All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

Coming into high school, I was lost, not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. The pressure was on as I sat to choose my courses for my freshman year. As I looked at the courses my school had to offer, I knew I wanted to pick a class that was outside of my comfort zone. I decided to sign up for the Introduction to Business and Financial Management class. Going into this class, I didn’t really know much about the business world, but as the year went on I learned so many new things which sparked new interests and my passion for business. During my freshman year, not only did I find business fascinating, but my love for math started to grow even more as I discovered more math theories and equations. I think my love for math was fed by the sounds of my accountant mom's fingers, clicking away on her calculator, as I mimicked her on my Fisher-Price cash register growing up. The beauty of math is that it is a language of order which represents infinite possibilities. While many students say things like "I hate math, I'm never going to use it in the future,” I felt the opposite. Growing up, math was the class that I felt the most confident in. I find numbers and mathematical formulas fascinating, no matter how chaotic they look on the whiteboard, I see a challenge ahead of me that I am ready to face. When I see a difficult problem I don't feel scared, but instead dared to use my brain to its fullest potential. I knew I wanted to incorporate mathematics into my future. Throughout my freshman year, my Algebra teacher started to notice my passion for math and suggested that I double up in math classes the following year, taking Algebra 2 and Geometry. At first, I was nervous questioning what crazy person would want to double up in math but I decided to take a leap of faith anyway. Though the next year was stressful at points, it was fun to challenge myself. However, I knew I wanted to challenge myself even more, so I asked my teacher to put me in honors precalculus for my junior year. I guess you can say I wanted as much pi as I could digest. Currently, I am in AP calculus and my love for math continues to grow even more. Wanting to see the business field through a different lens, I signed up for AP Macroeconomics my junior year. Learning how our economy works and how money flows through our world, like a river with endless tributaries, drew me in. Theories, equations, dollar signs, ethics, and infinite possibilities all in one course. What some see as nerdy chaos on a whiteboard is beautiful in my view. I learned that something as simple as buying an iPhone or PS4 has an impact on the economy and the economy impacts every aspect of human existence. Business continued to amaze me and this is when I knew I wanted to pursue something in it. To grow my knowledge, I joined a program called Inroads outside of my school, which allows me to further explore my interest in business and prepares me for what I want to do in the future. This program allows me to collaborate with others my age, who share the common passion I have for the business. The people who lead this program are well educated in this field and teach us things we will need for the future like how to set our resume, how to act during an interview, time management skills, and more. We are also given monthly activities to test what we have learned and to show that we are improving. In the summer, I will get the opportunity to be paired up with a company to do an internship with so that I can get some experience in the business world. I believe in the business world it is important to have leadership skills and to be able to use your voice to make a change. Throughout my four years of high school, I have taken on multiple leadership roles that have allowed me to grow as a person and have taught me how to be organized and responsible. I have also joined this club called DECA and have been in it for 3 year years, participating in the marketing category. DECA is my favorite club because it allows me to get a glimpse of what I want to do in the future, puts myself outside of my comfort zone, and helps me to gain confidence. To grow my knowledge of different branches of business, I have also taken other business-related classes such as accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Participating in all these activities has allowed me to feed my interest in business and has made me realize that I want to go down that field. In college, I plan on majoring in finance and business administration. I love that business is such a broad topic and offers endless amounts of opportunities. My dream job is to be a hedge fund manager or to be a finance analyst. Some of the reasons why I would love one of these jobs is because it has everything I want from working with numbers, problem-solving, using leadership skills, and more. Getting a college degree is important for me to continue my academic journey and will allow me to accomplish my goals. Going to college will allow me to collaborate with others that share common interests as me and to take the knowledge I have gained to use in my future. This scholarship will be an investment in my future and will allow me to get the best education I could get to be successful in achieving my dreams.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition, and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

Coming into high school, I was lost, not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. The pressure was on as I sat to choose my courses for my freshman year. As I looked at the courses my school had to offer, I knew I wanted to pick a class that was outside of my comfort zone. I decided to sign up for the Introduction to Business and Financial Management class. Going into this class, I didn’t really know much about the business world, but as the year went on I learned so many new things which sparked new interests and my passion for business. During my freshman year, not only did I find business fascinating, but my love for math started to grow even more as I discovered more math theories and equations. I think my love for math was fed by the sounds of my accountant mom's fingers, clicking away on her calculator, as I mimicked her on my Fisher-Price cash register growing up. The beauty of math is that it is a language of order which represents infinite possibilities. While many students say things like "I hate math, I'm never going to use it in the future,” I felt the opposite. Growing up, math was the class that I felt the most confident in. I find numbers and mathematical formulas fascinating, no matter how chaotic they look on the whiteboard, I see a challenge ahead of me that I am ready to face. When I see a difficult problem I don't feel scared, but instead dared to use my brain to its fullest potential. I knew I wanted to incorporate mathematics into my future. Throughout my freshman year, my Algebra teacher started to notice my passion for math and suggested that I double up in math classes the following year, taking Algebra 2 and Geometry. At first, I was nervous questioning what crazy person would want to double up in math but I decided to take a leap of faith anyway. Though the next year was stressful at points, it was fun to challenge myself. However, I knew I wanted to challenge myself even more, so I asked my teacher to put me in honors precalculus for my junior year. I guess you can say I wanted as much pi as I could digest. Currently, I am in AP calculus and my love for math continues to grow even more. Wanting to see the business field through a different lens, I signed up for AP Macroeconomics my junior year. Learning how our economy works and how money flows through our world, like a river with endless tributaries, drew me in. Theories, equations, dollar signs, ethics, and infinite possibilities all in one course. What some see as nerdy chaos on a whiteboard is beautiful in my view. I learned that something as simple as buying an iPhone or PS4 has an impact on the economy and the economy impacts every aspect of human existence. Business continued to amaze me and this is when I knew I wanted to pursue something in it. Participating in all these activities has allowed me to feed my interest in business and has made me realize that I want to go down that field. In college, I plan on majoring in finance and business administration. I love that business is such a broad topic and offers endless amounts of opportunities. My dream job is to be a hedge fund manager or to be a finance analyst.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

