高级艾丽·汉森(上图), center) gave the following speech to 330 guests at 线上买球平台's biennial auction March 16. 在她分享了自己的故事后,一场筹款活动为学校筹集了88,050美元的经济援助. 感谢艾丽的衷心祝福, and to our generous donors for empowering wonderful students like her to attend 线上买球平台.
我从七年级就开始在罗兰堂上课了, 但在那之前,我从幼儿园起就在同一所公立学校上学. 它被认为很小, 但它的规模几乎是罗兰霍尔中学和高中规模总和的两倍. 尽管规模很大,但我从来没有真正融入这个社区. 这是不邀请的,不接受的,相对不友好的. 我不太喜欢那里,想逃离一下. 我也考虑过中学的其他选择,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,因为我根本负担不起. 然后, another friend—a 线上买球平台 junior with whom I played competitive basketball—told me about the 马龙奖学金. 所以我申请了,六年后的今天.
罗兰霍尔给了我其他地方没有给过我的东西:归属感. 我对自己很满意,不管我有什么怪癖.
在我以前的学校,我总是假小子. 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. 在罗兰庄园的头几个星期里, 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. 罗兰霍尔给了我其他地方没有给过我的东西:归属感. 我对自己很满意,不管我有什么怪癖.
线上买球平台 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,在高中打了四年篮球, 大一就进了校队. 去年,我很幸运地被选为队长. 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,那么其他人就会跟随我的脚步. 此外,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, 所以当轮到我穿上那双鞋子时,我很清楚该怎么做.
艾丽·汉森在1月10日的篮球比赛中跳投.
因为罗兰学院提供的教育,我能够自己写机票. When I enrolled in 线上买球平台, I couldn’t have even imagined how great my life would turn out.
最后, 线上买球平台 opened my eyes to all of the opportunities out there—ways to become the most successful person I can be. 学校社区让我觉得我有足够的能力去追求我的梦想. 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. I would have never even looked at that college had it not been for that very same seventh-grade friend who asked me to throw the football (he’s the one who told me about ASU), 还有罗兰庄园, 这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. I now have four of the most amazing friends anyone could ask for and 因为罗兰学院提供的教育,我能够自己写机票. When I enrolled in 线上买球平台, 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. 我将永远感激你. I only hope that other people will be able to have the same opportunities and experiences I did. But for many, 线上买球平台 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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