I come from a small rural town in South-Central Washington, where I am the second eldest of a seventh generation to live on my family's farm. While living on the farm, I have been taught by both my grandparents and parents on how much hard work matters in the grand scheme. Additionally, I grew up riding and showing horses, driving tractors, and helping with farm chores. The dream I’ve had for the last eight years is to help support neurodivergent individuals and others as a Clinical Psychologist. I have been captivated by the field of Psychology since I was in fifth grade. This passion intensified after my younger brother was diagnosed with severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism, generalized anxiety, and cyclic vomiting syndrome. I have witnessed firsthand the struggles he faces and how challenging everyday life can be for him. Due to living in a small rural town and having little support for individuals who are struggling similarly to my brother, it has taken four years and a misdiagnosis to address. Even after he was diagnosed, it has been a difficult road to help accommodate my younger brother with his emotional and social struggles. My younger brother had been a part of group therapy through Charlie Health for almost a year for his anxiety, and he has improved greatly from those sessions. For the past couple of months, I have been attending a couple of my younger brother's therapy sessions, whether it be between us siblings or the whole family. These therapy sessions have not only given me a glimpse of what being a therapist could be like, but it has also allowed me to better understand my brother. I have enjoyed learning more about my family with the different types of activities that were used. By attending my brother's therapy sessions, I was able to learn different ways to assist my brother with his anxiety. In my Sophomore year of high school, I took Applied Psychology. It is to this day my favorite class from High School. In Applied Psychology, I was able to learn surface information about eating and mental disorders, personality types, and more. After I graduate from high school, I plan on attending George Fox University, where I plan on majoring in Clinical Psychology. My ultimate goal is to become a Doctor in Clinical Psychology. I am excited to start my journey to gain the knowledge needed to help other neurodivergent individuals and others in ways I am currently unable to for my brother. I am applying for the Ryan Yebba Memorial Mental Health Scholarship to help me attend college. The financial responsibility for my college education falls on my shoulders alone. I am a very motivated and high work ethic individual who is excited to start my new journey.

I come from a small rural town in South-Central Washington, where I am the second eldest of a seventh generation to live on my family's farm. While living on the farm, I have been taught by both my grandparents and parents on how much hard work matters in the grand scheme. Additionally, I grew up riding and showing horses, driving tractors, and helping with farm chores. The dream I’ve had for the last eight years is to help support neurodivergent individuals and others as a Clinical Psychologist. I have been captivated by the field of Psychology since I was in fifth grade. This passion intensified after my younger brother was diagnosed with severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism, generalized anxiety, and cyclic vomiting syndrome. I have witnessed firsthand the struggles he faces and how challenging everyday life can be for him. Due to living in a small rural town and having little support for individuals who are struggling similarly to my brother, it has taken four years and a misdiagnosis to address. Even after he was diagnosed, it has been a difficult road to help accommodate my younger brother with his emotional and social struggles. My younger brother had been a part of group therapy through Charlie Health for almost a year for his anxiety, and he has improved greatly from those sessions. For the past couple of months, I have been attending a couple of my younger brother's therapy sessions, whether it be between us siblings or the whole family. These therapy sessions have not only given me a glimpse of what being a therapist could be like, but it has also allowed me to better understand my brother. I have enjoyed learning more about my family with the different types of activities that were used. By attending my brother's therapy sessions, I was able to learn different ways to assist my brother with his anxiety. In my Sophomore year of high school, I took Applied Psychology. It is to this day my favorite class from High School. In Applied Psychology, I was able to learn surface information about eating and mental disorders, personality types, and more. After I graduate from high school, I plan on attending George Fox University, where I plan on majoring in Clinical Psychology. My ultimate goal is to become a Doctor in Clinical Psychology. I am excited to start my journey to gain the knowledge needed to help other neurodivergent individuals and others in ways I am currently unable to for my brother. I am applying for the Valerie Rabb Academic Scholarship to help me attend college. The financial responsibility for my college education falls on my shoulders alone. I am a very motivated and high work ethic individual who is excited to start my new journey.