Coming into high school, I was lost, not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. The pressure was on as I sat to choose my courses for my freshman year. As I looked at the courses my school had to offer, I knew I wanted to pick a class that was outside of my comfort zone. I decided to sign up for the Introduction to Business and Financial Management class. Going into this class, I didn’t really know much about the business world, but as the year went on I learned so many new things which sparked new interests and my passion for business. To grow my knowledge, I joined a program called Inroads outside of my school, which allows me to further explore my interest in business and prepares me for what I want to do in the future. This program allows me to collaborate with others my age, who share the common passion I have for the business. The people who lead this program are well educated in this field and teach us things we will need for the future like how to set our resume, how to act during an interview, time management skills, and more. We are also given monthly activities to test what we have learned and to show that we are improving. In the summer, I will get the opportunity to be paired up with a company to do an internship with so that I can get some experience in the business world. I believe in the business world it is important to have leadership skills and to be able to use your voice to make a change. Throughout my four years of high school, I have taken on multiple leadership roles that have allowed me to grow as a person and have taught me how to be organized and responsible. I have also joined this club called DECA and have been in it for 3 year years, participating in the marketing category. DECA is my favorite club because it allows me to get a glimpse of what I want to do in the future, puts myself outside of my comfort zone, and helps me to gain confidence. To grow my knowledge of different branches of business, I have also taken other business-related classes such as accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Participating in all these activities has allowed me to feed my interest in business and has made me realize that I want to go down that field. In college, I plan on majoring in finance and business administration. I love that business is such a broad topic and offers endless amounts of opportunities. My dream job is to be a hedge fund manager or to be a finance analyst. Some of the reasons why I would love one of these jobs is because it has everything I want from working with numbers, problem-solving, using leadership skills, and more. Getting a college degree is important for me to continue my academic journey and will allow me to accomplish my goals. Going to college will allow me to collaborate with others that share common interests as me and to take the knowledge I have gained to use in my future. This scholarship will be an investment in my future and will allow me to get the best education I could get to be successful in achieving my dreams.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially. This scholarship too will be an investment in my future and allow me to get the best education.

Coming into high school, I was lost, not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. The pressure was on as I sat to choose my courses for my freshman year. As I looked at the courses my school had to offer, I knew I wanted to pick a class that was outside of my comfort zone. I decided to sign up for the Introduction to Business and Financial Management class. Going into this class, I didn’t really know much about the business world, but as the year went on I learned so many new things which sparked new interests and my passion for business. To grow my knowledge, I joined a program called Inroads outside of my school, which allows me to further explore my interest in business and prepares me for what I want to do in the future. This program allows me to collaborate with others my age, who share the common passion I have for the business. The people who lead this program are well educated in this field and teach us things we will need for the future like how to set our resume, how to act during an interview, time management skills, and more. We are also given monthly activities to test what we have learned and to show that we are improving. In the summer, I will get the opportunity to be paired up with a company to do an internship with so that I can get some experience in the business world. I believe in the business world it is important to have leadership skills and to be able to use your voice to make a change. Throughout my four years of high school, I have taken on multiple leadership roles that have allowed me to grow as a person and have taught me how to be organized and responsible. I have also joined this club called DECA and have been in it for 3 year years, participating in the marketing category. DECA is my favorite club because it allows me to get a glimpse of what I want to do in the future, puts myself outside of my comfort zone, and helps me to gain confidence. To grow my knowledge of different branches of business, I have also taken other business-related classes such as accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Participating in all these activities has allowed me to feed my interest in business and has made me realize that I want to go down that field. In college, I plan on majoring in finance and business administration. I love that business is such a broad topic and offers endless amounts of opportunities. My dream job is to be a hedge fund manager or to be a finance analyst. Some of the reasons why I would love one of these jobs is because it has everything I want from working with numbers, problem-solving, using leadership skills, and more. Getting a college degree is important for me to continue my academic journey and will allow me to accomplish my goals. Going to college will allow me to collaborate with others that share common interests as me and to take the knowledge I have gained to use in my future. This scholarship will be an investment in my future and will allow me to get the best education I could get to be successful in achieving my dreams.

