Courage To Grow

Everyone has a dream, a goal,& an aspiration they want to reach in life including me. It seems like there is always that one resource that will help you reach that goal, and I believe The Leon and Harman Foundation would significantly help me. Coming from a family were, children had the mindset that after your done with high school, that your completely done with school & your free! When in reality its not! Its just the beginning. The beginning of a whole new world, with a lot of new problems, where you have to learn to fend for yourself , and to show independence. Separating the boys from the men. Showing people like myself who strive to work hard to make something out of there life, to beat conformity and to show that they're not just a statistic. I want to demonstrate; especially to my brother that hard work, and determination to obtain your goals will always come with a blessing. With this scholarship, I want too show the committee how passionate and driven I am by supporting me in my dreams and goals to further my education. The reason I believe I should be considered for this scholarship is because I am a very hard worker. I take direction very well , and I want to make something out of my life by furthering my education. My academic plans are to keep attending San Joaquin Delta College , to complete my general education requirements , and transfer to a 4-year college and major in communication and minor in music. One day I would love too become a newscaster . Ever since I was a little boy I dreamt of it ! (Lights , Camera, Action, Reporting The News In Stockton ). Through life I’ve dealt with many problems , but I have never let that stop me , for example I auditioned for American Idol and made it to the third round, but had got cut, I thought my career as a singer was over, but I just kept motivating myself and ended up in this new musical called Damaged. Everyone has dealt with challenges in their life , and the most recent challenge I had