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June-July 1999 The Sabbath Sentinel
BSA Scholarship First Place Winner
by Kristin Ann Johnston
After graduation, I plan
to attend a University known for educating teachers. There, I
will major in Secondary Education while enhancing my leadership
qualities. During college, I hope to maintain high standards in
academics, leadership, service, and the most importantly I want
to maintain my standards in my religion.
Attending college will give me the opportunity to become
educated to a higher extent while allowing me to prepare to be
an effective adult. It will also train me for my future career.
Teaching has always been my desired career choice. Throughout
high school, I have shadowed teachers and discovered that the
teaching profession is where I want to spend my working years.
To me, today's school need more teachers that really love their
job and the students which they are working. Being able to work
in the classroom will give me the opportunity to touch the lives
of youth. There is nothing more rewarding than helping someone
else achieve a goal or dream, and that is why I want to teach.
Students need someone to encourage them, someone to listen to
them, someone to understand them, and someone to help them reach
their highest potential. Fortunately, I have been blessed with
many exceptional teachers myself. It is my hope that by
becoming a teacher that I can make the word better-one student
at a time.
Throughout high school, I have maintained my personal standards
in my religion and plan to continue doing so in college. I have
never really felt that my faith has caused me to give up a lot.
Instead, I found that not participating in some activities
provided me with opportunities that proved more beneficial. In
high school, football games are the highlight of most teenager's
Friday evenings. However, I have spent those evenings having
Bible studies with my youth group and spending quality time with
my family. The Sabbath gives me a chance to recuperate from the
stressful environment that our fast-paced society creates. In
college, I will not change my outlook or standpoint on the
Biblical Sabbath; my faith and relationship with God is more
important to me than pleasing my peers. Going to college will be
a different from anything I have ever experienced, and the only
way anyone can maintain their belief and practice of the Sabbath
is to stand firm in what they have been taught. My entire life,
my parents have raised me to observe the Sabbath and attending
college will not change that aspect of my life.
In conclusion, attending college will give me the opportunity to
pursue my dream of becoming a teacher while allowing me to grow
stronger in my faith as I stand up for what I believe is right
and share my faith with others.
TSS
June - July 1999 The Sabbath Sentinel
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