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Alexa Griffin

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I am very hardworking and wanting to pursue a career in Theater. Ever since freshman year I knew that this was a career path that I wanted to go down. Being able to receive scholarships would help me achieve my dream of going to college and a chance to do something I love. Update: So I recently started my first year of college and it has been a gift. Everyday I wake up and realize that I actually made it this far in life. I started working on campus to earn a little bit of money to help pay for my tuition because it is a lot of money and my parents are doing all that they can but the rest is up to me. I am up for the challenge and so far it has been extremely rewarding!

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bachelor's degree program
2024 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Psychology, General
    • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Gardner-Webb University

Bachelor's degree program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Psychology, General
    • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Cox Mill High School

High School
2018 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Performing Arts

    • Dream career goals:

      technical designer and if that does not work out my backup is to pursue a career in psychology.

    • Camp Counselor for girls aged 8-10

      Camp Sonshine
      2023 – 2023
    • Customer Service Clerk

      Harris Teeter
      2020 – Present4 years

    Sports

    Triathlon

    Intramural
    2019 – Present5 years

    Awards

    • E3 Endurance Award
    • E3 Enduranace Award
    • RYPE Plaque
    • Ramblin Rose Finisher
    • E3 Endurance 2nd Place in age group

    Basketball

    Intramural
    2017 – 20192 years

    Awards

    • Winter ball champions
    • team bound

    Research

    • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

      Present

    Arts

    • Gardner Webb University

      Theatre
      The Odd Couple, Private Lives, Trifles and Supressed Desires, Night of Thrillers
      2022 – Present
    • Cox Mill

      Theatre
      Shrek the musical, A Christmas Carol
      2019 – 2022
    • Playing For Others

      Acting
      Night Of Gratitude, Ready Set Go 2.0
      2019 – 2020
    • Cox Mill

      Acting
      The Christmas Carol
      2021 – 2021

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Charlotte Rescue Mission — Server
      2016 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Curtis Holloway Memorial Scholarship
    Education itself is a journey that often has its ups and downs. Sometimes it can feel like a weight and it is causing you to sink. However, with support from loved ones it can help reduce the weight and make your goals more obtainable. For me, the person who has been my biggest supporter in reaching my educational goals is my stepmom. Her unrelenting love and belief in me that I can accomplish what I set my mind to has played a pivotal role in my life. I have gone through many hardships in my life and without my stepmom I do not even think college would have been in the cards for me. I lost my only sibling when I was 9 and my mother when I was 10. So it was my dad and I trudging through life together. He was a single father trying to make the best out of a terrible situation but it was hard. Even at age 11 when college was so far away I thought that I would not be able to get an education and I had accepted it. When my dad got remarried a few years later to my now stepmom she opened a door for me that I did not know existed. She taught me grit and that if I wanted something that I had to be the one to seek it out. She emphasized the importance of learning and not only for grades but for personal growth as well. Even though I fought her every step of the way she never gave up on me. There have been several times when I have just wanted to throw in the towel and say "I'm done" and sometimes I still feel that way, she has never let me give up because she knows that I can and will accomplish great things in life. My stepmom is my hero and I thank my dad that he found someone that believed in me just as much as he did. She spent countless hours working on homework, projects, essays, and more with me to help encourage and engage me with school. All that she has ever wanted for me was to do my best and preserve through. I eventually graduated high school with a high GPA which surprised me. I excelled at school and even got several offers to different colleges within my state and even out of state. If I had to describe her in one word it would be "encouraging". Her encouragement has been the stepping stone throughout my entire educational career. She has woven a path for me so that I am able to reach my aspirations and my dreams. She has helped shape me into the woman I am today and for that I am forever grateful for her.
    Joey Anderson Dance & Theater Scholarship
    Ever since my freshman year of high school, I knew Theater is the direction I wanted to go in life. When I considered doing theater as a major I knew I was going to get looked at and asked questions like "What are you going to do with that"? And to be honest I did not have an answer to that question for the longest time. When COVID hit I was in my second semester of sophomore year of high school and during that time I was taking a technical theater class. In taking the course I found out that I had a passion for this line of theater. I realized that I am great at working with my hands and it grew from there. I learned how to build and construct sets and in my senior year, I had the opportunity to help build and construct sets for my school's plays and musicals. This is when I was truly put to the test to see if this was something I was passionate about. I was tasked with coming up with a set plan and deciding what materials I wanted to use and how I was going to get it done. I had about a month to plan and get everything built which was stressful as it was my first time being head of the process. I had a lot of help along the way and my friends and teacher were so supportive of me and which helped strengthen my passion for theater. When I told my parents that I wanted to major in theater they were extremely hesitant at first because there are not many jobs out in the world for theater majors. It is a tough field to get into and they wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting me into. It felt like everyone was trying to get me to change my major and find something else to do but I knew there was nothing else I had a passion for. I felt like I could truly be myself whenever I was in my element of the theater world. It took a while for my parents to be on board but eventually got there when they saw how happy I was and how hard I would work to make my dream a reality. I started college as a theater major recently and it has been an experience, to say the least. I have learned so much from my peers and my professor. I started meeting with a designer who designs and builds the sets for the university plays and he has taught me life skills that not only apply to the technical side of theater but also out in the real world. Theater has taught me so many skills and it is the one place I feel like myself. Without it, I do not know where I would be. I can be an expressive as I want and no one is there to judge me. Theater is my life and I can not wait to see where it takes me next.
    Bold Optimist Scholarship
    At the mere age of 17 I have experienced many heartbreaks, disappointments, and failures that adults well past my age can only start to understand. By the time I was 9 I had lost my brother and I started to cope with the effects of losing my best friend, my rock, the person who was always there for me. We were still picking up the pieces from my brother but we never got to finish. Before I realized it, I was sitting in the hospital chair clutching the pitiful teddy bear given to me by the nurse saying goodbye to my mom. So by the time I was 10 I experienced not one but two deaths. I soon fell into a depression in which I felt like I was suffocating and I could not get out of it. As time progressed I gained a stepmom who helped me get out of that toxic mind space. Life for me has been challenging but I was able to overcome those with my amazing friends and family. Once I finally stopped trying to do things on my own and started asking for help life became easier. Part of me is thankful for the changes that happened during my childhood because it shaped me into the woman I am today. Without the setbacks I faced I would have never expanded my comfort zone and be open to anything the world has to offer. Life does not stay the same and I love my life.