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Rachel Scott
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Rachel Scott
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Hi! I am Rachel, and I am from a family that gets financial help from the government. I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026, and I will be majoring in psychology and focusing on children's psychology! My family has always struggled with money, but we manage to meet our basic needs and occasionally indulge in a few extras when we have extra funds. If I can get scholarships and not have to worry about debts, it would be wonderful not just for me but for my mom, and I am going to be a first-generation college student in my family, and if my family cannot worry about having to deal with saving money and putting money away for college, that would be amazing.
Education
Dundee Central School
High SchoolGPA:
3.3
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Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Majors of interest:
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
- Psychology, General
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Dream career field:
thearpy
Dream career goals:
teacher helper
n/a2024 – 20251 year
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Softball
Intramural2014 – 20217 years
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school
Ceramicsno2025 – 2026
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n/a — Dog sitter2023 – 2025
Mad Genius Scholarship
Have you ever heard the story about the Mad genius? the mad genius started as a little girl who is in between what they wanted to be in the future but they knew that they wanted Want to go to college they Thought they wanted to be a veterinarian and then a teacher and those were always the two that they were in between because they thought those were the things I made been impact as she got older she started getting really good grades and she loved having acted up because success and everybody knew that she was really smart she met a boy in eighth grade who changed her life not for good but for the worst she started thinking of herself as a small being that kind of do anything she also had a friend who was really bad to her and would do stuff behind her back so that made her think she was incapable of changing anybody's life because she couldn't even make an impact on her friends and as she started talking to it with her mom she learned that they didn't matter the people who cared for her and lifted her higher was all that mattered and she kept getting older and older and kept getting more more academic success she learned that she wanted to do psychology because she wants to make an impact on somebody else's life and change it for the better because she knows everybody deserves a life that makes them feel like they belong. The mad genius had struggled in school, but the support from those around her helped her rise and keep trying her best, and she found teachers who gave her the courage to keep rising and earn the grades they knew she could. Not ever mad genius is extremely smart some of them work to get to where they got some of them have had academic downfalls and some have had extremely good luck with academics not every mad genius it's the same I could be different from a different mad genius but every mad genius has somebody who supports them and it's always there for them no matter if it's a family member no matter if it's a front and no matter if it's a teacher or a stranger they have somebody that cares and wants them to succeed so when you look at somebody think of them as a mad genius and think of yourself as mad genius because that's what you deserve everybody is a mad genius and just because the word genius in it doesn't mean you have to be really smart or academically great you could be mediocre and you're still a mad genius because you're really good at something even if it's not academics you could be good at art you could be good at a sport and you're still mad genius in that way because you're good at something no matter what it is so keep going because you are a genius in our eyes
Bick First Generation Scholarship
I haven't always succeeded with my academics, in the early parts my high school in my middle school career I struggled because I couldn't understand cause it was during covid and I was going through a lot I was going through a really toxic relationship and I had friendships that were back and not good for me but that made me better and realize I should be focusing on myself and doing what I want to do and not what they expect me to do I've also struggled with sickness I was constantly getting sick and missing school and we couldn't figure out why I was sick which caused me to fall behind quite a few times but I always got my work done because I know the teachers believed in me and knew that I could succeed they would even give me extra time because they knew I wanted to be out of school but not because I was sick I also lost my uncle and 2023 which made a big impact on me and cost me to fall into a depression so that made me not want to focus on school but I knew he wanted me to succeed and do what I wanted to do now due to my teacher Mrs dillon but we all called her capp she made me realize that growing as a part of life and no matter what happens I deserve to succeed and go as far as I want to My mom also made an impact on my life she never cared about the grapes she said as long as I was doing my best she wouldn't care and she helped me through a lot through the messy friendships through the messy relationships with guys she was always there cheering me off watering me to keep going because she knew that college was meant for me and I was meant to go to college so I thank her and capp for making who I am today
Marcia Bick Scholarship
