By far my greatest achievement to date has been the award I recently received of Salutatorian. Receiving this award caught me completely off guard, as I entirely thought I fell short behind two other students of being able to receive the title. The fact that I did receive it taught me an important lesson which will dictate my college career: never under-estimate yourself. Under-estimating yourself is a mental roadblock which hinders your performance and your potential success. Receiving that title has also taught me that I can do great things if I truly believe in my skills and maintain a consistent, good, work-ethic. This, along with what my family has taught me, will dictate my success in my future career in Aviation. One of the most valuable lessons from my childhood, is my family’s emphasis on Selflessness. When growing up in a LARGE family (11 children in total), you soon learn quickly that your household is a sharing society in which everyone does their part to help each other succeed, in order for the family, as a whole, to thrive. Although quarrels break out often and petty drama sometimes ensues, we all will always look out and act in a way for the good of each other, whether that be by advice, services, or gifts, and thus in doing so, practice Selflessness. How does this influence my future plans with Aviation? It does so in many ways. Not only by succeeding in aviation will I give back to my parents and make them proud, I will influence the Aviation Community with the Selflessness which I learned from my family. As a whole, I see the Aviation community similarly to how I view my family: a society which grows and is influenced by the individual members who work together and do their part to make the whole community function and thrive. These members not only look out for their good but for the good of the others (Eg. a Captain with his/her Flight Crew and FO, a flight instructor with his/her student). Therefore, the Selflessness which I see in the Aviation community, and that of which I learned from my family, draws me to the conclusion that I will have no problem fitting in and doing my part, in my future job. In terms of other, practical goals which I plan to succeed in Aviation Technology, I plan to: become completely acquainted with Aerodynamics and the Science of Flight, meet many people who can teach me from their experience and symbiotically help the other grow, educate new generations on aviation (when I’m qualified to do so) and finally, make a name for myself in the Aviation community. Of course I have a long way to go, but I see that I will have no problems adjusting to Flight School when I view it as another family of mine. I believe that this immersion into Aviation will give me a great love for it and its members and instill a Passion in me. This Passion will make me want to give more of myself for the good of others, and explore the ins-and-outs of the great career/pastime of Aviation. I am more than excited to see the many places, and meet the many people which Aviation will take me to and do my part for the good of the whole Community. The journey and process which is required to become a pilot is truly immersive and instills Passion, that of which I soon hope to be a part of.

The thing about the environment which makes it so important and requires so much attention, is the fact that everything is connected. Whether proximate or not, everything is in a symbiotic relationship with each other, to allow the whole ecosystem to thrive. This is why the neglecting of small things leads to a big impact such as: lacking spiders will cause massive swarms of flying insects due to their predator’s absence, and these swarms can ruin crops, or the natural balance of an ecosystem. Therefore each creature from the tall to the small, and weather environment, severely affects everything, despite how minute it’s problems may be. This brings me to how I “saved” my ecosystem in my backyard. First, for context, my family and I live on 3 acres of land where the backyard section is pretty much all downhill, leading to a dense forest with a creek. In order to be able to appreciate the forest in its beauty, I spent well over 20+ hours carving out a walking trail for my family to walk on, where we frequently visit. One time I was walking and found a female cardinal bird on the ground with a broken wing. I do not know how this happened, but I guessed my cat had something to do with it. Of course, realizing that I could not leave the bird alone to die, I brought it up to my house where I nursed it back to health in a box (I know touching a young bird/ a bird nest is wrong because it will be abandoned by the mother, but this bird was an adult) and later set it free. This seems like a very small thing that could not help my backyard ecosystem, but let me tell you it did. You see, a bird’s role in an ecosystem is to prey on the insect population, thus keeping it in check, and to disperse seeds. This is why I believe that my backyard ecosystem would never be as dense as it is today, if not for that one bird. This is all hypothetical but, as google says: “Come the end of the season, each bird will have buried around 10,000 seeds, and what's more, all at the exact perfect depth for germination.” So I know in some way, my bird made an effect on the insect population, the plant population, and of course the preservation of her own species. Realizing this knowledge has given me a great love for the science behind how an ecosystem thrives and over its self preservation, by making use of millions of symbiotic relationships. I hope to spread this love through the use of volunteering in future eco projects, protecting nature, and cleaning park trails because how else could you safely admire nature’s beauty? I also hope to truly gain more knowledge about the environment, and protect it from future crises resulting from our human footprint, especially those affecting the smallest details of life, like a little bit of snow melting.

