Statement Of Purpose: Youth Conservation Corps

All during my middle to late teenage years I was involved in the politics of our city. My hometown was small, so there were many opportunities for youth to participate in events. From attending city council meetings that were held twice a month, I learned how I could actually become involved in the legislation process. By getting involved, I, along with some other members of the town, were able to pass a local ordinance, and I was also involved in the process of passing Utah Senate Bill 60, which became a law in March of 2015. Getting involved in the law making process taught me not just about the actual process of passing a law, but also about how normal citizens can and should take part of the legislative process. It also contributed to my desire to continue working with government and the

During my high school career, I have participated in a large majority of the clubs available to me, and held officer positions in most of them as well. In both the National Honor Society and Medical Connections Clubs I am a member of two and four years respectively, and was elected treasurer of both for the 2017-2018 school year. National Honor Society has also given me many community service opportunities, including helping with the Night to Shine organization and a volunteering at a local nursing home.

I’ve learned to participate in a community-geared atmosphere to enhance problem solving skills. I’ve realized JROTC’s values of service and teamwork were applicable outside of high school. I’ve accepted the fact that my individuality that has potential of improving my country. With those learned facts, I was given the ability to contribute to my community and feel motivated to better myself and those around me in ways unimaginable. All of this is done with the assistance of JROTC implementing citizenship skills into their core

Throughout my high school career I have participated in many activities and been awarded many great honors. As a member of my high school color guard, I have led as co-captian and captain for four years, traveling across the country to compete. Beta Club has given me the opportunity to serve my local community and create a service project to reach the globe. I was asked to lead the volunteers at my church for the early service in the children's ministry area my sophomore year and I continue to serve in this position. During my junior year I was acknowledged as a junior marshal, a Wofford Scholar, and a Presbyterian College Scholar.

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I’ve taken rigorous courses in areas that challenge me and stimulate my mind. My favorite classes have been the one’s that challenge me the most, like AP World History, AP US History, and AP European History. One of my most meaningful academic achievements was getting the highest possible score on the AP US History exam. My love for history gave birth to my interest in politics and law. For the past two years I’ve been a delegate at the North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly. This opportunity allowed me to debate and discuss politics with other young people. But what really merged my passion with history and politics together was representing North Carolina at the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington D.C. in June 2016. During this week long experience I was able to tour our nation’s capital and met with U.S. Representatives and Senators. I’ve always worked hard to succeed in my endeavors because I want my hard work to make the Hispanic community proud and inspire other young

I have always been interested in public service and how to help those in my community. In second grade, I became the representative for my class and it gave me a good appreciation for representing others. Later in Boy Scouts, I interviewed Penny Pink who had been appointed to the City Council and thought the position sounded really interesting. I am currently enrolled at Idaho State University for a Master’s degree in Public Administration and have come to believe that public service is essential for community growth and stability.

Over the past two years (2014-2016) I have participated in the National Junior Honors Society. As a member, I commit to completing community service and to learning among my peers in order to develop into a superior leader. I have taken part in activities such as fundraisers, team building activities, and several forms of community services such as working in a soup kitchen, daycares and organizing social events. Recently, I volunteered for a week as a vendor at a temple in Tacoma, raising money for the establishment during the Cambodian New Year festival.

However, I looked back to actually reflect what could make me happy in life and realized I did not need to go far in foreign countries to make a difference in the world. This realization hit me when my environmental science teacher suggested the class to volunteer and help plant a prairie by the Telge science center. Automatically, I was hooked. I brought my sisters along and planted near the science center where the district placed FFA livestock shows. Incidentally, I was surprised to make a difference to a place I was familiar to and all I had to do was open myself to helping others. As an agricultural teacher, I could continue learning over the several breeds of livestock, modern technology, beneficial insects and plants within the environment, because the proximity of nature will always be around me. I didn’t even need to leave the state or even the district to make scientific and environmental

The program that was needed in Florida was the Civilian conservation corps (CCC). It was needed because there were many young men in Florida that were unemployed and this allowed them to receive a job.

Nothing short of tragedy struck America in the 1930s. When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, unemployment rates had reached a staggering 25% (DeGrace). With over 13 million Americans void of both work and hope, the necessity of government intervention became evident (DeGrace). The New Deal, a legislation encompassing various relief, reform, and recovery programs, was Roosevelt’s proposed method of revival. One of the first, and perhaps the most well-known, agencies, was the Emergency Conservation Work Act (ECW), which would later become the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) (CCC Brief History). Through this organization, Roosevelt aimed to assuage impacts of The Great Depression beyond simply its detriment to economic prosperity. Ultimately, he prevailed in doing so. The Civilian Conservation Corps, having aroused incredible public support, was an extremely effective agency due to its success in granting Americans economic, environmental, and spiritual relief that would prosper throughout its undying legacy.

Through my parent’s tireless efforts, I was able to attend a Catholic High School. I am so thankful for the countless sacrifices my parents made on my behalf to attend this school. Catholic High School allowed me the opportunity to participate in activities such as mock trial, the student council where I served as Vice President, and in the Key (Kiwanis) Club where I served as Treasurer and President. These opportunities helped form my interest in politics as well as law. I always knew that public service was the route I could use to help make change in the country.

As I left my freshman and sophomore year behind me and approached my junior and senior year, I began thinking about my senior project and what I want to do, not what’s easy or would take the least amount of effort and time. My first idea was to job shadow my dad because I liked working with him, but I thought about it and didn’t want to do it 100%. My next idea was what I want to do for community service, and of course, I think back to my first experience with community service, which was helping others. I wanted to volunteer at a foster home because that’s first-hand experience of being around less fortunate kids and gaining knowledge of what a Social Worker does, however there wasn’t anything available within the time range I needed it to be. The next best thing was volunteering at a Boys & Girls Club. Yes, I still help children who need it, but I wasn’t able to be around a Social Worker like I hoped. It was still a good

My junior year, I began to consider other options for my future. In high school I loved working with others and giving back, and I was very involved with multiple organizations that benefitted the community. I worked as a student council representative, a peer leader for a group of freshman, and a member of the Tri-town council, an organization of volunteers that worked for the community.

Working with nonprofit agencies and AmeriCorp V.I.S.T.A. (Volunteer in Service to America), I had the opportunity to learn firsthand at the efforts given within agencies to service the environment and the public by making changes, and implementing reforms on different issues. I found I have a passion for people, legal policies, compliances, and I am very good as a spokes person, or advocate speaking on change. During the time when I was facilitating as a General Education Development instructor for