A time when I took the lead in solving a problem in my community was when I chose my Eagle Project. I wanted my project to impact as many people as possible and I also wanted to give back to the organization that had sponsored my scout troop for so long. I looked over the church grounds and found a need. The church, borders the Harpeth River in Franklin, TN and members can choose to have baptisms done in the river. The problem that existed was that the baptismal site wasn’t safe for those partaking in it or viewing it. The riverbank is steep and there wasn’t a safe place for families to view the event. An old triangular deck was present, but it was small, not adequately anchored and had poorly attached rope rails. My goal was to construct a…
Growing up, I noticed a lot of discussion about financial problems between my parents. It’s not that we were becoming poor, it was because of our growing family needing more supplies. My mother just gave birth to my little brother when I started noticing the financial issues my family were facing. As a little girl, I do not know how our finances worked all I knew was many bills were due and I knew it because when I was a little girl I liked to practice reading and those bill statements were the papers that attracted my interest due to its colorful paper.…
"So many lead changes, so many ties. They grabbed the momentum late in the fourth and we were able to keep our composure, get some…
Billy was mad at himself after the game; he was happy that they won and all, but he was frustrated that he walked the batter when he had a chance to glory. He entered school and…
When the announcer announced the words “Rio Grande City Division Advance.” It felt like the best because of the hard work we put in as a band and myself…
Many people have many people that they adore, but most people do not have the…
That meant a kick off. We were all tense. If they scored that could be the game. Their team's kicker kicked the ball to the right of Damien who dived and caught it. We all let out a loud cheer and then fell silent as Evan, one our best kickers went up to the line to kick. If we scored the next goal, then we would win. Evan went up to the PK line. He reared back and kicked it.…
It was spring break,my family and I went to Galveston.It was amazing.We had a lot of fun,and these are just some things that we wanted to do.…
As the game ended, the roar from inside the bars and the throng of fans on the street was deafening, before the crowds both inside and out sang "go Cubs go" at the top of their lungs.…
Texas the Lone Star State, home of cowboy hats and cowboy boots, filled with traditions and Friday Night Lights. As big as Texas is, it is home to many who take living in such a distinct environment for granted. Although, this may seem like an exaggeration or even a stereotype, Texas is my home.…
It wasn’t the ideal weather to finish a baseball game, especially not an elimination game. It was a humid, cloudy afternoon in Bourbonnais, IL during the month of July. The winds were strong and throwing dirt and dust everywhere. The infield was hard and dry with a light colored dirt that was blinding when the sun came out. In the outfield, it wasn’t much better, the grass was long and patchy. These conditions made it hard to concentrate and play.…
As I patiently waited for the next pitch, upon my nose I felt an itch.…
On Saturday April 13, 2013 I was walking through the parking garage on the USAA campus in San Antonio, TX to start my 4 hour work shift, I began to go through the turnstile and seemingly startled awake a bat. This bat began to fly and squeal in fear. It darted at my head getting caught in my hair a couple times. I started to scream and flail my arms about trying to fend off the nocturnal flying mammal in fear. During what seemed to be forever I was able to unlock the turnstile and exit the entry way but not before rupturing two discs in my neck. This incident caused quite the turn of events in my life. I had been working for USAA for 3 years and truly loved it there. I also lived in a beautiful apartment with my mother and two children and…
The thrill of the ball rolling off my fingers, my cleats digging in the ground, and the next sound I heard was, “Strike 3, you’re out!” As I walked back to the dugout, and my teammates high-fiving each other, our coach, said we needed to score 2 more runs to win the game, 10 minutes later, we were celebrating, that we won the last game of the season.…
I was yelling as loud as I could so my players could hear me. I felt that we had a very good chance to win the game when we were up by four at the end of the third quarter. As a coach, I knew that…