高级汉森同盟(见上图), center) gave the following speech to 330 guests at 鸿博体育's biennial auction March 16. 在她分享了自己的故事后,一笔募捐为学校筹集了88,050美元的助学金. 感谢爱丽的衷心祝福, and to our generous donors for empowering wonderful students like her to attend 鸿博体育.
我从七年级开始就在罗兰堂上学, 但在那之前,我从幼儿园起就上同一所公立学校. 它被认为很小, 但它的规模几乎是罗兰堂中学和高中总和的两倍. 尽管体型庞大,但我从来没有真正融入这个社区. 它不招人喜欢,不被人接受,而且相对不友好. 我不太喜欢那里,想找个地方逃避一下. 我也考虑过其他中学的选择,但都很有限.
一个朋友告诉我罗兰庄园的事,我调查了一下. 我很快意识到这对我来说不是一个选择,因为我没有办法负担得起. 然后, another friend—a 鸿博体育 junior with whom I played competitive basketball—told me about the 马龙奖学金. 所以我申请了,六年后我来到了这里.
鸿博体育给了我其他地方从未给过的东西:归属感. 我对自己很满意,对自己的怪癖也很满意.
在我以前的学校,我一直是个假小子. I didn’t want to walk around talking about clothes or boys during recess; I wanted to play football on the back field instead. 但我从来没有真正被包括在任何地方——男孩们不让女孩和他们一起玩, 女孩们觉得我很奇怪. 在罗兰厅的头几个星期里, I met this boy and one of the very first things he asked me was if I wanted to throw a football with him during recess. 他现在是我最好的朋友之一. This is just one example of the warm, loving, and accepting community I was quickly welcomed into. 鸿博体育给了我其他地方从未给过的东西:归属感. 我对自己很满意,对各种怪癖都很满意.
鸿博体育 made me realize my true potential and gave me all the tools I needed to be successful. 我在中学打了两年篮球,在高中四年, 我大一就进入校队了. 去年,我有幸被选为队长. 我是个好领导,因为我总是以身作则. 我知道如果我做了我应该做的事,别人就会步我的后尘. 而且,我总是追求“更好”,从不满足于“足够好”.“罗兰·霍尔教会了我什么是真正的领导者, 所以当轮到我穿上这些鞋子时,我就知道该怎么做了.
汉森同盟在1月10日篮球赛跳投.
因为罗兰学院提供的教育,我可以自己写票. When I enrolled in 鸿博体育, I couldn’t have even imagined how great my life would turn out.
最后, 鸿博体育 opened my eyes to all of the opportunities out there—ways to become the most successful person I can be. 学校的社区让我觉得我足够优秀去追求我的梦想. 从我记事起,我就下定决心要上犹他大学. 但我真正了不起的顾问们, 老师, 朋友们让我萌生了扩大视野、考虑其他学校的想法. 现在, 我将在秋天进入亚利桑那州立大学(ASU), majoring in sports journalism and pursuing a dream I’ve had since I was little: becoming a sportscaster. 如果不是那个七年级的朋友让我扔足球(就是他告诉我鸿博体育亚利桑那州立大学的事),我根本不会去看那所大学。, 罗兰厅, 让我看到了新的可能性.
我的整个人生因为我的奖学金而不同. 现在,我有了四个最了不起的朋友,任何人都可以找得到,因为鸿博体育提供的教育,我可以自己写票. When I enrolled in 鸿博体育, I couldn’t have even imagined how great my life would turn out. 如果没有马龙家族基金会的慷慨相助,这一切都不可能实现. 我将永远心存感激. I only hope that other people will be able to have the same opportunities and experiences I did. But for many, 鸿博体育 is not a financial option without the generosity of people like you. 所以,今晚, I ask you to please get out your phones and give generously to support future students like me. 谢谢你!.
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