Personal Narrative: The Boy Scout Law

“Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, reverent.” Every Tuesday night for the past seven years, I have repeated these twelve words at the Chopmist Hill Fire Station. To some, these words are only a string of random adjectives - but to me, this “string of adjectives” is a way of life - a way to live a life of character, integrity, and leadership. The Boy Scout Law has ultimately guided me throughout my life during class, after school, at work, home, and beyond.

While shooting bows and arrows during Scouting events can truly be fun (trust me, it really is!), I have broadened my knowledge in a wide variety of subjects through Scouting - whether it is to cook the perfect sunny-side up

I teach and enable younger scouts when they move up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. When I am not at a troop meeting helping these younger Scouts, I am challenging myself with difficult classes at school. I spend many hours after school being involved with many organizations and extra-curricular activities. Some of these classes include I am currently taking AP Chemistry, Wind Ensemble, and AP Modern European History. These are the three classes that I enjoy the most. I can say with certainty that throughout my life, I have been obsessed with the three subjects: science, music, and history. While these subjects are loosely related, I have a strong passion with all three of them - I plan on continuing my studying of these subjects at the University of Rhode Island as a Chemistry and Forensic Science major, with a minor in political science. Throughout college, I plan to continue playing my oboe. I want to live a life where I can help others. I want to use my knowledge of the sciences in order to right the wrongs of the world - to discover who committed a crime, and serve justice to those who deserve it. I would love to research and help those around me. I am even thinking of potentially running for a position in my town’s legislative council. However, no matter what job I receive, or what I become, I will always continue making my music, for it is what keeps me sane and alive. For without science, history, and music, I would not be the person I am