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James Mayer

1,925

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Finalist

1x

Winner

Bio

My lifelong goal is to become a football coach and help boys become better men. I want to share my love of the game with my community and give back to them what they have given to me.

Education

Western Carolina University

Bachelor's degree program
2023 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Rock Hill High

High School
2019 - 2023

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Education, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Professional Training & Coaching

    • Dream career goals:

    • Coaching assistant for the defensive back position group

      Western Carolina University
      2023 – Present1 year

    Sports

    Track & Field

    Varsity
    2017 – 20236 years

    Awards

    • state qualifier

    Football

    Varsity
    2019 – 20234 years

    Awards

    • Player of the week
    • all academic team

    Arts

    • Rock Hill High School

      Computer Art
      Graphics
      2024 – 2024

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Come See Me Festival in Rock Hill, SC — To help run the week long festival in a multitude of positions.
      2017 – 2023
    • Volunteering

      York Comprehensive High School, SC — Coaching the defense after practice in film sessions and getting on the whiteboard with the players.
      2023 – 2023

    Future Interests

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Charles B. Brazelton Memorial Scholarship
    When I was a child I always wanted to be a football coach. The main reason for that is because of my dad. He coached football and I grew up around the game, and I had a first-hand experience of watching him change people's lives. Which was always really cool to me and something that I always wanted to do. Right now, I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. Over time the reasons why I wanted to be a football coach may have changed due to my experiences and constant evolution of the game, but I always stuck to it and still aspire to ba a football coach just like my dad.
    KG Aviation UAS Scholarship
    The way I got into drones is very unique, I have always wanted to be a football coach and I applied at a lot of schools to get an internship to work with their football team. So when I finally landed a job, part of it was flaying a drone and filming with it, which was a completely new experience for me. Right now, I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina and one of my jobs is flying a drone around at practice and filming what the team is doing. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, of course fly the drone, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field and in the film room with the film I have of them at practice. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is how I got into flying drones and what I plan to do with my experiences with it, I want to teach someone how to fly it as well so they can film my practices when I become a coach.
    Team USA Fan Scholarship
    My favorite player to cheer for on Team USA is Christian Pulisic, he is the left winger slash striker for the U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT). The first thing that stands out about Christian is his play, the guy is an absolute baller. I've watched him play at Dortmund and AC Milan, he is so fast and skilled with the ball that he can be a match-up nightmare on the wing. For the US he has balled out too, he has helped the team get to extreme heights in my lifetime. Pulisic was a key player in the USMNT's run to the final of the 2019 Gold Cup, scoring two goals and an assist. He then helped lead the USMNT to the final again in 2021, this time winning it. Pulisic also played a crucial role in helping the USMNT qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He was very important in securing a World Cup spot, in which he scored another two goals in a 5-1 win over Panama, which was a pivotal result in securing qualification for the tournament. Then once in the tournament, Pulisic scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Iran in the final group stage match. That goal was vital for the U.S. to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Christian Pulisic is a key leader for the USMNT, stepping up in big moments like crucial goals in World Cup qualifiers and the 2022 World Cup. He leads by example with hard work and motivates his teammates, especially younger players. His leadership has been really important in helping the team grow and compete at a higher level. Which is why he is so special. He just has the personality and swagger of a guy you have to route for and he backs it up with his game. That I why Christian Pulisic is my favorite Team USA star to cheer for.
    John Young 'Pursue Your Passion' Scholarship
    I want to be a football coach. I chose this as my field of interest because of my father. He coached football and I grew up around the game, and I had a first had experience of watching him change people's lives. Which was always really cool to me and something that I want to do. Right now, I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to ensure we put great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. I want to win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way.
    Bright Lights Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to ensure we put great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. I want to win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. Which is why this scholarship will help me. As a volunteer, I do not get paid in money for the work I put in right now, so it is hard to pay for school. I go to an out-of-state school where I have a hard time trying to find a job that pays, and still be a volunteer coach. I need this scholarship to help get me through school, that way I can make an impact on people that will help our community.
    Bulkthreads.com's "Let's Build Together" Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to ensure we put great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. I want to win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is what I want to build. I want to build great men that will do great things in our community.
    Raise Me Up to DO GOOD Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way.
    Stephan L. Wolley Memorial Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. My father was a coach so I grew up in football, those were the values he used to always coach by which I fully believe growing up around them and seeing the amount of success you can have with that mentality. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way.
    Kalia D. Davis Memorial Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my hard work, experience, and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field all of it is hard work, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to ensure we put great hard-working people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. I want to win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way.
    Schmid Memorial Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is how I plan to use my volunteering to serve even more people when my volunteering experience is over.
    Priscilla Shireen Luke Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is how I plan to use my volunteering to serve even more people when my volunteering experience is over.
    Jennifer Hartwig Scholarship