Coming into high school, I was lost, not knowing what I wanted to do with my future. The pressure was on as I sat to choose my courses for my freshman year. As I looked at the courses my school had to offer, I knew I wanted to pick a class that was outside of my comfort zone. I decided to sign up for the Introduction to Business and Financial Management class. Going into this class, I didn’t really know much about the business world, but as the year went on I learned so many new things which sparked new interests and my passion for business. To grow my knowledge, I joined a program called Inroads outside of my school, which allows me to further explore my interest in business and prepares me for what I want to do in the future. This program allows me to collaborate with others my age, who share the common passion I have for the business. The people who lead this program are well educated in this field and teach us things we will need for the future like how to set our resume, how to act during an interview, time management skills, and more. We are also given monthly activities to test what we have learned and to show that we are improving. In the summer, I will get the opportunity to be paired up with a company to do an internship with so that I can get some experience in the business world. I believe in the business world it is important to have leadership skills and to be able to use your voice to make a change. Throughout my four years of high school, I have taken on multiple leadership roles that have allowed me to grow as a person and have taught me how to be organized and responsible. I have also joined this club called DECA and have been in it for 3 year years, participating in the marketing category. DECA is my favorite club because it allows me to get a glimpse of what I want to do in the future, puts myself outside of my comfort zone, and helps me to gain confidence. To grow my knowledge of different branches of business, I have also taken other business-related classes such as accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Participating in all these activities has allowed me to feed my interest in business and has made me realize that I want to go down that field. In college, I plan on majoring in finance and business administration. I love that business is such a broad topic and offers endless amounts of opportunities. My dream job is to be a hedge fund manager or to be a finance analyst. Some of the reasons why I would love one of these jobs is because it has everything I want from working with numbers, problem-solving, using leadership skills, and more. Getting a college degree is important for me to continue my academic journey and will allow me to accomplish my goals. Going to college will allow me to collaborate with others that share common interests as me and to take the knowledge I have gained to use in my future. This scholarship will be an investment in my future and will allow me to get the best education I could get to be successful in achieving my dreams.

I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. During the summer, I typically work about 38 hours a week and during the school year, I work during the weekends for about 12 hours a week on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. During the summer, I typically work about 38 hours a week and during the school year, I work during the weekends for about 12 hours a week on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. During the summer, I typically work about 38 hours a week and during the school year, I work during the weekends for about 12 hours a week on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. During the summer, I typically work about 38 hours a week and during the school year, I work during the weekends for about 12 hours a week on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.

All throughout high school, I wanted to make it a point to find a community within my school and to be an active student whether it came to sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, taking on leadership roles, or joining programs. I have been the Vice President for my school’s student council for 3 years, which has allowed me to share my ideas and to take on the responsibilities of planning new events and helping with fundraising. One of the many events I have helped to plan is Night of Nations, where every club at our school gets to represent a country by sharing foods, music, artwork, and other cultural aspects. This event helped to educate other students on different cultures and allowed our school to create a more inclusive environment. I have helped to fundraise for class events such as prom and formal by holding bake sales, creating merchandise, and reaching out to local businesses for help. Having this amount of responsibility has taught me how to become a better leader and time management skills. After I realized how much I enjoyed having a leadership role, I decided to take on more such as being the treasurer of Key Club, Vice President for community service for National Spanish Honors Society, chapter officer for DECA, captain of my track and tennis team, and a CORE ambassador for my school. Each of these clubs and activities has allowed me to use my voice to make the changes I wanted to see in my school. I have also joined other clubs such as my school’s diversity council, the Teen Advisory Board at my local library, my school’s literary magazine club, STEM club, National Honors Society, and more, to explore my other interests. Outside of these clubs, I do a lot of volunteering work within my community. One of the community service activities I have participated in is “Giving Garden”, where I would go every week to my local church’s garden and would look after it by watering the plants, planting more seeds, cleaning up the weeds, and more. When all the vegetables were fully grown, we would donate them to the local family service bureau where they would be then distributed to the less fortunate. I loved being a part of “Giving Garden” because by simply helping out at the garden, it gave people who may not be able to afford these foods, an opportunity to have access to healthier foods. I noticed that there were more opportunities to help out at my local family service bureau, so I signed up to help in the food pantry where we helped to organize food by categories and to check for expiration dates. I have completed over 100 volunteering hours and these are just a few examples of how I have helped my community. My love for volunteering inspired me to become the Vice President of Community Service for the National Spanish Honors Society. I have helped to organize events like raking leaves for the elderly and food and clothing drives at our school so that students have an opportunity to donate. Going to college is very expensive and is going to be a financial struggle for my parents, which is why I got a job outside of school. I work at this party venue called Fiesta for about 2 years as a waitress. During the summer, I typically work about 38 hours a week and during the school year, I work during the weekends for about 12 hours a week on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. I am saving all the money I have made for college to help my parents pay for my college tuition and earning this scholarship would be a huge help financially.