Jillian Page Commerce and Trades Scholarship

My name is India Myers, I am a senior at Orrick High School. This summer I am going to start a ten month cosmetology program. My goal is to become a licensed cosmetologist. I have a passion for helping people. My junior year of high school I did a Vo-Tech program in order to get my CNA license. I loved getting to visit with my residents and help them feel better about themselves. People in nursing homes are not always taken care of the best and I loved getting to help them clean themselves up, and just feel a little more put together than normal. People don’t just stop caring about their looks. People want to look good, they want to feel good. I want to help people feel comfortable in their own skin. I want to create an environment where people can become more confident. Beauty is not what is on the outside, it is what is on the inside. Beauty comes from within, but when people do not feel good about themselves or have the confidence to be themselves you can’t see what is on the inside. I hope I can become a stylist that can help people become the most confident versions of themselves. After I graduate and receive my cosmetology license I plan on enrolling in a barber crossover program. This is a two week program that will allow me to have two licenses and practice a wider range of skills. After completing the barber crossover program, I plan on renting a booth from a salon owner to gain more experience. I hope that during this time I will be able to develop a personal style in order to set me apart from other stylists. This will also allow me to build my clientele. During my time renting a booth, I plan on enrolling in an online business program in order to receive my associates degree in business. My end goal is to open my own salon one day. I believe I am a good candidate for this scholarship because I plan on furthering my education beyond more than one program. I am a hard worker and dedicated student. I am a straight A student. I am the secretary for our school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. I am a part of the Vocational Society, and a student council member. I also qualified for the A+ program, which is a tutoring program. I go to a fourth grade classroom and tutor kids. I have played sports all throughout high school as well. I recently just got Academic All State for Cheer leading. I have been able to balance all of these extra curricular activities, and still maintain straight A’s not only in my high school classes, but all of my dual credit college classes. I am willing to commit, and dedicate my time to mastering my skills and working towards my goals. One person I admire is my mom. She is a hard worker, and has dedicated her life to helping others. She has always worked towards her goals, and keeps furthering her education to master her skills and become the best version of herself. She started off as a CNA, then later got her LPN, and is now working on her RN. She is such an inspiring person, and taught me it doesn't matter how old you are you can always learn more. I was scared to do cosmetology, that if I didn’t go to college I couldn’t be successful. She proved me wrong and gave me the confidence to pursue my passion.