Super Smash bros. for the GameCube console, was a smashing hit in my childhood. Looking back on my fond memories with my family, the friendly, competitive aspect of versing my brothers in Super Smash bros. stands out. With the opportunity to play co-op with four players, me and my siblings smashed records for the most dedicated fans, as we played hours on end, oftentimes each of us having primary characters who we always chose to fight each other, again and again. For me personally, Captain Falcon was the most "op," especially with his Falco Punch which obliterated my enemies. This led to some epic K.O.'s, sometimes eliminating three players or npc's at a time. My favorite map to play on was outstandingly Hyrule Temple because of some tight spaces where you could entrap the noobs and combo them. My favorite exact moment was when I finally beat the Master Hand, after attempts with the wrong characters. I think the character I used was Kirby because he could 'float" away from the hand-smack attacks. Overall, Super Smash bros. instilled such a good affect in me that I have nostalgia playing the newer versions (even though I don't think they're as good), and I think it is the game that perfectly represents the company of Nintendo, because of the mash-ups of completely unrelated characters from different genres in the company.

One of the most valuable lessons from my childhood, which will direct my current and future life, is my family’s emphasis on Selflessness. When growing up in a LARGE family (11 children in total), you soon learn quickly that your household is a sharing society in which everyone does their part to help each other succeed, in order for the family, as a whole, to thrive. Although quarrels break out often and petty drama sometimes ensues, we all will always look out and act in a way for the good of each other, whether that be by advice, services, or gifts, and thus in doing so, practice Selflessness. How does this influence my future plans with Aviation? It does so in many ways. Not only by succeeding in aviation will I give back to my parents and make them proud, I will influence the Aviation Community with the Selflessness which I learned from my family. As a whole, I see the Aviation community similarly to how I view my family: a society which grows and is influenced by the individual members who work together and do their part to make the whole community function and thrive. These members not only look out for their good but for the good of the others (Eg. a Captain with his/her Flight Crew and FO, a flight instructor with his/her student). Therefore, the Selflessness which I see in the Aviation community, and that of which I learned from my family, draws me to the conclusion that I will have no problem fitting in and doing my part, in my future job. Of course I have a long way to go, but I see that I will have no problems adjusting to Flight School when I view it as another family of mine. I believe that this immersion into Aviation will give me a great love for it and its members and instill a Passion in me. This Passion will make me want to give more of myself for the good of others, and explore the ins-and-outs of the great career/pastime of Aviation. I am more than excited to see the many places, and meet the many people which Aviation will take me to and do my part for the good of the whole Community. The journey and process which is required to become a pilot is truly immersive and instills Passion, that of which I soon hope to be a part of.

One of the most valuable lessons from my childhood, which will direct my current and future life, is my family’s emphasis on Selflessness. When growing up in a LARGE family (11 children in total), you soon learn quickly that your household is a sharing society in which everyone does their part to help each other succeed, in order for the family, as a whole, to thrive. Although quarrels break out often and petty drama sometimes ensues, we all will always look out and act in a way for the good of each other, whether that be by advice, services, or gifts, and thus in doing so, practice Selflessness. How does this influence my future plans with Aviation? It does so in many ways. Not only by succeeding in aviation will I give back to my parents and make them proud, I will influence the Aviation Community with the Selflessness which I learned from my family. As a whole, I see the Aviation community similarly to how I view my family: a society which grows and is influenced by the individual members who work together and do their part to make the whole community function and thrive. These members not only look out for their good but for the good of the others (Eg. a Captain with his/her Flight Crew and FO, a flight instructor with his/her student). Therefore, the Selflessness which I see in the Aviation community, and that of which I learned from my family, draws me to the conclusion that I will have no problem fitting in and doing my part, in my future job. Of course I have a long way to go, but I see that I will have no problems adjusting to Flight School when I view it as another family of mine. I believe that this immersion into Aviation will give me a great love for it and its members and instill a Passion in me. This Passion will make me want to give more of myself for the good of others, and explore the ins-and-outs of the great career/pastime of Aviation. I am more than excited to see the many places, and meet the many people which Aviation will take me to and do my part for the good of the whole Community. The journey and process which is required to become a pilot is truly immersive and instills Passion, that of which I soon hope to be a part of.

