At age 17, I encounter many circumstances in which I struggle with consistently. I am in several different organizations with prestigious leadership positions while being a full-time student and part-time employee. I'm in school from 8:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the evening; following this, I have mandatory 3-hour practices with another right after, and two more after that until I return home at 11:00 pm. While I am in various organizations, I'm faithful and dedicated to them all, which is tasking within itself. My biggest problem in life is time-management. I've always been labeled the "smart kid," yet I never felt it myself. I've always felt as though I could've done better, whatever the case was. This, in turn, brought my confidence down.
Currently, I still struggle with inconsistent confidence in myself and my abilities. Over my high school years, my motivation has decreased and my procrastination has increased. Thus, I'm prone to complete all of my tasks and responsibilities at the very last minute. Somehow, I get a thrill out of doing so when submitting things in at the very latest, and meet the deadlines. I'm aware that those are not very good habits, however they're things that hinder me from excelling that I do genuinely try to change and struggle to do so.
Though these are problems and factors of the mind, I also deal with physical elements. Financially, my family isn't very stable. For instance, I'm currently attending Thornton Township High School because my family does not have the funds to send me to a private school with better opportunities for education. Regardless, I don't count this as a setback, because I'm grateful to be at the school I'm at now. Yet, with this, comes being around individuals who don't particularly care for school. This hinders me because many times, class time is taken away to handle disruptive students. The learning environment includes off-task students and frustration. It's quite difficult paying attention in class when the person next to me has no remorse for their disruption or concern for another's interest in learning. Overall, my circumstances include problems formed by self, peers, and inevitability.
Regardless of all things mentioned above, I truly commend myself on my persistence and drive for success. My desire to be a music educator, sufficient saxophonist, singer, and cognitive psychologist all outweigh the hardships I endure. With limited time and mobility, I genuinely believe that my ability to maintain and balance everything out in some way is something to be considered significantly. Despite my work habits, I get things done and supersede requirements in the most self-effacing way.Not many are able to do all of the things I do while still being able to manage a life of their own.
I genuinely love the things I do, which is the reason I continue on. Of course my accomplishments and successes satisfy me, however, I gain true satisfaction from taking these blessing and gifts bestowed me, blessing and being of assistance unto the next person. I've learned that everything is not about me and I would never attempt to make it so.
On the whole, I assess myself as obtaining a humbled spirit, yet bold confidence that often times wavers. In spite of such an occurrence, I always find myself overcoming all trials and circumstances in which I can never forget. I'm grateful for the things I have and the person that I am, honestly. Through self-evaluation, I have found myself to be diligent in all aspects and areas of my life. I have come to the realization that my character is not defined by the things I say or the way I perceive myself to be, yet my character is reflective of my actions, and destiny is determined by what I do today coinciding with the mindset and I set to excel.
Current Whereabouts:
I am currently in to any and all things music-related. I enjoy performing whether I am singing or playing saxophone. More intriguingly, I'm heavily in to mentoring and tutoring young children. Inspiring and influencing young children gives me the drive needed to become a future music educator. I am also very heavily into evangelism and doing ministry work in the community. More recently, I've found that I enjoy event planning and decorating.
Personally, I would say that my "Claim to Fame" is my energetic spirit always desiring to inspire and encourage others. I've been told that my personality is equivalent to that of a flower, beautiful and significant. To me, I possess positive energy that I'm always looking forward to implementing on others. I aspire to inspire daily. The motivational factor behind this would be my relationship with God and how I strive daily to be more and more like Christ. The reason I fight so much to pursue joy within others is so that they, too, can realize their potential and purpose. All in all, I'd say that my "Claim to Fame" is serve and incite others.
Most Memorable Moment:
My most memorable college moments include everything with the marching band. Before I even got a taste of what college life was like for a "regular student," I went through band camp and was training to be a Marching Wildcat. My most memorable experiences involve traveling to different states for various competitions and performances with the band while also making some of the greatest friends ever. Because of band, I was able to meet some amazing people who I consider life-long friends. I've gained connections and a sense of self. Because of band, I've learned how to push through and manage effectively which allotted me the opportunity to obtain a 4.0 my very first semester of college.
Equally important, another most memorable moment in college was traveling and worshipping with the Wildcat Worship Team. Being a part of this organization has allowed me to grow spiritually and find out that there are other young people who truly have a desire to serve the Lord just as much as I do. By being on this team, I was able to travel to Tennessee for the Gospel Heritage which gave me the opportunity to meet and sing backup for some of my favorite gospel artists. It was truly an amazing experience that I'd re-do if I was given the chance.
My last most memorable moment in college was becoming a part of the Phenomenal Women in Higher Education Think Tank. Joining this organization has allowed me to meet several young ladies, all on different tracks, who come together for a common goal which is to empower. By being around these young ladies, I've become inspired and broken out of my shell a little more.
High School: Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL
class of 2017
Activities & Accomplishments:
Extracurricular Activities:
Band: Marching/Symphonic/Pep/Honor/Jazz/Ensemble (Drum Major & Section Leader)
National Honor Society (President)
Rho Kappa Honor Society (Secretary)
Senior Class
Best Memories:
My best high school memories involve being Drum Major in the marching band. It was an amazing experience to have fun traveling and performing in various places with my peers who enjoyed music just as much as I did. Being Drum Major was a humbling experience and a long with fun came double the amount of leadership needed. Being Drum Major gave me an opportunity to enhance an organization with my own creative ideas and ways.
Aside from the marching band, my most memorable moments would be staying up late at nights and rising up on early mornings to fill out college and scholarship applications with friends. It was an extremely difficult time period, yet my friends made it that much more exciting and encouraged me to push through. It was extremely motivating to watch my friends work hard for what they wanted in life. This is stayed with me even until this day. Because of those moments, I continue to push. I look back on late nights and early mornings to encourage me to strive and succeed.
Experience
I currently work with District 205
as Tutor/Saxophone Instructor
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