Jay Shetty said it best, “Your passion becomes your purpose when you use it to serve others.” I found a way to combine my passions, sports and graphic design, to serve others while attending Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland. I discovered that I had a love for graphic design while running the social media account for a wiffle ball league I founded in 2020. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for Linganore’s sports teams. My graphics were creating a buzz and got the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to serve others in the future.

To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. Sports teach you to be determined, set goals, and chase your dreams. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. During the summer of 2020 I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League to unite middle school and high school students in my community. I organized teams, game schedules, prepped the field for play, supplied wiffleball bats and balls, and ran the social media account for the league. Playing wiffle ball in that moment in time became life for myself and many teens in my neighborhood. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. Not only did the league help rebuild neighborhood friendships, it taught the importance of being part of a team and working together. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. I currently create game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and football. My graphic creations have been sparking a buzz throughout the school building and get the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to find success and serve others in the future.

Selflessness means using your passion to serve others. Jay Shetty said it best, “Your passion becomes your purpose when you use it to serve others.” To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. During the summer of 2020 I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League to unite middle school and high school students in my community. I organized teams, game schedules, prepped the field for play, supplied wiffleball bats and balls, and ran the social media account for the league. Playing wiffle ball in that moment in time became life for myself and many teens in my neighborhood. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. Not only did the league help rebuild neighborhood friendships, it taught the importance of being part of a team and working together. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. I currently create game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and football. My graphic creations have been sparking a buzz throughout the school building and get the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to serve others in the future.

Being a leader means using your passion to serve others. Jay Shetty said it best, “Your passion becomes your purpose when you use it to serve others.” To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. During the summer of 2020 I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League to unite middle school and high school students in my community. I organized teams, game schedules, prepped the field for play, supplied wiffleball bats and balls, and ran the social media account for the league. Playing wiffle ball in that moment in time became life for myself and many teens in my neighborhood. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. Not only did the league help rebuild neighborhood friendships, it taught the importance of being part of a team and working together. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. I currently create game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and football. My graphic creations have been sparking a buzz throughout the school building and get the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to serve others in the future.

Jay Shetty said it best, “Your passion becomes your purpose when you use it to serve others.” To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. During the summer of 2020 I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League to unite middle school and high school students in my community. I organized teams, game schedules, prepped the field for play, supplied wiffleball bats and balls, and ran the social media account for the league. Playing wiffle ball in that moment in time became life for myself and many teens in my neighborhood. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. Not only did the league help rebuild neighborhood friendships, it taught the importance of being part of a team and working together. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. I currently create game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball,volleyball, and football. My graphic creations have been sparking a buzz throughout the school building and get the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to find success in the future. Seton Hall is nationally ranked for providing internships. My goal is to earn an internship and grow as a graphic designer.

Success is finding your passion and using it to serve others. Jay Shetty said it best, “Your passion becomes your purpose when you use it to serve others.” To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. If I'm not playing sports, I am watching sports on television or attending a live sporting event. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. Five months without group gatherings or sports was extremely difficult for a social and active kid like myself. By August, Covid restrictions were somewhat changing. Gatherings were permitted in an outside setting. I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League. The league united middle school and high school students from multiple neighborhoods in my town. I organized approximately 30-35 kids into teams so the skill level was evenly distributed. I also organized game schedules, prepped the field for play, supplied wiffleball bats and balls, and ran the social media account for the league. Playing wiffle ball in that moment in time became life for myself and many teens in my neighborhood. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. Not only did the league help rebuild neighborhood friendships, it taught the importance of being part of a team and working together. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. I currently create game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and football. My graphic creations have been sparking a buzz throughout the school building and get the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I will be studying graphic design and playing division 1 baseball at Seton Hall. I am proud that I am able to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. Both are my passion and drive me to find success in the future. Seton Hall is nationally ranked for providing internships. My goal is to earn an internship and grow as a graphic designer.

To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. If I'm not playing sports, I am watching sports on television or attending a live sporting event. I played high school baseball all four years and graduated with the highest academic honors. I will be studying graphic design and playing baseball at Seton Hall University in the fall. Playing baseball pushed me to be my best self, not just as a baseball player, but as a student and artist. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from playing baseball. During the summer of 2020, I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League. The league united middle school and high school students from multiple neighborhoods in my town. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. In addition to being the league founder, I also ran the social media account. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community and be the best version of myself. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. By my senior year, I was creating game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and football. My graphic creations sparked a buzz throughout the school building and got the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. I learned to balance being a graphic designer and playing baseball at the highest level. I train year round and play in games all along the east coast. Playing baseball taught me to be determined and to go after your dreams. Nothing is impossible. I will continue to learn and develop my skills as a graphic designer at Seton Hall. Seton Hall is nationally ranked for providing internships and has close proximity to New York City. My goal is to earn an internship so I can grow as a graphic designer.

To say I love sports is an understatement. My life has revolved around sports since I was a young child. If I'm not playing sports, I am watching sports on television or attending a live sporting event. There is a magic around sports. Sports ignite pride and togetherness. When Covid hit in March 2020, I had to take an unwanted break from doing that very thing I love. During the summer of 2020, I was itching to return to playing sports, so I found a way to bring sports back into my life. With the support of my family and friends, I founded the Maryland Wiffle Ball League. The league united middle school and high school students from multiple neighborhoods in my town. The wiffle ball league brought normalcy back into our lives after months of isolation. While running the social media account for the wiffle ball league, I discovered that I really enjoyed creating the game day posts. I wanted the posts to look professional, but I had no experience with graphic design. I was determined to learn. YouTube became my classroom. I researched how to create graphics with complex details. I learned how to add textures to pictures, to adjust lighting and shadows, and to create focal points. During my junior year of high school, I combined my passion for sports and graphic design. I found my purpose, a way to serve my high school community. I began creating game day graphics for posts on Instagram for my high school’s girls lacrosse team. The posts were creating excitement for lacrosse and increasing school spirit. Other teams began inquiring about having posts created as well. By my senior year, I was creating game day graphics for lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, basketball,volleyball, and football. My graphic creations sparked a buzz throughout the school building and got the student body excited about supporting student athletes as they compete. In addition to creating posts for my school community, I also started my own freelance graphic design business called SCD Visuals. I create college commitment graphics for student athletes to celebrate their decision to play sports at the next level. In the fall, I will continue to learn and develop my skills as a graphic designer at Seton Hall. I will be majoring in Graphic Design and Advertising. Seton Hall is nationally ranked for providing internships and has close proximity to New York City. My goal is to earn an internship so I can grow as a graphic designer.