I haven't always succeeded with my academics, in the early parts my high school in my middle school career I struggled because I couldn't understand cuz it was during covid and I was going through a lot I was going through a really toxic relationship and I had friendships that were back and not good for me but that made me better and realize I should be focusing on myself and doing what I want to do and not what they expect me to do I've also struggled with sickness I was constantly getting sick and missing school and we couldn't figure out why I was sick which caused me to fall behind quite a few times but I always got my work done because I know the teachers believed in me and knew that I could succeed they would even give me extra time because they knew I wanted to be out of school but not because I was sick I also lost my uncle and 2023 which made a big impact on me and cost me to fall into a depression so that made me not want to focus on school but I knew he wanted me to succeed and do what I wanted to do now due to my teacher Mrs dillon but we all called her capp she made me realize that growing as a part of life and no matter what happens I deserve to succeed and go as far as I want to My mom also made an impact on my life she never cared about the grapes she said as long as I was doing my best she wouldn't care and she helped me through a lot through the messy friendships through the messy relationships with guys she was always there cheering me off watering me to keep going because she knew that college was meant for me and I was meant to go to college so I thank her and capp for making who I am today
Bick New York Scholarship
I haven't always succeeded with my academics, in the early parts my high school in my middle school career I struggled because I couldn't understand cause it was during covid and I was going through a lot I was going through a really toxic relationship and I had friendships that were back and not good for me but that made me better and realize I should be focusing on myself and doing what I want to do and not what they expect me to do I've also struggled with sickness I was constantly getting sick and missing school and we couldn't figure out why I was sick which caused me to fall behind quite a few times but I always got my work done because I know the teachers believed in me and knew that I could succeed they would even give me extra time because they knew I wanted to be out of school but not because I was sick I also lost my uncle and 2023 which made a big impact on me and cost me to fall into a depression so that made me not want to focus on school but I knew he wanted me to succeed and do what I wanted to do now due to my teacher Mrs Dillon but we all called her Capp she made me realize that growing as a part of life and no matter what happens I deserve to succeed and go as far as I want to My mom also made an impact on my life she never cared about the grapes she said as long as I was doing my best she wouldn't care and she helped me through a lot through the messy friendships through the messy relationships with guys she was always there cheering me off watering me to keep going because she knew that college was meant for me and I was meant to go to college so I thank her and Capp for making who I am today
Brett Brakel Memorial Scholarship
I've played softball since I was younger starting at the age of five I was a part of softball but before then I was in table I made so many friends and have had so many impacts on my coaches when I was younger then I started playing again at 7th grade and stop because I had an injury that was a resolving itself and would make plane hurt me and during that year I also had a coaches impact at me so much softball had me find a community where I felt like I belonged and it made me gain many different people that felt like family and I love them every Injury they would check on me every time I was sick they would check on me it doesn't matter what was going on they would always check on me and we would check on them too. With the compassion they gave me they make me want to work with other people and then as I grew up I found out that children deserve all the help and to feel like they belong because sometimes one little thing can set a child to feel like they don't go along so with that being said softball taught me how to be Caring and compassionate and I will always say that softball was the biggest part of my life because it showed me so much and gave me so much in life. I believe every child should find a sport or activity where they feel like they belong, even if it's not softball or baseball.I believe that there's a sport for each child, or the sense of belonging is there, and even if it's not a full-year sport, they always have somebody to rely on from the team, and no matter what happened third teammates will always be there, and their coaches . Even if I'm not going to be a sports coach I want every child feel like they fall have a space where they feel safe have a space where they could just be themselves and that's what I found in softball and you could watch them grow throughout their Sports see them Feeling succeed but they keep going because that's what they love and that's what their compassionate about every child deserves a sport where they feel the sense of belonging and where they actually start loving the sport and no matter what happens
Jeanne Murphy Scholarship: Compassion in Action
You know where I learned compassion from? My mom always showed compassion to everyone, even if they weren't deserving, and then once I re-found God, he has taught me everyone deserves compassion because you do not know what's going on behind their eyes in their life. I have built compassion because I struggled with anxiety and I have people who showed me a whole bunch of compassion through the times I struggled the most and I know in psychology one of the major parts is compassion because if you show compassion to someone they will feel safe and will be more likely to Open up and talk about their feelings and I think that's the most important thing other than empathy that is used for psychology and more people need to use compassion because not everybody knows what other people are going through so my place show somebody that they care and don't degrade them I am sure they would be able to understand someone's life and be able to have an actual conversation with them compassion is very important because not everybody has not everybody does so well they don't think some have a but they do have it and if they realize that with compassion people will trust them and go to them I feel like more people will make a difference in somebody's life and save a life a lot of people do show compassion but I think it's mainly used for people they know and not total strangers which is understandable. If they should get passion to a stranger that could change the strangers life and have an impact on the especially if they're having a bad day you could see compassion through the people who do a lot for homeless people and giving back to their community and that's what I believe in is giving back to my community and help you out my neighbors,because I've struggled my mother has struggle with not having enough money and a lot of people showed us compassion by giving us stuff that we needed we would get Christmas presents for a year even when my mother could afford them because people had compassion and wanted to give to us and others when they were in need so I think compassion is one thing people should start having more of because you never know how much compassion could change somebody's life and even if it's a small Act compassion can make a big difference so with compassion it comes with kindness and the kindness will keep giving and giving and will always find the right person to be given to.
