Education has always been important to me. My grandpa had always told me we are on this earth to learn; if you aren't learning, you aren't living. I never really understood what that meant, but I believe I know now, and what he was saying was we are always learning, even if we arent in school, and that's because life gives us lessons that might entail how to cook new food or a new way to get to work faster. For me, the class I want to do at UNOH is a career tech class where I can learn even more about things that I love. My passion is for vehicles; they are like one giant brain teaser. Every vehicle has its own hiccup and then its own problems. To be able to solve it and not have an issue doing so would be amazing, but I don't want to just learn about cars and trucks. I want to learn semis, construction equipment, and tractors. Heck, telling my family that I learned how to work on combines would leave me feeling amazing. I also want to learn as much as I can so I can share my knowledge with other people. So far, I am doing well at that. I have helped people in math class that where having a hard time, and it felt amazing to do so. It was nice to also know that if I needed help, they would help me as well. I also found out that reading has helped me a lot. It was like it was able to help me stay focused in class. I mainly read mystery and historical fiction. I know this wasnt apart of the prompt, but what drives me is my gradpa he unfornatly passed away, but he meant a lot to me. He was always patient in teaching me and taking time to slow down to explain things to me in a way that I could understand. I hope I can be just like him and teach others. The legacy I want to leave behind is being the first kimmel to go through college and get a diploma. while also being the first girl mechanic in my family. I have already knocked one thing off my list, and that was being the first to get a varsity jacket. I don't want to be the best at things, but I want to learn and experience as much as I can in my life while also lifting my family's name up.

I have always struggled with this topic. I have had too many family members having close calls due to being hit, and one uncle who passed away because of people driving under the influence. I also know that police can have a device put in vehicles where you have to blow into it and pass the breathalyzer. In my opinion, I believe they should stay in the vehicle longer than they do. To protect others in case of people reoffending. I also understand that people will say people can learn from their mistakes, but that's not always the truth, and I wish it were true, but that would be in a perfect world. I also think there should be more regulations put in bars, like if a customer drinks too much, they should be asked to leave their keys or checked to see if they have a ride, or before they drink, to have a ride. Another thing that would work well is to have a mechanic system that detects if a driver is going into another lane and takes over the vehicle to bring them back. I know we have the technology for detection of going into a lane, and a few newer vehicles have cruise control that tracks the lane and will keep you centered. I believe that it should be a regulation for all new vehicles leaving the assembly line to keep more people safe from drunk drivers

I have no clue where to begin, but my passion came from car shows that I went to with my grandpa. I remember seeing the beautiful, vibrant muscle cars. That wasn't even it, but one guy had seen me looking at it, and he goes do you want to start it up. It sounded beautiful, and that's where I believe it all started. Over the years, it turned into more than muscle cars; it became classics as well. My favorite was the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS. At the time, it was only Chevys because that's what all my family members had, and I thought I was only allowed to like them. Then the love spread to tractors, fords, and my favorite right now - older style Peterbilt with double stacks. I have two people who personally inspired me in this career, my grandpa and my dad. My grandpa taught me the skills that I needed, like being patient, and to make a plan and draw it out if needed. My dad actually taught me the skills we have been working on a '54 Bel Air and a '57. The 54, we did an engine swap on it, and I got to say that was fun. While the 57 we are just restoring it the paint and engine are good, but the inside is basically nothing. Our seat is an old blue milk cartoon. I'm glad we aren't driving it yet; that would be an interesting story. I go to a career tech high school, and in my lab, I'm converting a 706 tractor to a pulling tractor, and as much of a fus it has put of I have learned so much from it, and I am thankful for that as well. I have completely rebuilt the differential and the axle, and I have built/fabricated brake pedals and other things on it. I can wait to further my knowledge as well to rebuild my '97 S10 that was my grandpa's. I have an engine I am rebuilding at this moment for it. I also want to cut the corner panels out and put new metal down, and the same for the wheelhouse. I'll have to learn how to replace those parts, but I'm pretty sure I can do it. I have many more projects I want to do. I have one I would like to restore, a classic truck, just so I can have one pretty vehicle for special occasions or for car shows. My other two projects I want to be able to do is have one drag vehicle and one mud bog vehicle. The drag vehicle love came from my grandpa. The mud bog one, I owe a thanks to my friend Bri, she brought me to it, and I absolutely fell in love with it, especially the one green truck. It's a classic ford names grinch. It became my favorite because it stood out and it is randbunctious in my opinion, and when it runs, you can feel the ground beneath your feet rumble, and all the birds in the area go quiet. With everything I have in me, it is my absolute goal to be able to do all this and show the world up that I was able to. To also be able to know my grandpa is looking down at me proud and to be the first kimmel to go through college and graduate with a diploma.

I have many reasons why I am passionate about the automotive industry. The main reason is my grandpa and my dad. When I was around six, my mom and dad got into an argument and split ways, and I was sent to my grandparents' a lot that summer. My grandpa was always a go-getter. He had many projects, and I may have given him some myself. I remember him having a big shop two doors, one led to the garden and one just to enter the shop, and two garage doors. We mainly just kept the lawn mower up and running, and a few other things to help out at the log cabin. He always told me about his time working in the shop. He would always say he met the best people he ever knew there, and the owner he worked for was a good mentor. Another thing was that he learned the best life lessons there, and it wasn't because of the shop, but in general. Even my dad talks about them the way I have always viewed things with engines. The body of the vehicle is like art, a different style and paint. The inside is the brain, and the puzzle is that everything fits together to be one beautiful thing. Over everything that I said, working on engines has always been my piece. I don't understand why, but it always challenges me to thing and it's something new every day. It intrigues me to understand more. It's also more than that, I wanna show that I myself is capiable to what I put my mind to. It's also tied with the college I want to go to, UNOH, and if I can graduate, I'll be the first Kimmel to have a college deplomada its crazy to think that to me, but for some reason I like being the first kimmel to do things like receiving a letter, for a varsity jacket. I would like to say the skills that I bring to the feild is adapbility for me. I have a huge disadvantage that most people don't think it is one. I'm very skinny and weak compared to guys, but stronger than most girls I know. I have learned to think outside the box. If I'm taking a bolt off and can't get it off, I learned to go to the other side, and sometimes that means getting into the engine bay. It doesn't bother me as long as I find a way to get it off. I also learned that if I need to fabricate something, I have gotten pretty good at making a diagram before I do it, the perks of drawing vehicles all the time. One thing that I am skilled at is patience. I have had many things in my life to test that.

Have you ever had someone tell you that you can't do something? Well, I have, and that is most of my family besides my grandpa, who has passed. He supported my dreams. I will always be thankful for that. He taught me to be a good person, and I'll always try to stand by it. My dream has always been to be a mechanic. For me, it's more than a job, and I understand that it has its ups and downs, but for some reason, it gives me a bit of peace. It now allows me to be closer to my grandpa, who has passed, it's like he is right there cheering me on. It also fits me as a perfect career path. I have never been one to sit still in class, I would get too bored. It was like I wasn't getting challenged enough. It would be an honor to have him look down at me and see that I am following my dreams. This scholarship would help me build my future and be the person that I know I can be. I'll be able to go to a career tech college and be able to say that I'm the first Kimmel in my family to graduate from college. It would also show other females that yes, females can, in fact, be mechanics because I am.