My Pursuit Of Purpose: Pursuing A Degree In High School

Growing up, I have been an individual who has pushed myself beyond the minimum requirements in order to succeed. In high school I excelled in both academics and athletics. I graduated in the top 10% of my class and lettered in hockey and tennis my sophomore, junior, and senior year. I worked hard and put in extra time in order to set myself apart from others. Succeeding in both school and athletics made me a responsible, reliable, and an organized individual. These experiences made me a versatile individual and have given me a work ethic that has benefited me with my academics in college and with my work and volunteer experiences.

I am truly dedicated to my school work and put a great deal of effort into all my classes and organizations. I keep my grades to A's and B's while I strive for A honor roll. My goal is to do the accomplish the most outstanding work I can achieve. With all my hard work I earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the President's Education Awards Program.

As my high school career ends, I notice increasingly how much life that I have yet to live and the opportunities available to me in the years ahead. The past four years have been great preparation for my future endeavors, but college is the path leading to my full potential. In order to reach the end of this path, I utilize my most valuable trait—determination—to set short and long-term goals and achieve them. It is with this “can do” spirit—like the one my grandpa, a former Navy Seabee, evinces through his stories—that I have set my personal goals: to volunteer my time in service to others, further develop leadership skills through experiential learning, and excel at my school work no matter how challenging it may seem. Though these may

Ever since my elementary years, I have taken my education and the work I do seriously. My dedication to the qualities of scholarship, character, leadership, and service have helped me during my high school experience as high school was a eye-opener for a young girl with big dreams. A quote that is to mind when I think about what dedication to scholarship and character means to me is one by St. Jerome; “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.” I have always gone past the point that is the best I can do in my academics accomplishments, building my character, being a leader, and helping others. I take pride in the fact that I work hard, push myself, and excel

Throughout my three years at Barnegat High School I have strived to be a respectful, responsible and influential student and athlete. I have worked hard to stand out among my peers, be dedicated to everything I do, work towards achieving my personal goals and positively influence those around me. As an individual and a young adult, I believe it is the responsibility of younger generations to work towards being the best version of ourselves we can possibly be and positively contribute to others and our community. Overall, I aspire to be a well rounded individual and character that demonstrates the qualities of respect, citizenship, and responsibility.

Throughout my entire life I have always sought to be the best version of myself that I can be. I believe that through hard work and dedication anything is accomplishable. From being the valedictorian and starting quarterback at my middle school, my love for academics and sports has motivated me to stay focused in my high school career and onwards.

I come from a loving and supportive family that has always encouraged me to work hard and if I do, I will be able to achieve anything I desire. I was taught to reach for the stars and to pursue my dreams. I am a true believer in setting goals, staying focused, and being persistent to achieve all I aspire: to be a CTO or CIO in corporate America.

My goals for after high school, is to got to Greenville Tech. I have different ideas of what I want to do for my career. I have a lot of plans after high school career-wise. My goal for sure, is to finish college, but there is so much to study,

I have a struggle in my life that is keeping me from achieving my goals. This struggle has hindered me from moving forward further in my life towards success. My particular struggle was not having my high school diploma, and without a diploma I was not where I wanted to be in my life . Nevertheless, something so simple as not passing a math test has hindered me from receiving a high school diploma.From that point on I was not where I wanted to be and I worked as a security for about a year. Then I moved on to working as a bus driver for the Broward County School board for eight years . During that time , my first child had now graduated from high school and earned his diploma . My daughter is a honor student who has a good grade point average

Although I work hard to live, I work just as hard to prepare myself for the next phase of my life, attending the University of Oregon. During my travels, I realized the potential tremendous opportunity I could acquire if I applied myself to the best of my ability. At that instant, I was hell bent on improving my life and that of my planet through education. Staying after school every day for two hours, staying on top of massive schoolwork and taking advanced courses like Physics and AP classes has been my routine. I have sacrificed parties, video games, dances and “regular” teenage activities to reach towards my goal of being the first in my family to go to college. I am persistent and full of stamina. I will reach my goals. I will become someone who really makes a difference on our

Education is something that is often taken for granted. The pursuit of learning is not always met with energy and excitement and I have understood the challenges that school can bring. The challenging parts of school, however, are necessary to personal growth. Throughout my years of schooling through middle school and through high school I noticed how I would sometimes have to push myself harder than other people to be on the same level as others, and would often become frustrated in my efforts. As I have graduated and aspire to become a doctor, I have realized how important frustration and struggle is to education.

I was always dedicated to my dream since my years in High school. My achievements in high school were the reason I got as far I did. Like my achievement of completing all four years of the Culinary program.

I made a promise to myself as an elementary school student, to commit to good grades, study habits, and focusing on the curriculum that would assist me in college. I held firm to that commitment by maintaining my grade point average and challenging myself to upper level classes. During this time, I have focused wholeheartedly on becoming a scholar that my family as well as my peers could be proud of.

Understanding where I have come from and how blessed I have been to have an opportunity to attend college is what drives me to excel academically. It is also what makes me feel I must give back.

Throughout my life, I’ve realized my definition of success has been through achieving my goals to serve others and ultimately never stop learning. My work ethic and character traits have contributed to reaching my goals in high school and will prepare me for the future.