Jake Thomas Williams Memorial Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turner and talk to when they need someone to talk to and if I can do that I know I can impact a child or children's life more than they know,
Learner Mental Health Empowerment for Health Students Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turner and talk to when they need someone to talk to and if I can do that I know I can impact a child or children's life more than they know
Curtis Holloway Memorial Scholarship
My mother has been my biggest supporter in my education and everything I achieve is because of her because even when I struggle she supports and when I succeed she cheers me on because she knows I can do a lot and she has always supported all my decisions and she was the most proud when I was talking about taking my life further and pursuing college even though I was in between multiple different things to go for but then I finally decided on psychology and she always says it's the best fit for me because I know a lot and have experienced a lot to understand others. I know that the support she has shown me has made me want to give the same support to children who do not get that type of support or feel as if they have no one to support them in any way. I always grew up in a single parent home, I mean my dad was there but not present like a parent and did nothing to help out or support the household so even though my mom worked she would come home and do everything that the household needed. She was the main person taking care of the house and me and my siblings. She still does so and she showed me that even though she's one person she could do a lot and nobody can stop her or slow her down, even after she had surgery on her leg that did not slow her down and even after recently she had it amputated it hasn't slowed her down, and while she was recovering she was thinking about everything she wants to do again and it shows that she will forever fight even when she doesn't feel good or she's struggling. My mother will always be the reason why I do everything and ill keep fighting so I can advocate for children who really need it. No matter how hard things get I will push through because I know my mom would not want to see me fail in something she knows I can make a change and even though I've struggled with school she was always there supporting me even while going through her own battles and dealing with her own stress. So everything I do is dedicated to my mom and I will do everything in my power to be the best for her
Arthur and Elana Panos Scholarship
am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to, As a Christan were told not to judge and I would never judge someone who is struggling
Eden Alaine Memorial Scholarship
am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to, when I lost my uncle I know that shut me down but I know he wanted me to make something big out of myself instead on not doing anything and just going for the first job that would hire me
Mikey Taylor Memorial Scholarship
am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to and to have them to never be afraid of reaching out for help like I used to
Ethel Hayes Destigmatization of Mental Health Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to
Autumn Davis Memorial Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to and I am hoping to be a major advocate for childrens mental health and everyones mental health
David Foster Memorial Scholarship
A high school teacher who has influenced me would probably be my english teacher Ms. Nolan she always enjoyed the stories I would write and she was my first high school teacher when I started middle school during covid, she would never say anything bad or alter any of my work and since we do change teachers she was not my teacher again until 9th grade and that was a year I really struggled and barely opened up about my life due to friend issues and relationship issues but once we got to a unit and learned about the freedom writes I decided that it was time to open up and share my stories, I wrote about my uncle and how my childhood was when I was with him and how much that his death impacted me and then I told the story about my father and how much damage he caused in the family and she never judged she just quietly supported me and after we finished that unit she have me the freedom writers book with a note about how she admired me for telling my story and I keep that book on my shelf and if I ever feel down I will go back to her note and read it. I know when I go to college that book will be coming with me and sitting somewhere where I can look at it and be close to me if i need the support and I know after I graduate I could always contact her and have her to help me with any sort of essay and I hope that I can be like her when I become a counselor/ therapist because I want kids to know if the only way they can open up and tell me their life is by writing about it then I will still support them and if I can help them through writing I will because I know that it is hard to open up about the hardships in life because you will always feel like your being judged but when she was able to read my story about my dad to the class, I did not feel judged everyone made me feel better about myself because they had nice things to say and did not make me feel bad about hating the my father for what he did, she made sure everyone who wanted to share their story could and she even had an option to have herself read it if we were not comfortable sharing it on our own and she made them anonymous for the people who had her read it and I hope that I can change a child's life like that and then they go on latter in life and write about how much I impacted their life in a great way and that will be one goal is to have each child I work with to open up and share their story with me and feel the support I give them from learning their story.