I come from a small rural town in South-Central Washington, where I am the second eldest of a seventh generation to live on my family's farm. While living on the farm, I have been taught by both my grandparents and parents on how much hard work matters in the grand scheme. Additionally, I grew up riding and showing horses, driving tractors, and helping with farm chores. The dream I’ve had for the last eight years is to help support neurodivergent individuals and others as a Clinical Psychologist. I have been captivated by the field of Psychology since I was in fifth grade. This passion intensified after my younger brother was diagnosed with severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism, generalized anxiety, and cyclic vomiting syndrome. I have witnessed firsthand the struggles he faces and how challenging everyday life can be for him. Due to living in a small rural town and having little support for individuals who are struggling similarly to my brother, it has taken four years and a misdiagnosis to address. Even after he was diagnosed, it has been a difficult road to help accommodate my younger brother with his emotional and social struggles. My younger brother had been a part of group therapy through Charlie Health for almost a year for his anxiety, and he has improved greatly from those sessions. For the past couple of months, I have been attending a couple of my younger brother's therapy sessions, whether it be between us siblings or the whole family. These therapy sessions have not only given me a glimpse of what being a therapist could be like, but it has also allowed me to better understand my brother. I have enjoyed learning more about my family with the different types of activities that were used. By attending my brother's therapy sessions, I was able to learn different ways to assist my brother with his anxiety. In my Sophomore year of high school, I took Applied Psychology. It is to this day my favorite class from High School. In Applied Psychology, I was able to learn surface information about eating and mental disorders, personality types, and more. After I graduate from high school, I plan on attending George Fox University, where I plan on majoring in Clinical Psychology. My ultimate goal is to become a Doctor in Clinical Psychology. I am excited to start my journey to gain the knowledge needed to help other neurodivergent individuals and others in ways I am currently unable to for my brother. I am applying for the Harry B. Anderson Scholarship to help me attend college. The financial responsibility for my college education falls on my shoulders alone. I am a very motivated and high work ethic individual who is excited to start my new journey.

In my Junior year of high school, I had decided to take English 101 and 170, college classes we were able to take through Eastern Washington University. I had figured that taking some college classes before graduating would help to prepare me for how college classes could be once I attend college. Luckily, the teacher in charge of the class was one I was familiar with, as I had previously had her my Freshman year for English 1. My English 101 and 170 teacher was a strict one, but her expectations on us helped me grow not only as a student, but as a person as well. My first semester was English 101, and the first thing we had to do was write an essay on an article we had read. This was to see how well we can write an essay with the correct format. I do admit, my first essay was garbage; I had lots of run-on sentences, quoted incorrectly, and did not talk about things in order of how they appeared. In total, I had to write five essays, each one helping me to improve upon my writing skills. By the end of the first semester, I went from writing horrible essays, to writing more comprehensive ones. My second semester was English 170, and in this class we would read a variety of literature and had a project for each of them. The first piece we read was the epic poem Beowulf, with the project for it being to write a boast poem in a similar way they would introduce themselves during the time of the Anglo Saxons. This project was one of my favorites; writing about yourself in cryptic ways, using kennings, and decorating the paper to make it look older. An emotional book we had read was The Things They Carried, a true account about a group of soldiers during the Vietnam War, by Tim O’brien. This book was especially difficult for me to read because my grandfather served in the Army during the Vietnam War. My English teacher has helped me to not only improve upon my writing skills, but in time management as well. Having short deadlines with nothing being accepted late has helped me to work ahead of time, and to not put things off until later. While I disliked English 101 and enjoyed 170, both were vital parts in helping me to improve upon myself in and out of school.

