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It would not be high school without the stress of school, activities, extracurriculars, sports, and just the overall stress of everyday life. Throughout high school I have stayed busy, to put in layman’s terms. I can never seem to catch a break, and sometimes it is a good thing while other times it means getting four hours of sleep at night. Which I know is not healthy but is necessary at times. Running around with my head cut off is something I do regularly, but it is all just the thrill of high school, right?
I am currently Nemaha Central Student Council’s treasurer, Nemaha Central FFA’s secretary, NHS’s vice president, KAY’s secretary, and my class’ vice president. These leadership positions, I feel, have made me one of the leaders at Nemaha Central High School. They have taught me many things including time management, communication, and problem-solving. My leadership positions have taught me to “socialize” with my community, especially through Student Council and FFA. I have had to go out into the community asking for sponsorships and participation in events from businesses several times for those clubs. These leadership positions keep me busy, for sure, but they have made my high school experience that much more memorable. The lessons I have gained from them are irreplaceable.
My family has been very supportive of my busy schedule and have managed to work around it throughout my four years of high school. My parents come to all my sporting events and attempt to help me with homework when I need it, although they continually tell me I am smarter than them now. I have always been a “daddy’s girl,” and I love spending quality time with my dad by practicing sports or spending time on the farm. My mom and I have grown a lot closer since I have started high school, and she has become my best friend. I tell her everything that is going on in my life. All the drama, my problems, and my achievements. My brother and I have grown a lot closer since he got into high school. We spend a lot more time together and argue a whole lot less. Then there is my little sister, and while we butt heads a lot, I love her so much.
I know my siblings look up to me as their role model since I am the oldest. In typical oldest child fashion, I am the girl who knows what she wants to do with her life and just how she is going to achieve it. Looking into the future, I have decided to attend my dream school, Kansas State University, and achieve my life-long dream of becoming a veterinarian. I can put my newfound leadership skills to work and accomplish all my hopes and dreams. That is me. A motivated, responsible, hard worker who is achieving her dreams.
Being a veterinarian has been a lifelong dream of mine. I was the little girl with a pair of work jeans and messy hair who thought working cattle on the weekends was a fun job that she got to help dad with. I was the little girl who wanted to pet every dog who walked by or every cat in the street. I was the little girl who thought being a veterinarian would be the perfect job when I grew up. It sounded so much fun to work with animals all day long. So, here I am, fifteen years later, pursuing the dream my young self wished to achieve.
Growing up, my dad owned cattle, so I got to go to the vet’s office regularly. We would go in to get all our cows preg-checked. I looked on with wide eyes as the vet stuck his arm up the cow’s back end to see if she was pregnant or not. Another experience that heightened my interest was looking on as the vet probed our bull to find if he was able to reproduce or not. I remember following the vet back to look at the bull’s semen under a microscope. Once in high school, I started job shadowing veterinarians. I got to experience several enlightening surgeries that only solidified my dream of becoming a vet. In these experiences, I watched neuters, spays, an eye removal, a tumor removal, and many other surgeries that opened my eyes to the world of a veterinarian.
That little girl who thought being a veterinarian would be fun might get to achieve her dream. After graduating high school, it is my greatest desire to further my education and obtain a double major in agribusiness and animal science at Kansas State University. Here, I plan to work towards admittance to vet school to obtain my Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to attend Kansas State University, and to have to opportunity to do so would help to complete one of my two dreams. Since Kansas State’s College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked top 20 in the country, it only furthers my desire to attend the university. With all this and the many other opportunities Kansas State provides, I have no doubt that it would lead me to becoming a veterinarian.
I know four-year-old me is jumping with joy at the fact that I have the opportunity to achieve my dream. I cannot wait to begin providing for the needs of animals, and that starts at Kansas State University.
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