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My name is Katie Cugini and I am a senior at Tomball High School. I’d like to think of myself as a very accomplished individual, who excels in many different activities. I am in the top 5% of my class, I’m a member of NHS, and I have also been committed to athletics my entire high school career. My freshman and sophomore year I played basketball and ran track, then my junior and senior year I swam and played water polo. I also have two jobs at Tri State Smokehouse Grill and the other at La Parmigiana Italian restaurant. I am very active in my youth group at Prince of Peace
Catholic church. I believe I deserve this scholarship because I am a very well rounded individual, I’m a good role model, and I dedicated myself one hundred percent to all my commitments. I have very high goals and standards for myself so everything I do, whether it be academics, athletics, church or my job, I devote all my time and effort into accomplishing my goals. I also have important goals regarding my future.
In the fall of 2007 I will attend school at Texas A&M to major in Kinesiology. I chose a degree in Kinesiology because it will prepare me for my dream of getting into physical therapy school and becoming a physical therapist. I have felt motivated to become a physical therapist ever since I was a young child. My cousin, Nick, was born with cerebral palsy, which has hindered him doing many things we take for granted in our lives, such as walking or participating in sports. When I was young I used to go with Nick to his physical therapy sessions, and I would watch as the therapist did various exercises that would hopefully help my cousin live an easier, more independent life. Growing up with Nick, I have watched him struggle to do little things we take for granted like brushing our teeth or playing baseball. Yet, the therapist had the power to help teach Nick how to overcome and accomplish those difficult tasks. It used to be difficult for him turn over his hands and swim, but after years of physical therapy it helped Nick to do things like receive candy handed to him at Halloween, and play with the other kids in the pool. I have had the privilege of seeing the impact Nick’s physical therapist has had on his life, and I feel inspired to have that same impact on other children’s lives. Children with physical disabilities have been given a life full of challenges and adversity, and as a physical therapist I feel like I can help them to overcome those challenges and adversity, and help them to live the best life possible. Therefore, to become a physical therapist I need to receive a bachelor’s degree, then at least two years of physical therapy school.
Knowing I have at least six years of schooling ahead of me makes me realize that it will be a huge financial investment for my family and I. Although my family is finically stable I still have a great need to receive scholarships because I do not want to be fully dependant on my parents to get me through college. I am a very independent individual and I would like to do anything I can to help my parents pay for my college education. I am also a very responsible individual, which is why I am now working two jobs to save for my college education. I am also concerned because I have my younger sister coming into college only two short years after me, and I want to help carry the burden of financing two kids through college as much as possible. The past four years of high school I have been taking AP and honor classes and maintaining an A+ GPA, while playing sports so that I would be eligible for various scholarships. I believe I would be a perfect and deserving recipient of the John Hassell Memorial Scholarship because I have a passion to pursue a health science career, and I am a qualified, well-rounded individual.