You Deserve It Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turn and talk to
USMC Sgt. Owen J. Lennon Memorial Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turner and talk to when they need someone to talk to and if I can do that I know I can impact a child or children's life more than they know, If I do get this scholarship I will not only honor Owen but also everyone who has lost their lives on duty and I will keep a memorial up to show people who lost their lives and I will also recommend his scholarship to kids who could benefit from it and who's lives I impact by just being the person they can talk to about anything
Kalia D. Davis Memorial Scholarship
I am Rachel and I am from a small town in NYS called Dundee, I come from a low income family but that has never stopped my mom from giving me anything I needed or wanted, I am going to Nazareth in the fall of 2026 for psychology and focusing on children's psychology and I am a Christian who found Jesus during a struggle with mental health and losing a family member. I am applying to this scholarship because if I can get a good amount of scholarships it will help me and my mom not worry about needing funds in order to get through college and I am relaying heavy on scholarships and financial aid to help me with college because of the fact I am from a low income family and I am applying to everything that I can to help me with college so I do not have to go into serious debt for college, I have always wanted to go to college but I did debate on what I wanted to study until a few years ago I fell in love with psychology and wanting to help kids with their mental health because I know the psychology field when it comes to children keep dwindling and going down in providers because of the treatment and other reasons, I had many different counselors when I was younger and every year I kept getting a new one and that made me not want to open up because of the fact I did not get to make a bond with them and they just would leave the next year. In recent years I started seeing a counselor again to help with my mental health and help me with an eating disorder that was caused by a bad relationship which led to poor mental health. She helped me in ways that I did not think was possible and because of the fact she wanted to help and always had her door open for me to go talk to her when I needed her gave me more ambition to become a children's mental health professional so I can be a constant person in their life they can turn to so they do not have to deal with the fact they lose someone who they are meant to trust and be able to turner and talk to when they need someone to talk to and if I can do that I know I can impact a child or children's life more than they know
Marcia Bick Scholarship
There is so much I have not been able to do because we did not have the money so if I can get a good amount of scholarships I am hoping that it will help me with the future and cause me not to be in a big amount of debt and i feel like the more scholarships I apply to the less I have to worry and the less my mom will worry about me getting through college. I have always wanted to go to college but i did have times where I could not decide what I should go to college for and then I found my love for psychology a couple years ago and finally got to take a psychology class my school offers and I fell in love with psychology even more and if I can get scholarships to continue school I know it will help me better myself and help me raise focus around what needs to be focused on and thats childrens mental health. If I can make a change in the future by being able to get a scholarships to help me continue my learning journey I will love to be able to help teens in the future who want to presue psychology by donating and making a scholarship of something to help them because psychology is looked down and were losing people in the psychology field because its a high demanding job that drains a person after awhile and I know it might drain me after a while but I want to make a change and no matter what I will not quit because I know its the job I want and its what I want for my future and hopefully with this you will consider me for the scholarships! I know what I want and thats is to improve childrens mental health.