“Receiving the Dr. H. Preston Herring memorial scholarship was not only helpful
My father had made some bad business deals and lost all of the family's money. When I was two years old, my dad went to debtor's prison. A few years later my dad went to the West Indies and never returned. Becoming a soldier, since my family didn't have any money, I saw the military as a great way to get a free education and to have a career. I entered the West Point Military Academy at the age of 18 and graduated in 1829 near the top of the class.
I am writing to thank you for generosity for HCZ Endowed scholarship. By me receiving this scholarship, you have helped enlighten some of my financial situation to help me continue my education here at Walsh University. By receiving this scholarship, I am most appreciative, and thankful for receiving it. I am a senior who is looking forward to graduating this spring from Walsh University with a degree in corporate communications and a minor in marketing. My plans after graduation is to work for a company in sales and in the advertisement field.
For many, the military is a form of an escape. Whether it is financially, mentally, or emotionally, they want an escape from whatever it is they’re dealing with. For Eric Robbins, this was the case. He grew up with poor parents who were both struggling with addictions. He knew he wanted something better for his life, but he also knew there was no way he’d achieve that unless he joined the military.
Since I was ten years old, I have been a member of the Young Marines, a program dedicated to the enrichment of youth. Aside from my family and school, this organization has had an incredible impact on my life, not only providing me with many unique and amazing experiences, but by shaping the foundation of my character by instilling in me the three core principles of the Young Marines: Discipline, Leadership, and Teamwork and also by emphasizing the importance of community service. I have had many amazing and unique experiences as a Young Marine which included the challenges of promotion to become the senior ranking officer, learning many new skills such as CPR, teaching Drug Demand Reduction, leading and mentoring the members of the Unit, going on encampments and traveling. In my sophomore year, my Unit Commander, a Korean War veteran, selected me to travel with him to Seoul. Every few years he chooses a Young Marine to take to South Korea based on merit.
Leaving the military may have been the best and worst decision I have made during my life. The financial stress that has come from not having a job is almost more than I can handle. Adjusting to this new non-institutionalized life is very different than what I have become used to. Not being told how to do this or that every day is one change I enjoy. One of the outcomes of leaving the military that I dislike is not having a paycheck every two weeks.
Due to my completion of 300 hours serving my community, AmeriCorps granted me a scholarship for $1,671 to go towards my education. This scholarship was an honor because that year out of the program only, myself and another member was awarded with this scholarship out of a group of nine. I was very proud to have been able to complete my hours along with leaving an imprint of service in my
One question I have is how did you communicate with your family Did you have phones in the military? When my dad was overseas we could talk to him over the internet. What was it like flying through storms, or really windy weather? I am thankful for our freedom the military has given us, like having the freedom to vote for our government, the freedom to express ourselves freely, and
My dad works for the Air Force, making me a military brat. I have been in places such as Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma City because of his job. Every time I had to leave behind friends, family, and everything I knew to be home. Every move I have gone through has taken me cross-country to places that I thought I wouldn’t enjoy.
I would be honored to be a recipient of the Seaman High School Historical Society Scholarship. I want to be a recipient of this scholarship because I would like to be remembered as being a student that attended and graduated from this great school district. I think it is extremely important to preserve the history of USD 345, it 's students, graduates, faculty and administration. I believe it is important to create and maintain a permanent display of photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, as well as any other significant or important memorabilia. It 's always nice to know that the legacy of myself and my classmates will always be remembered, not only for myself but for my family, my children, my grandchildren, my great
It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.” This quote tells perfectly what I’m going to write. I’d like to thank the veterans for the gifts they gave my generation. Now, my second favorite gift we have is education.
While education can open doors to your life, having the initiative to be successful is what really counts. I am determined and I have the desire to study Business but am lacking the financial support needed to achieve my goal. The Plant City Lions Club Scholarship would help me by giving me an opportunity to pursue my dream career. My desire is to be able to study in order to work and give back to my parents who have helped me accomplish graduating from Plant City High School with honors and with a weighted GPA of 4.7321.Receiving financial support will allow me to make a difference in the challenging world of Business. My parents have always supported me in everything, but unfortunately they cannot afford my college tuition.
Students often have a difficult home-life which makes them feel as if they don’t have a real family. Military surrounds students with other young adults with similar previous life situations, so they are able to relate to each other and eventually all become close. In the military they put men or women into shared rooms so everyone meets each other and essentially is forced to become close because they are living together so it’s inevitable. While in the military they will never have to be alone, and if they have any issues, they always have a person to go to for help. Students previously could have been in a bad neighborhood surrounded by gangs, drugs, and violence.
Sometimes my friends and I end up moving back together at a station, or are going through a deployment together and truly empathizing. Even though the military world is huge, every day it seems to get smaller. Because of my multitude of moves, I have met some incredible people in my lifetime. Also, I can’t deny, the benefits are pretty amazing. I have gotten to travel and experience more than some could ever imagine.
From the moment I was born I was considered a military brat, I was born in Hawaii at tripler hospital because my mom was in the army and stationed there, my biological father was in the marines. When my mom remarried when I was 7, she married a man who was in the Navy. Everyone thinks being a Military brat just means you know more than other people because you 've been more places and seen more things and you get a lot of stuff you want. This is not true at all. Coming from a military background means you never have stability, you are held to a higher standard than all the other kids, and sometimes it makes you want to be in the military and only focus on that.
