As a child, I was told to choose a career in which I would have fun and not get bored. Considering this, I came up with an endless list of future occupations. In the eighth grade, the counselors pressured students into picking our final profession. I began worrying because I’d have to narrow it down to just one. The summer of my eighth-grade year, my mother asked me to help her with a science camp for kids K-5. It took until the second day of camp for me to realize that I wanted to work with kids, because I loved the enthusiasm they had for the subject. Afterward, I started to look into different educational careers. Deep down, I knew my real passion was to teach kids. Russellville High School has a Teacher Cadet program, and they came to visit my Junior High School when I was a Freshman. Upon hearing about it, I was weary about joining the program, so I went to an introductory meeting they held. When I saw all of the different opportunities I would have upon joining this club I decided to sign up. A year passed and I was starting my first year in high school, in a new class full of future educators. I felt like I was right where I was meant to be. Everyone in the class wanted what was best for the students' education. After two months of non-stop lectures about ethics, the teacher finally let us go out and observe actual classes. At the time I was debating on what level of education I would want to teach. I learned quickly that middle school was not for me, since the kids didn’t want to listen. In my next year of high school, I observed in an Elementary school music classroom, this is when I realized that I wanted to work in early childhood education. The kids had more respect for me than when I was placed in middle school. At the time, I had to learn to juggle both going to clinicals and practicing All-Region Band and Choir. I managed to make All-Region for both band and choir, and later made All-State for choir. The moment I got to tell my kids at the Elementary school was the best because they cheered and celebrated with me. Later on in the year, I got the pleasure of bringing my Trumpet into the elementary class and playing for them. This experience helped me decide my path of becoming an Elementary Music teacher. This scholarship would help me perform better in the education field of teaching by helping with the expenses of college.

As a child, I was told to choose a career in which I would have fun and not get bored. Considering this, I came up with an endless list of future occupations. In the eighth grade, the counselors pressured students into picking our final profession. I began worrying because I’d have to narrow it down to just one. The summer of my eighth-grade year, my mother asked me to help her with a science camp for kids K-5. It took until the second day of camp for me to realize that I wanted to work with kids, because I loved the enthusiasm they had for the subject. Afterward, I started to look into different educational careers. Deep down, I knew my real passion was to teach kids. Russellville High School has a Teacher Cadet program, and they came to visit my Junior High School when I was a Freshman. Upon hearing about it, I was weary about joining the program, so I went to an introductory meeting they held. When I saw all of the different opportunities I would have upon joining this club I decided to sign up. A year passed and I was starting my first year in high school, in a new class full of future educators. I felt like I was right where I was meant to be. Everyone in the class wanted what was best for the students' education. After two months of non-stop lectures about ethics, the teacher finally let us go out and observe actual classes. At the time I was debating on what level of education I would want to teach. I learned quickly that middle school was not for me, since the kids didn’t want to listen. In my next year of high school, I observed in an Elementary school music classroom, this is when I realized that I wanted to work in early childhood education. The kids had more respect for me than when I was placed in middle school. At the time, I had to learn to juggle both going to clinicals and practicing All-Region Band and Choir. I managed to make All-Region for both band and choir, and later made All-State for choir. The moment I got to tell my kids at the Elementary school was the best because they cheered and celebrated with me. Later on in the year, I got the pleasure of bringing my Trumpet into the elementary class and playing for them. This experience helped me decide my path of becoming an Elementary Music teacher. This scholarship would help me perform better in the education field of teaching by helping with the expenses of college.

As a child, I was told to choose a career in which I would have fun and not get bored. Considering this, I came up with an endless list of future occupations. In the eighth grade, the counselors pressured students into picking our final profession. I began worrying because I’d have to narrow it down to just one. The summer of my eighth-grade year, my mother asked me to help her with a science camp for kids K-5. It took until the second day of camp for me to realize that I wanted to work with kids, because I loved the enthusiasm they had for the subject. Afterward, I started to look into different educational careers. Deep down, I knew my real passion was to teach kids. Russellville High School has a Teacher Cadet program, and they came to visit my Junior High School when I was a Freshman. Upon hearing about it, I was weary about joining the program, so I attended an introductory meeting they held. When I saw all of the different opportunities I would have upon joining this club I decided to sign up. A year passed and I was starting my first year in high school, in a new class full of future educators. I felt like I was right where I was meant to be. Everyone in the class wanted what was best for the students' education. After two months of non-stop lectures about ethics, the teacher finally let us go out and observe actual classes. At the time I was debating on what level of education I would want to teach. I learned quickly that middle school was not for me, since the kids didn’t want to listen. In my next year of high school, I observed in an Elementary school music classroom, this is when I realized that I wanted to work in early childhood education. The kids had more respect for me than when I was placed in middle school. At the time, I had to learn to juggle both going to clinicals and practicing All-Region Band and Choir. I managed to make All Region for both band and choir, and later made All State for choir. The moment I got to tell my kids at the Elementary school was the best because they cheered and celebrated with me. Later on in the year, I got the pleasure of bringing my Trumpet into the elementary class and playing for them. This experience helped me decide my path of becoming an Elementary Music teacher.