My name is Caleb Costner and when I was five years old, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. This, along with the fact that my father is a pastor of two small-town churches and my mother is a schoolteacher, means that paying for things like schooling or vacations is sometimes difficult. My epilepsy also makes it harder for me to find a job since I'm not able to drive. It would be extremely dangerous if I were going down the road and had a seizure, rendering me only semi-conscious for a while, and got into an accident. All that being said, despite my seizures, and with the undying support of my family, I have been able to do quite a bit. I am an Eagle Scout and the current Assistant Scoutmaster in Boy Scout Troop 159. I've helped instruct Scouts and encouraged them to earn their Eagle Rank. I organized and led my Eagle Scout project, which involved building and installing wooden benches at a local park and communicating with workers, town board members, local businesses, and my troop. I do my best to give back to my community, including my fellow writers. I've done so, many times in different ways such as: Attending and hosting critique groups in the OYAN program, sitting in on calls within the Conservatory to cheer on and encourage other students, by becoming the leader of a Brainstorming Pod in the Conservatory, attending writing conferences, and by trying to provide helpful feedback to other students and writers outside the conservatory when they show me their work or it's posted on the Conservatory Community. Finding more and better ways to serve other people is something I always strive to do in both my everyday life and in the Conservatory. It's a part of the Scout Law and Oath, which says that "a scout is helpful" and to "help other people at all times." Which as an Eagle Scout, I try to live up to each day. I plan on giving back to the Conservatory community by continuing to be an encouragement to other students, by showing people that if a guy with seizures can work hard to achieve his goals, then so can they. I'm going to do my best to be a good and helpful leader of my Brainstorming Pod. I've also always thought it would be fun to host an event on the community to meet and interact with more people and get to know my fellow classmates and students better.