Artist, Cook, Organizer, and Cashier

PERSONAL ESSAY

A time when I persevered, worked everything to completion and came out

the other side was during my time at this school. During my freshman year, I took AP HUG, a class that, when I look back, was not as difficult as I had believed. Still, at the time it was the most writing-intensive and exhausting class I had taken. There were multiple instances where I was behind on Homework until, near the end of the semester I had one night to either sleep and let my future self face the consequences or do all I could to make the present as stress-free as possible. That night I worked from 11 pm to 7 am writing on paper nearly 10 pages worth of geographical information and English assignments. Similar instances like this have happened before, and I’m thankful I didn’t waver when I did to resolve things when they should have been.

A moment when I serviced a community was during Juneteenth. A local library was organizing a small fare with musicians, games, and volunteer opportunities. I navigated and spoke to the community there myself and I was grateful for coming and they felt the same way. I helped fundraise for the library, the city of Norfolk, and a group of retired veterans. SKILLS AND VOLUNTEERING

● Attention to detail

● Creativity

● Self-motivation

● Punctuality

● Google Suite

● MS Office

● First Aid/CPR

● WISET™

Norfolk Juneteenth Celebration (J. Smith)

6/18/22

4 Hours

Autozone Car Wash - Band (H. Alfonso)

8/6/22

4.25 Hours

Autozone Car Wash - Band (H. Alfonso)

6/24/23

7.5 Hours

Autozone Car Wash - Band (H. Alfonso)

7/22/23

5 Hours

SKILLS

My primary skills are my

music comprehension,

writing ability, and my

creative drawing experience.

ACHIEVEMENTS

I became the most improved

trombone player in my

school’s jazz band and was a

featured soloist that year.

I have been granted the

principal’s honor roll

through my eighth, ninth,

and tenth-grade years.

I was a member of our

talented marching band and

was awarded 1st in our class

and 4th overall at the JMU

Parade of Champions 2022.

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