Jessica Clark is someone that has been important to my school career. I struggled really hard in school for the first six grades. Well, truthfully, I still struggle because who is good at physics anyway; I’m just better equipped to handle my work than I was back at the beginning of my school career. My teachers used to get frustrated with me because they felt like I was just scraping by and not really putting in the effort for my grades. They did not see how hard I was struggling just to remember or understand what they were showing me. When I was in the sixth grade, I was introduced to Mrs. Clark. She is the dyslexia therapist for Jefferson ISD. Dyslexia is basically the unexplained inability to read, all of the pieces are there but it’s harder to put them together. Immediately, Mrs. Clark understood where I was and what I was struggling with. Mrs. Clark became an advocate for me and my education and has helped me to become a better student. She showed me how to implement techniques that would help me to break down my work and better understand the material that was being given to me in my regular classes. More importantly, with my dyslexia diagnosis, she taught me that I wasn’t dumb or unreachable, but that I just have a different learning style than a lot of my classmates. Every year, Mrs. Clark has sat down with me to make sure that I have all of the tools that I need to be successful with the new grade level that I’m in. If I ever feel that I am struggling with my school work or if I need extra support she is right there to point me in the right direction. She has taught me that even though things are tough, they are still worth doing. I am looking forward to the next step in my education after I graduate high school this spring, where I hope to venture into a career that allows me to use my hands and not be cooped up inside all day. I plan to attend Texas State Technical College in Marshall, Texas where I want to study Diesel Mechanics and heavy equipment. I believe that this is a career that will allow me to continue learning and work with my hands. Thank you for considering me for this scholarship!