One of the most valuable lessons from my childhood, which will direct my current and future life, is my family’s emphasis on Selflessness. When growing up in a LARGE family (11 children in total), you soon learn quickly that your household is a sharing society in which everyone does their part to help each other succeed, in order for the family, as a whole, to thrive. Although quarrels break out often and petty drama sometimes ensues, we all will always look out and act in a way for the good of each other, whether that be by advice, services, or gifts, and thus in doing so, practice Selflessness. How does this influence my future plans with Aviation? It does so in many ways. Not only by succeeding in aviation will I give back to my parents and make them proud, I will influence the Aviation Community with the Selflessness which I learned from my family. As a whole, I see the Aviation community similarly to how I view my family: a society which grows and is influenced by the individual members who work together and do their part to make the whole community function and thrive. These members not only look out for their good but for the good of the others (Eg. a Captain with his/her Flight Crew and FO, a flight instructor with his/her student). Therefore, the Selflessness which I see in the Aviation community, and that of which I learned from my family, draws me to the conclusion that I will have no problem fitting in and doing my part, in my future job. Of course I have a long way to go, but I see that I will have no problems adjusting to Flight School when I view it as another family of mine. I believe that this immersion into Aviation will give me a great love for it and its members and instill a Passion in me. This Passion will make me want to give more of myself for the good of others, and explore the ins-and-outs of the great career/pastime of Aviation. I am more than excited to see the many places, and meet the many people which Aviation will take me to and do my part for the good of the whole Community. The journey and process which is required to become a pilot is truly immersive and instills Passion, that of which I soon hope to be a part of.

.One of the most valuable lessons from my childhood, which will direct my current and future life, is my family’s emphasis on Selflessness. When growing up in a LARGE family (11 children in total), you soon learn quickly that your household is a sharing society in which everyone does their part to help each other succeed, in order for the family, as a whole, to thrive. Although quarrels break out often and petty drama sometimes ensues, we all will always look out and act in a way for the good of each other, whether that be by advice, services, or gifts, and thus in doing so, practice Selflessness. How does this influence my future plans with Aviation? It does so in many ways. Not only by succeeding in aviation will I give back to my parents and make them proud, I will influence the Aviation Community with the Selflessness which I learned from my family. As a whole, I see the Aviation community similarly to how I view my family: a society which grows and is influenced by the individual members who work together and do their part to make the whole community function and thrive. These members not only look out for their good but for the good of the others (Eg. a Captain with his/her Flight Crew and FO, a flight instructor with his/her student). Therefore, the Selflessness which I see in the Aviation community, and that of which I learned from my family, draws me to the conclusion that I will have no problem fitting in and doing my part, in my future job. Of course I have a long way to go, but I see that I will have no problems adjusting to Flight School when I view it as another family of mine. I believe that this immersion into Aviation will give me a great love for it and its members and instill a Passion in me. This Passion will make me want to give more of myself for the good of others, and explore the ins-and-outs of the great career/pastime of Aviation. I am more than excited to see the many places, and meet the many people which Aviation will take me to and do my part for the good of the whole Community. The journey and process which is required to become a pilot is truly immersive and instills Passion, that of which I soon hope to be a part of.