There is a movie, released in 2017, that is based on a group of Hotshots who eventually lost their lives during the Yarnell Hill Fire. The movie is called “Only The Brave,” directed by Joseph Kosinski, and it tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots from Prescott, Arizona. I first found out about this movie a couple of months ago on TikTok, seeing random clips of it every so often. At first, I had ignored them and was not overly interested in watching the movie. Eventually, I had seen enough clips of it that I had grown interested. I would eventually sit down and watch “Only The Brave” with my father at the beginning of my second semester of Senior year. I originally wanted to watch the movie with my whole family, but was unable to due to them being busy or showing a disinterest in being saddened by the movie. Despite having only watched “Only The Brave” a couple of months ago, the movie itself has left its impact on me. The story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots is a touching, yet deeply sorrowful one. I had known ahead of time that all but one of the Granite Mountain Hotshots would end up dying during the Yarnell Hill Fire, so each happy scene with each of them left a sense of foreboding in me. The use of imagery and symbols throughout the film, along with how the movie was directed, was done well. We had time to grow attached to each of the main characters, seeing how they all would become vital parts to the only survivor, Brendan McDonough. My favorite part of the movie was the end scene, where they show real images of the Hotshots with each of their names and the age they were when they died. While it is a downhearted moment, I loved seeing every one of the Hotshots. Seeing how young some of them were when they died made me realize that anything could happen, and we could lose someone. While I do not have a family member or friend who is a firefighter, I am the daughter of a Sheriff, and a couple of my friends from school have been training as firefighters. “Only The Brave” has shed light on the hardships that Hotshots and firefighters face, along with how one mistake can lead to the death of so many innocent people. This movie has opened my eyes and helped me to not take the people around me for granted, as I am now aware that anything could happen, and they would be gone.

My name is Keira Beasley; the second oldest child out of four siblings and a seventh generation living on the family farm. I have lived in Goldendale, a small rural farm town in South-Central Washington, since I was six months old. Due to living on a wheat and alfalfa farm, I was involved with farm work from a young age, helping out in our families' combines and tractors from the ripe age of 4. My grandparents and parents taught me the value of hard work. Ever since I was little, I have always strived to do my best in school and in any extracurricular activities I participated in. While attending Goldendale High School, I have been a member of the Girls Varsity Soccer, Girls Basketball, the Washington High School Equestrian Team, the National Honor Society, and the Future Business Leaders of America. While participating in soccer, I lettered during my freshman season. I played on the Girls JV Basketball team my first two years of High School, being awarded the Coaches Award, the Best Defensive Player, and the JV Athletic Awards both years. I made the Girls Varsity Basketball team my last two years of high school, where I would receive a varsity letter and the Most Inspirational award two years in a row. Additionally, I would be granted the position of Team Captain for Girls Varsity in my Senior year. On the Equestrian Team, I made it to State three years and Regionals two years in a row, earning the State Champion award for In-Hand Trail my junior year. Outside of sports, I received the 4.0 GPA award my first two years of high school, the Alpha Wolf GPA Award Sophomore year, the Gold GPA Award my last two years of high school, and an Academic letter every year of high school. I have also been part of the Golden Hills 4-H club for ten years, in which I have held the offices of Secretary for two years, Vice-President for 3 years, and President position for the past five years. Once I graduate from Goldendale High School, I plan on attending George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. While at George Fox, my long term goal is to get my doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I have been captivated by the field of Psychology since I was in fifth grade, a passion that intensified after my younger brother was diagnosed with severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism and generalized anxiety. I have witnessed firsthand the struggles he faces and how challenging everyday life can be for him. Living in a small rural town means there is little support for individuals like my brother. He struggles daily with autism, generalized anxiety, and cyclic vomiting syndrome, which took four years and a misdiagnosis to address. Once I earn my degree, I plan to help neurodivergent individuals and others in ways I have been unable to assist my brother. If I were to win the Kalia D. Davis Memorial Scholarship, my chances of coming out of college debt free will increase, as my family does not have the finances to help me pay for college, leaving me solely responsible for my college education.

