A few days before my senior night attending Cimarron-Memorial an event was held for all senior graduates on campus. Family and friends were invited to an event to gather around and converse about special events coming up and discussions with students about their accomplishments. A microphone was passed around and we were scared to say a few words, if any that we wanted to share. I had no intentions of saying anything, as I usually tend to opt out of any self- acknowledging or appraisal in front of large groups as thee is always a chance of giving a wrongful self-absorbed impression, which I find not becoming of a working professional.
Yet before I knew it, the microphone was in my hand. It would have been impossible for me to talk about how …show more content…
I was a well rounded individual who participated in everything from: dancing in local ballet/tap groups, being enrolled in many beneficial summer camp programs, being a member on the Culture Shock Las Vegas dance crew, to volunteering with the church, and finally taking on a leadership role in the AIDS/HIV awareness walk that impacted the community. In my last two years in the Culture Shock dance crew program I was elected for the leadership guidance position for my peers. In my own time however, I was able to assist young African-Americans students in receiving finical aid in college, organized trips to various students in the program. I’ve also helped my church members by volunteering to assist with after school bible study, which helped me become a mentor to help peers in their progression and acclimation into their first year of college and beyond. I have grown to love working with the kids at my mother’s Kids Campus Learning Center job, which gave me the chance to summarize my interactions with younger children and better understand how they think cognitively. This interaction gave me the chance to step up and take leadership working, directing, and guiding the kids from what’s right and wrong. For a brief moment, I had the opportunity to experience what it was like to be a role model for the
Yet before I knew it, the microphone was in my hand. It would have been impossible for me to talk about how …show more content…
I was a well rounded individual who participated in everything from: dancing in local ballet/tap groups, being enrolled in many beneficial summer camp programs, being a member on the Culture Shock Las Vegas dance crew, to volunteering with the church, and finally taking on a leadership role in the AIDS/HIV awareness walk that impacted the community. In my last two years in the Culture Shock dance crew program I was elected for the leadership guidance position for my peers. In my own time however, I was able to assist young African-Americans students in receiving finical aid in college, organized trips to various students in the program. I’ve also helped my church members by volunteering to assist with after school bible study, which helped me become a mentor to help peers in their progression and acclimation into their first year of college and beyond. I have grown to love working with the kids at my mother’s Kids Campus Learning Center job, which gave me the chance to summarize my interactions with younger children and better understand how they think cognitively. This interaction gave me the chance to step up and take leadership working, directing, and guiding the kids from what’s right and wrong. For a brief moment, I had the opportunity to experience what it was like to be a role model for the