In 2018 my brother, Garrett Paine passed away. Losing him him was difficult and continues to challenge me today. Freshman year was the hardest, I didn’t sleep much, and had no motivation to do anything. I was in a slump. Due to this, I ended up failing four of my classes. I tried, but it was hard to do anything that year. But, it was also hard outside of school. I would go home, and see my parents. That year was so hard on everyone of course, but they weren’t who I knew they where. My dad pushed himself into his work, and my mom never left her room. School was hard to do anything, but it was even harder to see my parents like that. About middle of sophomore year is when I said I could do better, and I did. I worked harder in school, and did things that I enjoyed again. I look back at the things I have done to help start bettering myself, and I am happy to where I am now. I had to work extremely hard to get caught back up in my credits, but I did it. Their where days I cried and days where I was laughing. It was always back and forth. However, due to failing classes that year, I am no longer able to get a lot of scholarships through my school. I have been working a lot on myself this past year, and working hard in school. I have the best grades as of now, then I have had through all of high-school, and I couldn’t be prouder. I keep remembering the good memories I have with my brother, and that has helped me in so many ways. He’s taught me to always help others when they need it. As well as to be the reason someone smiles today. I wish to make an impact, and live like he did. That every day, could be your last. My battle has been with mental illnesses. I suffer from depression and anxiety but I push myself through it. I am a better person today, because of what happened. I want to thank the committee for taking their time, and reading some of my story. I say some, as my battle isn’t over yet. My story will not be ending anytime soon, and I will make myself proud of who I become.

In 2018 my brother, Garrett Paine passed away. Losing him him was difficult and continues to challenge me today. Freshman year was the hardest, I didn’t sleep much, and had no motivation to do anything. I was in a slump. Due to this, I ended up failing four of my classes. I tried, but it was hard to do anything that year. But, it was also hard outside of school. I would go home, and see my parents. That year was so hard on everyone of course, but they weren’t who I knew they where. My dad pushed himself into his work, and my mom never left her room. School was hard to do anything, but it was even harder to see my parents like that. About middle of sophomore year is when I said I could do better, and I did. I worked harder in school, and did things that I enjoyed again. I look back at the things I have done to help start bettering myself, and I am happy to where I am now. I had to work extremely hard to get caught back up in my credits, but I did it. Their where days I cried and days where I was laughing. It was always back and forth. However, due to failing classes that year, I am no longer able to get a lot of scholarships through my school. I have been working a lot on myself this past year, and working hard in school. I have the best grades as of now, then I have had through all of high-school, and I couldn’t be prouder. I keep remembering the good memories I have with my brother, and that has helped me in so many ways. He’s taught me to always help others when they need it. As well as to be the reason someone smiles today. I wish to make an impact, and live like he did. That every day, could be your last. My battle has been with mental illnesses. I suffer from depression and anxiety but I push myself through it. I am a better person today, because of what happened. I want to thank the committee for taking their time, and reading some of my story. I say some, as my battle isn’t over yet. My story will not be ending anytime soon, and I will make myself proud of who I become.

In 2018 my brother, Garrett Paine passed away. Losing him him was difficult and continues to challenge me today. Freshman year was the hardest, I didn’t sleep much, and had no motivation to do anything. I was in a slump. Due to this, I ended up failing four of my classes. I tried, but it was hard to do anything that year. But, it was also hard outside of school. I would go home, and see my parents. That year was so hard on everyone of course, but they weren’t who I knew they where. My dad pushed himself into his work, and my mom never left her room. School was hard to do anything, but it was even harder to see my parents like that. About middle of sophomore year is when I said I could do better, and I did. I worked harder in school, and did things that I enjoyed again. I look back at the things I have done to help start bettering myself, and I am happy to where I am now. I had to work extremely hard to get caught back up in my credits, but I did it. Their where days I cried and days where I was laughing. It was always back and forth. However, due to failing classes that year, I am no longer able to get a lot of scholarships through my school. I have been working a lot on myself this past year, and working hard in school. I have the best grades as of now, then I have had through all of high-school, and I couldn’t be prouder. I keep remembering the good memories I have with my brother, and that has helped me in so many ways. He’s taught me to always help others when they need it. As well as to be the reason someone smiles today. I wish to make an impact, and live like he did. That every day, could be your last. My battle has been with mental illnesses. I suffer from depression and anxiety but I push myself through it. I am a better person today, because of what happened. I want to thank the committee for taking their time, and reading some of my story. I say some, as my battle isn’t over yet. My story will not be ending anytime soon, and I will make myself proud of who I become.