The dream I’ve had for the last eight years is to help support neurodivergent individuals and others as a Clinical Psychologist. I have been captivated by the field of Psychology since I was in fifth grade, a passion that intensified after my younger brother was diagnosed with severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism and generalized anxiety. I have witnessed firsthand the struggles he faces and how challenging everyday life can be for him. Due to living in a small rural town, there is little support for individuals who are struggling similarly to my brother. He struggles daily with autism, generalized anxiety, and cyclic vomiting syndrome, which took four years and a misdiagnosis to address. The struggles that our family went through to get my brother evaluated for Autism were a long journey. Even after he was diagnosed, it has been a difficult road to help accommodate my younger brother with his emotional and social struggles. My younger brother has been a part of group therapy through Charli Health for almost a year for his anxiety, and he has improved greatly from those sessions. For the past couple of months, I have been attending a couple of my younger brother's therapy sessions, whether it be between us siblings or the whole family. These therapy sessions have not only given me a glimpse of what being a therapist could be like, but it has also allowed me to better understand my brother. I have enjoyed learning more about my family with the different types of activities that were used. Additionally, I had previously taken Applied Psychology in my Sophomore year. It is to this day my favorite class from High School. In Applied Psychology, I was able to learn surface information about eating and mental disorders, personality types, and more. After I graduate from high school, I plan on attending George Fox University, where I plan on majoring in Clinical Psychology. With my ultimate goal being to become a Doctor in Clinical Psychology, I am excited to start my journey to gain the knowledge needed to help other neurodivergent individuals and others in the ways I am currently unable to for my brother. By attending my brother's therapy sessions, I was able to learn different ways to assist my brother with his anxiety. If I were to win the Learner Mental Health Empowerment for Health Students Scholarship, my chances of coming out of college debt free will increase, as my family does not have the finances to help me pay for college, leaving me solely responsible for my college education.

I am a seventh generation living on my family's farm. I grew up riding and showing horses, driving tractors and helping with farm chores. From working on the family farm, to the combined efforts of my grandparents and parents, I have learned the value of hard work. I have always strived to do my best in school or any extracurricular activities I would participate in. At Goldendale High School, I have participated in basketball and the Washington High School Equestrian Team all four years. I made the Varsity Basketball team my Junior year, became the Captain my Senior year, and was awarded Most Inspirational Award both my Junior and Senior year. I have been on the Varsity Equestrian Team for four years. On the Equestrian Team, I would go on to make it to State three years in a row, Regionals two years in a row, and I received the State Champion award for In-Hand Trail my Junior year. Additionally, my hard work and dedication has enabled me to hold a high GPA. At Goldendale High School, I have received three academic letters, two 4.0 GPA and two Gold GPA awards. I have maintained a 3.95 GPA which I am very proud of. Once I graduate from Goldendale High School this upcoming June, I plan on attending George Fox University, located in Newberg, Oregon, to receive my bachelors in Clinical Psychology. The field of Psychology has been a major fixture for me since I was in 5th grade, but has grown exponentially since my younger brother was diagnosed with both severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism and generalized anxiety. I have seen first hand the struggles that my younger brother has faced and how everyday life is challenging for him. Due to living in a small rural town in South-Central Washington, there is little help for those like my younger brother. My brother struggles daily with Autism, generalized anxiety and cyclic vomiting syndrome that had taken 4 years and a misdiagnosis of adhd for him to finally get the help he needed. Those years of my brother’s misdiagnosis were hard, and I had felt useless watching my brother struggle. My dream is to gain the knowledge needed to help others who are in similar situations to my younger brother.

The dream I’ve had for the last four years is to help both kids and adults as a Clinical Psychologist and to be able to help and support other neurodivergent individuals. The field of psychology has always transfixed me since I was in 5th grade, but it has increased since my younger brother was diagnosed with both severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism and generalized anxiety. I have seen first hand the struggles that my younger brother has faced and how everyday life is challenging for him. Due to living in a small rural town in South-Central Washington, there is little help for those like my younger brother. The struggles that our family went through to get my brother evaluated for Autism was a long journey. My brother struggles daily with Autism, generalized anxiety and cyclic vomiting syndrome that took 4 years and a misdiagnosis of adhd along the way. Even afterward he was diagnosed, there was little to no help to accommodate my younger brother. My family has had to fight with the school district just to give Reagan the chance at completing high school in four years. My younger brother’s struggles play a major part in my passion for the mental health field and dream to become a Clinical Psychologist. I believe that the expectations and standards I have set for myself will help me thrive as a Clinical Psychologist. Once I get my degree, I plan on going on to help kids and adults in ways that I have not been able to help my brother. If I were to win the Angelia Zeigler Gibbs Book Scholarship, I can further my education at George Fox University and be able to help other neurodivergent individuals. Alongside that, I would be able to have a better chance of paying for college. as I will be solely responsible for paying for my education. My family does not have the financial means to provide assistance for my college. Therefore, any assistance would be life changing for me. Paying for college is overwhelming but my education and career choice will help me be able to achieve my goal of helping others with their mental health.

