Boy's State Dedication Examples

An accomplishment that I am very proud of and believe is a strong example of my dedication is the following. When I was twelve I trained for and completed a half marathon. I finished with a time of 1:42 and won the eighteen and under age group. My training for this race included running, biking, and weightlifting. Every night, many times by myself and other times with my mother, I would go out and run or workout. I remember going out Christmas Eve for interval training and then rushing home to make sure I did not miss the Christmas Eve service. The next year I completed another half marathon in 1:32 averaging a 7:09 mile pace. Last year I traveled to Florida to run the Disney Half Marathon and completed it in 1:22 averaging a 6:18 mile. Through hard work and dedication I got 45th out of over 22,000 runners in Disney.
Once accepted to the Boy's State program I ran for and was ultimately elected Boy's State Treasurer. As the Boy's State Treasurer I spent a day shadowing the real Delaware State Treasurer whom I have remained in contact with to this day. During the five day experience I had a total of 10 hours of sleep due to staying up late to help others craft legislation and to ensure that said legislation was economically viable. Boy's State was by far the best program I have ever attended. I had the opportunity to meet other young, driven men from all across the state and get to develop friendships with them. At the end of Boy's State I was awarded a Good Citizen Citation by the American Legion. I also met State Senator Bryan Townsend whom I saw again when I delivered a speech about the benefits of GMOs at a Farm Bureau event. As a student I have maxed out the math courses at my school. Due to this I independent studied AP Calculus C over the summer through John Hopkins CTY online. During my senior year I will independent study Multi-Variable