Fireside Scholarship Essay

1. Albert Einstein said, “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

I believe that children are my first priority and I will do my best to nurture the inherent gifts that each one brings and shares with me. I believe what greatly makes a difference in a child’s life is a teacher who cares about each child and who teaches from the heart to touch or challenge every aspect of a child’s personality, cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and cultural during his or her journey with me. I also believe that every child deserves the opportunity to learn, gain knowledge, and be educated. I will encourage the child to learn and develop at his or her own level. With the guidance, scaffolding, and learning, they will gain knowledge and explore the world in a safe

I’m applying for the AVID program due to the fact that I believe that I’m a hardworking student. I want to challenge myself so I can achieve the best I can be academically. I believe that this makes me an ideal addition to your program. I have been told by people that I’m well mannered, helpful, and that I follow directions.

I find myself in a daze of happiness as I realize what i'm on the brisk of accomplishing. Despite the screams of thousands of drunken women in their 20s in my ears and the cringe-worthy feeling of their sweaty bodies practically compressed on mine, I’m exuberant. Not only am I exuberant in this moment, but i’m also eternally grateful for being as small as I am, without it I probably would not have been able to maneuver myself into the front and center spot at the one direction concert and fulfilled my middle school heart’s biggest desire. To most people, this achievement would seem irrelevant and insignificant, however, If you ever told 12-year-old me that, I might’ve raised hell from beneath me. Now here’s where it all began;

I have earned a Legacy Scholarship for a number of reasons. I have attended schools in Mapleton since I was in preschool. Ever since then, I have loved going to school and have had many ambitions for myself. Because of that, I have always thought of myself as a precocious child. I believe I have had many responsibilities since I was young, and therefore making me very independent. For instance, my mom has worked nights for as long as I can remember. Because she would work nights, when I’d get home from school she would be on her way out for work. This meant that there was no one to tell me to do my homework or help me with it. Ever since I was in kindergarten I was a responsible and intelligent student and that has continued up to this date.

One particular activity that I feel has made a difference in the community is my participation in Mini-THON, a student-led philanthropic organization that raises money for research in pediatric cancer and benefits Four Diamonds and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. I have served as the Junior and Senior Co-Chair, or President, for the past two years, respectively. Each year, my responsibilities have expanded from simply attending meetings and contributing ideas for fundraisers, to actively coordinating meetings and organizing fundraisers with local businesses. For example, our club held our first annual “Teenie-THON” for elementary school students. We spent countless hours creating advertisements and permission slips for the participants.

Florida International University is an amazing school but affording it is not easy, especially due to my circumstances. My mother is a single mother of four children, me being the oldest, each child five to seven years apart. She is a certified nursing assistant and only has some college completed. My mom had to put her life on hold, sacrificing her education to take care of her children. She was not born in the United States, but in Haiti. After my aunt there is not much family that lives in the United States, instead they live in Haiti. This scholarship would be a blessing, having a positive impact on my education and life. Financially, it will help my pay for the schooling I need to accomplish my goals that I wish to pursue at Florida International University. This scholarship can really be the start to my future and my plans.

Please list your extracurricular activities: National Honor Society inducted Spring 2017, National English Honor Society (2016-present), Science National Honor Society (2016-present), Health Occupation Student Association, Student Ambassador and Freshman Seminar Leader (2016-2017). Volunteer at Alden Gardens of Waterford Assisted Living (July 2015-present), Completed 412 community service hours in last four years. Child Care provider for Crossroads Community Church every Sunday (August 2015-May 2017).

Since I was in the 10th grade, I knew I wanted to pursue my education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University for nursing. Furthermore, my first college visit on MVNYOU day confirmed my decision. I greatly treasure the close knit community and the Christian based morals. To get a head start on my journey, my sophomore year I applied and was accepted into the Career and Technology Education Center of Licking County for Clinical Care (C-TEC), a nursing based program. In the duration of my last two years of high school, instead of simply graduating with my diploma, I graduated with my STNA, CET, CPT, CPCT, and my CPhT. I have gained a knowledge of the basic fundamentals of nursing. I am an active member of many different clubs and organizations supporting

Upon graduation from high school with an above 4.0 GPA and a 28 ACT score, I received the Wildcat Excellence Scholarship from the University of Arizona in the amount of $6,000. Among the friendliness, location, and pristine medical reputation, this scholarship was a large reason why I proudly chose the U of A for my undergraduate studies, because without the financial aid there was diminutive chance of being able to afford a college education. During my first semester freshman year, I struggled with common ‘teenager problems’ (low-self esteem, peer pressure, etc.), but there was also an added weight: I graduated high school at the age of fifteen, and it was at that time I left home for university life. While academically, I seemed prepared enough for this challenge, emotionally I was still only barely sixteen,

I have been Anna Yamauchi’s best friend for about ten years. I sincerely believe that Anna is an ideal candidate for this years Stacy Cook Scholarship. I live in Chicago, IL which is Anna’s previous hometown. I knew that her love for the sport of skiing from the moment I first met her was so prominent, that nothing could get in the way of it. I recall weeknights, and weekends where she would drive hours to go to Wisconsin just to be able to participate on a small ski team. Her compassion for the sport is undeniable. After years of participating on this ski team in Wisconsin, Anna and her family packed up their bags and left for Truckee, California. Anna was willing to leave her friends, school and everything she knew to move across the

In recent years, Florida International University has been known to advocate and implement environmentally efficient solutions throughout its numerous campuses. The original home of FIU, the Modesto A. Maidique Campus was initially opened in 1969 with only a few buildings. As was typical of the time, most of the construction and systems in place were not environmentally conscious. Over the years, many buildings were added, and when it came time to create a new academic research building in February 2013, one of the goals was to try and obtain LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council by implementing a multitude of environmentally-responsible features.

For the last two years I have partaken in Catholic Heart Work camp mission trips. During my second mission trip I was inspired by the homily of resident chaplain, Father Geoffrey Rose, which was formed around the idea that life is not about yourself, but it is about helping others. Father Geoff’s homily has influenced me to pursue a career and lifestyle that involves helping people who are less fortunate. In the future I hope to parlay this idea into inspiring others of the message of the importance of community service.

For there to be a brighter future, the forging of a set of hardened ideals, conjured from the mind and will of the idealist, is a required necessity in a newly rising generation. But the possibility for the roads to glorious tomorrows, to be paved for those yet to come, lies solely at the dedication of an elite few. Though there is of course the need to make several much needed improvements, as a Roman Catholic I can see great potential in a group of like-minded young Catholics called “Fire of the Spirit.” Having been reorganized into its present state in early 2014, my personal observations regarding resulted in myself eventually joining in June of 2015. Essentially, I had reckoned that by applying my few years’ worth of experience in literary

Thank you for establishing the Josie Greco LaNasa Memorial Scholarship at Loyola University New Orleans. It is a huge honor and blessing that I have been chosen to receive such a scholarship.