My name is Adon Warren and I am a senior at Winona High school. I have attended Winona all 13 years of school. I am actually a second generation graduate from Winona because my mother graduated from here as well. I am the oldest of four children in my family and will be the first of my siblings to graduate and go off to college. I am a honors student as well as taking dual credit classes over the last two years. In addition to my academics I am a multi-sport athlete and play football, basketball and baseball. I have received numerous district awards including Academic All District. I am a member, and the current President, of the Winona FFA, National Honors Society member and HOBY Youth Leadership Award recipient. I fell in love with welding my freshman year of high school due to my amazing Ag teachers at Winona High School as well as coming from a family of welders. I want to develop my passion for welding by continuing my education and getting a degree in engineering with a focus on welding. I love designing and building projects and through the FFA have been very successful with by Ag mechanic projects over the years. I want to develop this passion further and turn it into a career of designing and building business’ and homes. I never realized how many different avenues welding could take me down and I look forward to building a career in something I am passionate about. I would also like to minor in business as well. In the 8th grade I started mowing lawns and by my sophomore year I started my own lawn care business with the help of my parents. Running my business has showed me how sweet the fruits of my labor can be. It taught me the importance of hard work and building relationships by taking care of others. A business degree will help me to one day take my engineering degree to a new level and possibly run my very own company as well. I want to be successful when I build my company and having a business degree will allow me to properly run that business to the best of my abilities. By receiving this scholarship it will help me get another step closer to accomplishing my goals and dreams. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity that awaits me and thankful for your encouragement to help make students dream a reality.