Troy James Carlson Sr. Scholarship

My Name is Nickola Whitford. I live in Randolph, New York. I attend Randolph Jr/Sr High School along with boces at the Ellicottville. Where I learn the trade of Culinary Arts with Chef Susan Brushingham. I've always loved cooking even as a little girl helping my mom in the kitchen like baking for family members, helping with dinner even if it was just getting the ingredients my mom needed. I've always known cooking was for me because even as I was just helping in the smallest ways I always loved it. As I got older and my mom let me do more in the kitchen I started to realize I was getting good in the kitchen. Once I realized I'm about to be a junior then I can go to boces and learn more about this hobby I loved doing and see if I'm good enough to do this as a full time job. Boces tours came around and I knew Culinary Arts was the only class I wanted to see. When I heard about the class and found out more about the class I knew I needed to be in that class for my junior/senior year. Once I got the word I finally got in the class I started jumping up in down in my living my room. I remember that because my dad came in from outside to ask me what was going on he heard yelling. My first day of Culinary Arts when we were actually in the kitchen I knew this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Yes is that a little early but not for a girl that has been cooking for fun her whole life. My time in Culinary Arts I've accomplished being at the top of my class, an internship at The Sliver Fox Steakhouse in Ellicottville, getting accepted into Alfred State for there Culinary Arts program. My goal with Culinary Arts is to become a head chef in a 5-Star restaurant. Once I decide to become a mom start looking for a job to teach Culinary Arts to teenagers who are wanting to learn about the trade and hopefully make them love it just as much as I do. I want teenagers to be able to have the opportunity to love the art of culinary like I do and not just use the class as an easy grade to get out of normal school. I would very much appreciate this scholarship with my journey into the culinary field. I thank you for even the opportunity to apply for this. All my thanks Nickola Whitford