sun had not yet poked any rays, yet me and a group of fifteen students were already hard at work tying up signs and arranging fruit. This experience was memorable not only because of the enjoyment I had, but because it allowed me to gain a desire for engaging in volunteering opportunities and also realize that through HOSA, I can gain improved communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Byron High School has been a great place for me to grow and complete my high school education. With it’s wonderful staff and positive learning environment this school has helped me reach my highest potential. I believe with the education I have rechieved I will be able to reach my goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher.

One of my top battles with being very involved in many activities inside and outside school was becoming complacent. I constantly fought the urge to settle with either my grades, sports, or clubs. However, looking back at my high school career, I feel as though my grades show for themselves my hard work, that my community service hours speak for my involvement in clubs, and that my dedication and hard work in athletics show that I won the war against complacency. I have so much gratitude for Wilmington High School and the education I received here. Teachers have gone above and beyond to help us understand and truly learn the subjects we studied. Additionally, the staff at Wilmington High School has also taught me how to be a good leader and a thoughtful person. The attributes that I have been taught will help me beyond my education and into my future and field of work. I challenged myself with extra-curriculars, athletics, and honors classes knowing, that the courses I will take in college will be extremely

RHS is exciting because students get to be involved in many things, we get to meet new students and we have amazing school spirit.