05/31/2019
This is The TVHS Class of 1982 recipient for 2019.
Thanks to everyone who donated.
John Wynant:
Applicant ID: 181
Class Rank: 26
GPA: 4.3074
What is the name of the post-secondary institution you have been accepted to and you plan to attend?
University of Colorado Boulder
What major course of study will you pursue? Entrepreneurship, business finance
In dollars, estimate the total cost for the first year: 54,000
Will you be a full time or part time student? Full time
List all members of your household, without using names (use "father" or "sister", for example). Please also indicate if and where they are employed and/or where they attend school:
Father: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Step Mother: Rivera Physical Therapy, Sister: Student at Penn College of technology, Sister: Will be a student at Bryn Mawr college fall 2019, Brother: Student at Twin Valley Middle School
What elementary school did you attend? Honey Brook Elementary Center
List all senior year courses (1st and 2nd semesters)
AP Government and Politics, Internship at Honey Brook, Internship at Topan Interamerica co., Internship at New Castle Lawn and Landscaping, Materials 4, English 12, Advanced Accounting
List any scholarships and/or monetary awards (with amounts) that you have received to date.
University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor's Achievement Scholarship: 6,000 per year
List your activities in school and community for the last 4 years. Include part-time and summer employment.
Extracurricular Activities
Ski Club President( Fall 2017 – Present)
· Student representative for the club
· Attended club meetings and helped organize and run ski club – sponsored events at the school
o Haunted Hallways- decorated school for elementary kids and ran activities such as tag games and trick-or-treating
Student Council member(Fall 2016 – Present)
· Planned and organized student council events such as homecoming dances and fundraisers
o Appointed to organize thanksgiving food drive fundraiser
Lacrosse team
· Earned varsity letter sophomore year
Golf team
· Captain junior year
· Earned varsity letter sophomore, junior, and senior year
Went to county championship junior and senior year
Volunteering
Ride for Autism Speaks volunteer(2013-2014)
Helped with setup and t-shirt distribution
Honey Brook cleanup days (2016-2017)
Went around Honey Brook and picked up trash on the side of roads, creeks, lakes
Work Experience
Buckman’s Ski Shops
Snowboard sales and rental technician
2017- Present
Customer service experience
Landscaping
Started my own small landscaping business
2018 - Present
Experience in marketing, customer service, pricing, etc.
In your own words, state why you are continuing your education and why you are applying for a local scholarship(s). Please be brief, yet professional.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”. When I look back now I see that I still can not answer that question with confidence. This has allowed me to keep an open mind, always looking for new possibilities. Being one thing for the rest of my career does not suit me. I want the ability to change, grow, and innovate.
Entrepreneurship appeals to me because it gives me that freedom, it can take me anywhere I want to go without limiting me to one path for the rest of my life. This aspect of entrepreneurship is very important to me because it constantly has me thinking about the future and the many different things I will accomplish with my education.
I believe that I am a great candidate for local scholarships because I am attending college out of state and I am an active member in the Twin Valley community. Out-of-state tuition for the college I am planning to attend is more than double what a student would pay for in-state tuition. This makes attending the school and paying for the education much more difficult. The idea of student debt has become much more real in my head as I prepare to face high amounts of debt in the future to pay for out-of-state tuition. A scholarship of any amount would assist greatly in my college education and make the process of earning a degree much easier. After college I hope to impact and benefit as many people as I can with a post-secondary education
