Friday nights during the fall season are what every high school football player looks forward to. After a long week of being yelled at, running hills, and practicing, all any high school football player wants to do is run out of the tunnel with the crowd screaming your name and gear up for a football game. However, I was not a Varsity player during the 2017-17 season. I played only Junior Varsity which was nowhere near the same as Varsity football. I played on Monday nights and only about thirty
stereotype. Growing up, I despised the thought of moving away to where it would take me out of the school system that I grew up with. The irony being; I later moved away from the state I was born and raised in. The obstacles leading up to that move and the outcomes that occurred afterwards had allow me to grow as a person. Every family has its flaws because no family is perfect. However, when you're looking through the eyes of a child, you don't label them as "flaws" right away. Therefore, they become
I hope to demonstrate through this part of the application that I am a worthy candidate for your 2016 scholarship. Throughout my high school and college careers I have been a dedicated student-athlete as well as an involved community member. I played four years of baseball at Broadneck High School including three years on varsity. I also played junior varsity football my freshman year and due to injuries, I moved to managing the varsity football team for three years. My athletic achievements include
In high school, students are always told they need to take advantage of their four short years there by getting involved in as many clubs as possible, playing many sports, and enrolling in all of the advanced level classes offered at their school. At most high schools, Advanced Placement (AP) classes are what are recommended to most accelerated students looking ahead to start college as early as they can. However, what students are not told is that the average passing rate for AP exams is 55.74%
Eventually, as time moves forward, people grow sick or get diseases. Technology will continue to advance and continue to help how people are taken care of. Over time, as technology grows, nursing will become easier; although, it will never vanish because of the need for people to be taken care of. Being a junior in high school, it is becoming very important that I start to make decisions as far as my career. My decision will affect my life many years after high school. Recently, I have conducted
and provides a sense of comfort. I look over at my sister and we head over to an empty basketball hoop. We start to shoot around, preparing for the tryouts that are moments away from starting. Go back a couple months and school has just gotten out on May 24, 2014. It was the end of my years in middle school. I could finally relax without the stress of homework or tests. It was now nine o 'clock at night. My mom entered the room. The living room floor squeaked with every step she took toward
Living alone, away from home is a challenge millions of students have to undergo each year across the globe. It is like starting kindergarten again. You are entering a new place, with new people, starting a new phase of your life. After being separated form your parents, some may cry, others will run with joy at the taste of independence. However, as hard as it may be for some to admit it, they will miss their family and previous way of living. This is why finding the right college is so important
After searching through the ASVAB Career Exploration and looking at Career Cruising, they both pointed to a career in the medical field, specifically the direction of nursing. The opportunity to take the ASVAB test was provided by the school and upon completing it and going onto the ASVAB program website I took the FYI (find your interests) test. My interest code was ECS which stands for enterprising
years of high school can greatly impact one’s life. High school ,for many people, is a time to mature physically and mentally. Many find out who they are as a person and maybe who they want to become. High school teaches life lessons that can not be taught anywhere else and that people would not want to be taught later in life. I started high school as an anxious freshman and transformed into a confident senior in four short years. Freshman year started, and my bad attitude towards school continued
sister and I were excited, nervous and eager all at the same time because, Not were we going to live with our Dad who had been away from us for over 10 years, but also to live in the U.S. I knew everything for me was about to change. I started middle school 7th grade. I spoke English well, but my advisor thought I would benefit tremendously by being in an English as a Second language class. Not only did I make great friends in that class, but it also taught methe basics of strict English grammar. I began