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Kaylinn Morse

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Bio

I want to get my degree in Culinary and open my own bakery. While also having a house hobby with ceramics

Education

Waxahachie H S

High School
2018 - 2023

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Trade School

  • Majors of interest:

    • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Culinary

    • Dream career goals:

      Company founder

    • Crew Member

      Jimmy Johns
      2021 – 20221 year

    Sports

    Golf

    Junior Varsity
    2018 – Present6 years

    Research

    • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

      ServSafe — Student
      2018 – 2019

    Arts

    • Waxahachie High School

      Ceramics
      2020 – 2022

    Public services

    • Present

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Entrepreneurship

    Gabriel Martin Memorial Annual Scholarship
    Winner
    For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with mental health issues. Living with mental illnesses is hard while being in school because you lose motivation to do work or even talk to people. Going to school and get ready ready every morning was a struggle. Never wanting to get out of bed and make an effort to make myself presentable so people don’t worry. Looking into the mirror and not liking what you see was one of my main struggles, I constantly tried to change myself so I was happy with my reflection. Although, nothing never satisfied me, so I kept changing. I changed my style, my weight, my body movements, almost all of it. Struggling with mental health is not an easy life, yes some people overcome it and become happy and normal again but, what about the people who don’t? We still sit in silence, try to not let people notice, take the pills every morning and night, and all the other precautions. We do this so people don’t worry about us, so they don’t ask questions, or tell someone who we don’t even know. We hide behind a mask so no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. I have been asked if I would rather life without mental illnesses to see if life would be easier, and I answered no. See I’ve grown up this way, constantly overthinking and being cautious of my every move or word. This is a normal life for me. I wouldn’t want to change it at all. It’s a part of who I am and I’ve accepted that. I’m okay with suffering in silence and not showing what I’m feeling. This is normal to me and I believe I can help other people who are seeking it because I’ve been there. So in conclusion, mental illness is normal to me and I wouldn’t want to live in a world without it. I found comfort in the dark and I believe that other people can too. That sounds bad but what I mean is that we can find comfort in our issues to hopefully resolve them and be better then we once were. Help calm down during the panic attacks, fight the urges that remind us we’re alive, to not put the period on the paper and end the story. That’s the world I want to live in.