Scholarship Essay: Moving From Junior High To High School

Scholarship Essay In the past several years my life has shifted drastically. Going from junior high to high school, changing from a preteen to an adult. Everyone goes through it, but how the individual goes through that change is different for each person. My transition to a different kind of life was easy because I had tremendous help from my friends and family who guided me to make the right choices. My family taught me to be caring and helpful. Their guidance has helped me take another step towards establishing great leadership skills. I was taught to use those skills in my everyday life. Without their help I would not be the same kind of individual that I am today. My friends have also been a great help to me, by demonstrating leadership during the school day. Often I would find myself looking up to my friends instead of trying to be

Before I knew it, I was one of the captains on the cross-country team; young athletes would look up to me in the same kind of way that I used to look up to my friends. All I wanted was for the Crestwood Cross-Country team to be respected, and with the help of my friends, we made that happen. I am currently a member of a Catholic youth group in my parish called Faithful Followers. The goal of the youth group is to fundraise money by helping out the community, so that we can spend that money on mission trips that help even more people elsewhere. I have been a part of this youth group since 8th grade and we do our best to help out as many people as we can. Learning how to be respectful from my family was one of the reasons why I became a teacher’s assistant at CCD. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) is an association designed to teach young Christians about their faith. My job is to assist the teacher with whatever is necessary to help the children learn their