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Hobbies and interests
Band
Volunteering
Saxophone
Teaching
Travel And Tourism
Music
Reading
Romance
I read books multiple times per month
Brooklynn Koonce
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Brooklynn Koonce
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My name is Brooklynn Koonce. I live in a small town in North Carolina and have been her for all my life. I'm one of seven sibling and often get overlooked. I have goals in life and getting out of this small town is the first step. Having a lot of goals and ambitions isn't extremely realistic for me now because my parents have other kids to think about. This money and these scholarships are going to be able to help me take my driver and determination to another level and better the world. I want to be a kindergarten teacher because I want to shape minds. I want to bring the love and passion back into education and make sure that students feel loved and cared for in the classroom. I want to be the change in the education world and I have the drive to do it, I just need some help.
Education
Jacksonville High
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Majors of interest:
- Education, General
- International and Comparative Education
- Educational Administration and Supervision
Career
Dream career field:
Education
Dream career goals:
Waitress
Helens Kitchen2022 – 20231 year
Sports
Softball
Club2017 – 20236 years
Awards
- Softball captain, NC Showcase team
Softball
Varsity2020 – Present4 years
Awards
- Softball Captain, Conference Player
Research
Education, General
Onslow county — Volunteer/Support member2020 – 2021
Arts
Marching Cardinals
MusicEl Mattador Y La Rosa, Dia De Los Muertos2020 – 2023
Public services
Volunteering
Interact Club — Member2023 – PresentVolunteering
Relay for life — Volunteer2018 – 2023
Future Interests
Advocacy
Volunteering
Marie Humphries Memorial Scholarship
The lasting impact I’ve experienced to fuel my passion to become a teacher began from a 5th grade service-learning project in which I had to shadow a teacher from each grade level in my elementary school. The project consisted of me following the teachers around observing their teaching methods, classroom management, and lesson plan preparedness.
Ms. Dawson was my 5th grade teacher who assigned and coordinated the project; she saw my interest in the assignment and chose to help me dive in deeper into the assignment. Not only was she focused on finishing the requirements of the assignment, but she also told me little tips that would amount to large concepts as I grew up to pursue teaching. For instance, a great and well thought out lesson plan cannot create an amazing teacher. It is not as important to teach to a test as it is to teach to a student. Which led her to say, if you can connect with the students, you can help them connect to the lessons. These three sayings among others are the building blocks of my interest, passion, and intellectual drive to become a teacher. I owe Ms. Brittany Dawson the world because she is the perfect definition of a great teacher, she is who I will strive to be. We need more teachers like her in the world and I strive to be just like her when I grow up.
Growing up with five younger siblings I was often the one at the dinner table late at night helping one of my siblings with homework. I'm the take charge student who is the first to volunteer to explain something to a classmate if they don't understand, I'm the type of player on the softball field who will demo model and explain drills. I have a passion for being in charge and helping people learn if it's in the classroom or on the field.
I understand not getting too attached or too invested in every child’s life. However, each child deserves the chance at greatness, and it is my job to help them get there as Ms. Dawson did for me. She lit the fire and drive in me to pursue education as a career, and she gave me the foundation of what it means to make a lasting impact on students. Teachers are meant to leave a lasting impression and I'm on the right track.
McClendon Leadership Award
In the last three years of high school, I have joined many clubs and gained many volunteer hours. I'm a marching band member for the last three years and been in a leadership position in the marching band as of this year. I have been a CAPAA member since my freshman year and have volunteered many times at musicals, plays, honors ensembles and concerts because of this. I'm actively a member of the Community Orchestra here in Onslow County. I have played varsity softball for three years of high school and as of this year I'm a varsity softball captain. I have played travel softball since I was 5 and play on a travel softball team 4 days a week and play many tournaments throughout the year and summers. I have been a National Honors Society as of this year and have maintained a GPA of above a 4.0 since my freshman year of high school. I'm an all-A's student along with an AVID tutor and mentor since the sixth grade. I have over 60 volunteer SAT hours at the local soup kitchen, library, and nursing home. I spend my Sundays in the nursery at Catalyst of Richlands working with children. I was nominated for North Carolina Governor’s School 2023 and accepted into the LIFT program at NC State University. Being a leader has just come naturally to me. I have always enjoyed having the take-charge initiative. I have been in school for twelve years now and had many teachers. One specific teacher early on in my school years had influenced my decision to be a teacher. Ms. Brittany Dawson was my fifth-grade teacher. In fifth grade we did a project-based learning project to get our little fifth grade minds thinking about how we could help the community or grow. I did my project on teacher-shadowing and this entailed me going to a teacher's classroom and watching the teacher teach and then making my own lesson plan and teaching the class for a day. This helped me open and explore how teachers had to make lessons and come up with ways to teach the class effectively. This one project opened my eyes to want to become a teacher and make the change that teachers need. I can remember having a class stuffed animal in kindergarten and being able to take it home to teach me responsibility and learning how to manage and take care of something and I want to be that teacher that I make such an impact that these students are thinking of me the rest of their life's. I want to be the impact of students. Growing up with five younger siblings I was often the one at the dinner table late at night helping one of my siblings with homework. I'm the take charge student who is the first to volunteer to explain something to a classmate if they don't understand and I'm the type of player on the softball field who will be the demo model and explain it to others. I have a passion for being in charge and helping people learn if it's in the classroom or on the field. This is all driven from the base's that my fifth-grade teacher Ms. Brittany Dawson instilled in me from a young age. I give her all the credit for motivating me to become a better generation of change for teachers in the future. I have been a leader throughout my whole life and don't plan on stopping now.
Sacha Curry Warrior Scholarship
I have been in school for twelve years now and had many teachers. One specific teacher early on in my school years influenced my decision to be a teacher. Ms. Brittany Dawson was my fifth-grade teacher. In fifth grade, we did a project-based learning project to get our little fifth-grade minds thinking about how we could help the community or grow. I did my project on teacher shadowing and this entailed me going to a teacher's classroom and watching the teacher teach and then making my own lesson plan and teaching the class for a day. This helped me open up and explore how teachers had to make lessons and come up with ways to teach the class effectively. This one project opened my eyes to want to become a teacher and make the change that teachers need. I can remember having a class stuffed animal in kindergarten and being able to take it home to teach me responsibility and how to manage and take care of something I want to be that teacher that I makes such an impact that these students are thinking of me the rest of their life's. I want to be an impact of students. Growing up with five younger siblings I was often the one at the dinner table late at night helping one of my siblings with homework. I'm the take charge student who is the first to volunteer to explain something to a classmate if they don't understand and I'm the type of player on the softball field who will be the demo model and explain it to others. I have a passion for being in charge and helping people learn if it's in the classroom or on the field. This is all driven from the base's that my fifth-grade teacher Ms. Brittany Dawson instilled in me from a young age. I give her all the credit for motivating me to become a better generation of change for teachers in the future. . I have always had this drive and determination to help others teach young minds. This unique experience has opened doors for me. Ever since fifth grade I have attended camps, seminars, become the president of the Future teachers of Onslow County and spent time at weeklong conferences at East Carolina University and North Carolina State University. I want to bring my drive and persistence to the real world because no one the same drive as I do. I will be the change in the future because my past set my up for success.