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is how I plan to use my volunteering to serve even more people when my volunteering experience is over.
    Davidson Scholarship for Volunteers
    Winner
    I volunteer as a student coach for my university's football team at Western Carolina. Coming out of high school I thought that I knew a lot about football. When I got here I was shocked to realize that my knowledge of the game was nowhere close to how much knowledge the coaches here have. My experience here has been amazing, and it has had a great impact on me and my future. I have learned so much more about the game of football and what it takes to be a successful coach. Much of my experience here is hands-on learning, where I do what the coaches want and need me to do. In return, I get to sit in on their meetings, see how they plan things, see why they do things, and even more stuff. I have learned a lot through these things, and I get to use what I learn as well. I have built enough trust with the staff that I run the individualized periods with the Nickles position group. The coaches still plan out the drills that need to be run, but I am trusted to run these drills with the players, so I am getting a ton of hands-on learning. As well as I am also impacting others by developing their skills on the football field. In the future, I plan on taking my volunteer experience and everything I have learned at Western Carolina to a coaching position in my career field. My dream job has always been to become a coach and this experience has given me a ton to work with when I get into the field. When I become a coach I want to be successful, I want to make people champions on and off the field. On the field my goal is to win literal championships, to make people the best they can be in the four years they will be with me I will give my all to win as many trophies with them. As well as winning championships off the field, part of my program will be to make boys into better men and make the next 40 years of their lives better than the four that they spend with me. They will be taught valuable life lessons to make sure that we are putting great people back into our community. This is my life plan as a coach. To win every single opportunity I have, every game, every person, and every day. Building a great community through using sports is the way I hope to give back to the people who raised me in a great way. That is how I plan to use my volunteering to serve even more people when my volunteering experience is over.
    Disney Channel Rewind Scholarship
    One crossover I would want to see is a third crossover between Hannah Montana and The Suite Life, the two crossovers they did have during their show runs were great and I think a third would be awesome. I think the storyline should take place after The Suite Life The Movie, but have the brothers back at the Tipton Hotel, and have Hannah on tour. The plot should be about Zach and Cody's mother wanting to change her style in how she sings and wanting to become a pop star. I think the title of the episode should be The Suite Life of Hannah Montana on Tour. The episode should Zach and Cody get Hannah Montana to come to the Tipton and teach their mother how to become a pop star after Hannah performs a concert at Gilette Stadium in Boston. They go into the penthouse of the Tipton to help Carey become a pop star when London barges in to meet Hannah Montana and she goes crazy over it and announces that she is Hannah's number 1 fan. Mr. Moseby comes into the penthouse and kicks out Zach, Cody, and London of the penthouse to give Carey and Hannah some space so Hanah can teach her how to become a pop star. London then goes and gets the paparazzi and tells them that Hannah Montana is in the Tipton so that she can look good. A mob then forms outside the Tipton to see Hannah Montana and they eventually storm into the lobby of the Tipton to go and find Hannah Montana. Zach and Cody then devise a plan to get Hannah Montana and their mother out of the Tipton. They get into the vents and crawl their way back to the penthouse to warn the two, then they get Hannah to join them in going back down the vents to get out of the Tipton while their mother can just go down the stairs past all the fans who do not know who she is. They hop in Hannah's limo and get a ride all the way to New York City. On the way to New York City Hannah continues to tell Carey the secrets of how to become a pop star and what it is like with all the crowds. Once they get to New York City Hannah tells the Martins that she is performing at Madison Square Garden that night and invites them all to go with backstage passes. The Martins accept her offer and then Hannah invites Carey to join her on one of her songs to see what it is like being a pop star, and that is how the episode ends with Hannah Montana and Carey Martin singing a duet to one of Hannah's songs "Rock Star."
    Minecraft Forever Fan Scholarship
    The activity in Minecraft that holds a special place in my heart is building and playing games in a Minecraft world. The reason it holds a special place in my heart is because my friends and I have a great time building and creating these games, our hopes are high for what we are building, we get to be as creative as we can be, and we also get to talk and hang out while building whatever we have in mind. After that we get to play whatever we just built, sometimes building a game can take weeks or months just based on how much time you put in and how big you want it to be, but it is well worth it. One of my favorite games we built and played was a murder mystery game. We had to build a huge mansion for the map and we had to figure out who the killer was before they killed everyone else. Another one of my favorites is hide and seek, you play it like you do in real life but just in a Minecraft world. Those are some of my favorite memories in Minecraft, it helps when you have great friends like I do, but the game of Minecraft is so awesome in how creative you want to be you can build and play whatever you want to.
    Book Lovers Scholarship
    One book I would want everyone in the world to read would be The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon. The book is about a middle-aged man named George, who is struggling with numerous challenges in his life. He goes home to a failing marriage, has a bad relationship with his kids, and has a huge amount of stress at his job, where he is dealing with an important project that is at risk of failing. George faces yet another challenge when his car breaks down and he is forced to take the bus to work. The driver of the bus is named Joy, and she sees how down in the dumps George is. Joy has ten rules on her bus that all passengers must follow. George learns these rules throughout the course of his two weeks of riding the bus to work. George's life is changed from his experience on the bus and his newly found positivity and positive mindset fix his biggest problems. His marriage improves, along with his relationship with his kids and colleagues at work, he inspires his work team and they get their project done. I think that George’s journey from negativity to positivity serves as a relatable and inspirational story for readers who read this book. George's character illustrates how adopting a positive mindset can lead to profound changes in somebody's life. Through George, Jon Gordon shows that no matter how bad the circumstance may be, there will always be a way to turn things around by embracing a positive mindset. Which is why I believe that The Energy Bus is the book that everyone in the world should read.