Mentor High School

endometriosis. Endometriosis is the over growth of the lining of the uterus. Overgrowth can occur in the fallopian tubes, abdomen, ovaries and in the lining of the pelvic cavity. This disease has caused me constant, chronic pain since the time I graduated high school. I have had two surgeries to help manage the pain. These surgeries were largely unsuccessful and caused increased scar tissue. I have spent most of my life in physical therapy, trying different types of pain medications, and using…

individual’s ability to become successful. My family has always been well off and we could always afford to do things that other people might not be able to do. My family has provided for all the things that I have ever need for school or any activities I participated in outside of school. My family’s class has also affected the type of friends I have. My true friends, the people I hang out with, are intelligent and mature young adults which directly correspond with the characteristics I want…

Immediately upon attending I joined the forensics team and during my Sophomore and Senior year, I did the musical. The decision I made in eighth grade and even throughout high school have majorly contributed to my love and growth as an actress. My freshman year I was an impressionable child who thought that through middle school forensics, I was basically a pro. During my first tournament, that was proven to be extremely false but I was not deterred. As the year progressed I made friends on…

mornings. Growing up, I would hear about this Jesus guy and I would ask questions about him. Hearing about the resurrection was amazing to me and I found it very interesting that he would die for the bad things I did. It was during a Vacation Bible School that I realized that I needed a savior to forgive me of my sins and the only way I could see this happening was by asking God to forgive me and believe in him and his son, Jesus. I was 6 years old when I made this decision and was baptized soon…

may have to go through. Social work was never my first idea of a career choice. Growing up, my family always wanted what every normal family wanted, a lawyer or doctor. I did not chose the field of social work until the end of my junior year in high school. At that time, for the second time in my life, my heart was shattered. My grandmother died. I was taking care of her since the beginning of my sophomore year. And during the process of helping take care of her, I learned about the resources…

outcome in life. I instinctually knew I would not be satisfied unless I did something I was passionate about. My friends/family recommended that I to go into the STEM fields; with the rising cost of education, they suggested I choose a field that has a high return on investment. I would not work in a field solely for financial stability; I wanted to enjoy work: I did not wish to watch the clock every hour hoping the hands will accelerate and offer me reprieve. My interest was social services; I…

Describe one non-academic activity during your high school years that has been most meaningful to you. Since I was seven, every Saturday my family would go to the tennis courts together and hit around. It became our way of bonding and spending time with each other. During my younger years my dad, who played tennis when he was younger, coached me and taught me how to hit my basic ground strokes such as backhands and forehands. As I entered high school, I went out for the tennis team and made the…

Another major factor in how my voice was shaped is my family. Both my mom and my brother put together the initial impetus for my voice’s journey. During my high school years my brother was in university and was not often present within my home. He’s always been very outspoken and loud. A common joke my family likes to make about him is that he’s “sometimes right, sometimes wrong, but never in doubt.” I think that is what first squished my voice down into the land of the hesitator. Since my…

Coach Sullivan blew the whistle, signaling the end of practice. His high school Varsity football team trotted passed the imposing six-five muscular frame Coach as they headed towards the Locker Room. However, there was one exception his star quarterback: Tony Cazzo. Tony Cazzo snuck up behind Coach Sullivan, where the quarterback gave his Herculean Coach a prankish smack on his firm protrusive butt. The astonished Coach looked back towards Cazzo, who was walking backwards. Coach Drew felt he…

my own, which is a challenge I have welcomed. Once I got to highschool things changed even more. New challenges started to form. Mainly being that once you start high school questions like, “what college do you want to go to?” Or “what do you want to do for a living?” Become frequent questions, which I…