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Mya Jackson

525

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2x

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1x

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Bio

I will strive to be the best medical specialist I can be!

Education

Martinsburg High School

High School
2020 - 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medical Practice

    • Dream career goals:

      Sports

      Softball

      Varsity
      2010 – Present14 years
      Robert F. Lawson Fund for Careers that Care
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Lindsey Vonn ‘GREAT Starts With GRIT’ Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Maxwell Tuan Nguyen Memorial Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Nell’s Will Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Tanya C. Harper Memorial SAR Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Scorenavigator Financial Literacy Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Dr. Michal Lomask Memorial Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Margalie Jean-Baptiste Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Jerzee Foundation Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Concrete Rose Scholarship Award
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Delon Hampton & Associates African Americans in STEM Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Chris Ford Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Kerry Kennedy Life Is Good Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      C. Burke Morris Scholarship
      Winner
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Etherine Tansimore Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!
      Norman C. Nelson IV Memorial Scholarship
      Hello, my name is Mya Jackson. I’m a senior at Martinsburg Highschool in Martinsburg West Virginia. I am their 4-year starting 3rd baseman. I will continue my softball career at Hagerstown Community College. Studying Exercise science. To be the first person in my family to graduate from college. But let me start from the beginning. Iv played softball since I was 4 years old and I’m still playing 13 years later. From the beginning I fell in love with softball. I grew up on baseball due to my older brother playing it year around. I looked up to him and saw him love the sport of baseball and I knew I needed to try it out for myself. So my parents decided to let me try. My dad has been my coach for as long as I can remember. Until about 4 years ago when he had to stop coaching due to his health. My father suffers from a chronic blood clotting disorder that limits him from about everything. Even coaching. This was the hardest for me to understand and knew I had to step up and be the best player and to help my team like he did. Even if he’s not in the dugout with me, I know he’s watching from somewhere. That’s what made me keep fighting to be the best daughter and player I could be. My mother has always been my biggest cheer leader. Being at every single game, until early august of this year. My mother was shockingly diagnosed with colon cancer at the young age of 45. My family was lost within the news. From my mother working everyday being my family’s only source of income, to that being completely shut off was devastating. But I knew I needed to step up not just for her but for my family. So I got a job. To help with the medical bills, for gas to get her to treatments, to even getting our dinner for the night. But I didn’t mind one bit. I knew that I couldn’t help medically so I tried every other way. My mother is my biggest inspiration I strive to be atleast an ounce of her. From fighting everyday, to believing,to trusting her medical team, to loving her family with every ounce of her.Those are the tuffest things i’ve genuinely had to go threw. I now understand to take the small wins day by day. One day I hope to help a family like Winchester hospital did for me.They aren’t just medical specialists. They saved my family and became apart of it. They turned hard moments into learning lessons. Made me understand what’s going on, and how to help. But it genuinely made me love medicine and I can’t wait to help people like they did for me.With your help. Thank you for taking my essay into consideration!