I have always held myself to a high standard, constantly pushing myself to always do better than before. I am the second oldest out of 4 children. I am a seventh generation living on my family's farm. I grew up riding and showing horses, driving tractors and helping with farm chores. My grandparents and parents have taught me the value of hard work. Ever since I was little, I have always strived to do my best in school or any extracurricular activities I would participate in. This drive has led me to not give up and to push through any difficulties I have faced during my High School education. The expectations I have for myself have also allowed me to maintain a high GPA and to be accepted into the Honors Program at George Fox University. The dream I’ve had for the last four years is to help both kids and adults as a Clinical Psychologist and to be able to help and support other neurodivergent individuals. The field of psychology has always transfixed me since I was in 5th grade, but it has increased since my younger brother was diagnosed with both severe level 2 and/or level 3 autism and generalized anxiety. I have seen first hand the struggles that my younger brother has faced and how everyday life is challenging for him. Due to living in a small rural town in South-Central Washington, there is little help for those like my younger brother. The struggles that our family went through to get my brother evaluated for Autism was a long journey. My brother struggles daily with Autism, generalized anxiety and cyclic vomiting syndrome that took 4 years and a misdiagnosis of adhd along the way. Even afterward he was diagnosed, there was little to no help to accommodate my younger brother. My family has had to fight with the school district just to give Reagan the chance at completing high school in four years. My younger brother’s struggles play a major part in my passion for the mental health field and dream to become a Clinical Psychologist. I believe that the expectations and standards I have set for myself will help me thrive as a Clinical Psychologist. Once I get my degree, I plan on going on to help kids and adults in ways that I have not been able to help my brother. If I were to win the Autumn Davis Memorial Scholarship, I can further my education at George Fox University and be able to help other neurodivergent individuals. Alongside that, I would be able to have a better chance of paying for college. as I will be solely responsible for paying for my education. My family does not have the financial means to provide assistance for my college. Therefore, any assistance would be life changing for me. Paying for college is overwhelming but my education and career choice will help me be able to achieve my goal of helping others with their mental health.

The study of Psychology has interested me since I was in 5th grade, but my interest in the field became my passion when my younger brother, Reagan, was diagnosed with generalized anxiety in 2021, and most recently, autism in 2025. Reagan was labeled as a sensitive kid by teachers starting in 2nd grade, but it wasn’t until he was in the 6th grade that he was diagnosed with generalized anxiety. Growing up in a small rural farm town in South Central Washington, the resources are not here for kids who are seen as different. It wasn’t until my parents kept advocating for Reagan that Reagan was enrolled in Charlie Health, which is a virtual mental health treatment center where Reagan does counseling and group therapy for 11 hours a week. This is where a Psychiatrist recommended Reagan to be tested for Autism. This has been a long, hard journey where I have seen first hand the struggles that my younger brother has faced and how everyday life is challenging for him. I am disheartened everyday when I see him struggling and not knowing what I can do to help him. Someday’s it feels like whatever we try doesn't work. It can feel overwhelming. I truly feel that my life's calling is to help other neurodivergent children and adults. I may not have been able to help my brother, but someday I will be able to help others. I am very excited for my college journey of studying psychology to begin. While I have quite the journey ahead, it is the first step towards my ultimate goal; going into the field of psychology to become a Clinical Psychologist and to be able to help and support other neurodivergent individuals.