Instead of going to classes for the first 2 weeks of my sophomore year of college, I was in a mental hospital. The only thing consuming my thoughts at the time was how stupid I was for depending on my now-ex-boyfriend for happiness and how, now that he had left me, I had lost my joy and hope for life ahead of me. Today, almost two years later, I am the happiest I've ever been and I attribute it all to the study of philosophy. In my sophomore year, after I had been discharged, I dragged myself out of bed towards my classes that I had 2 weeks worth of work to catch up on. One of those classes was an introductory course on Ethics taught by a very knowledgable man (and to this day my favorite professor), and he has been in the middle of a lesson on Epictetus and his writings in "The Handbook". In "The Handbook", Epictetus focuses not on how to act, but how to change your thinking before you act. His methods focusing on changing one's mindset so that you can be more clear minded, mentally healthy, and mentally prepared for anything that life might throw at you. The very first line of the book stuck out to me: "Some things are in our control and others are not". As my professor had us read a few excerpts from the book, I felt like Epictetus was speaking directly to me as if to say, "Girl forget your ex; you can't control how he feels. Life is filled with ups and downs. Focus on what you can control and stop worrying so much". That was exactly what I needed to hear, so I took his advice. I read Epictetus, Socrates, Diogenes, Plato, Aristotle, and even took a class on African-American Philosophy. I declared my minor as Philosophy and the more I implemented stoic teachings to my life, the more joyful, learned, peaceful, and confident I felt. Out of all of the practices I have tested in my life, my studies of philosophy have improved my quality of life the most. I am more clear minded and focused than I have ever been, and I'm not the only one who has noticed. When peers ask me how I am so happy and unbothered, I tell them my secret to success. I beg them to implement it and not just hear my words. I wish for all people to slow down so they can have a chance to change their mindset to one which will improve their quality of life. It is for this reason that I have devoted myself to creating a club at my University with the purpose of guiding others and also myself on a journey which will improve not only our mental health, but also their well-being as to help them become their best.

My name is Kelsey Morgan. I am 19 years old and I am a sophomore at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, New York. I am currently a double major in Philosophy and Psychology and a minor in Writing, but I wasn't always. I was born and raised in suburban Georgia. My passion was musical theatre. For seven years, the entirety of my middle and high school experience consisted of going to class, then going to rehearsal after school and performing on weekends. I attended camps, classes, and clubs all centered around theatre because that was what I had my mind set on doing for the rest of my life. When it came time to choose colleges to apply to, I chose to apply to those with a good theatre program and also some in New York City because of the opportunities I hoped to find here. I ended up choosing the College of Mount Saint Vincent because it provided the best price for tuition and I declared my major as Musical Theatre as soon as I arrived. In the summer after my freshman year, I started to get serious and think about my future after college when I wanted to settle down. The plan had always been to get my masters in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts and then find roles, make it big, and live in a nice penthouse in NYC by myself until I decided to go back to my old high school in Georgia and teach. I have always wanted to be a teacher and being able to teach students in High School has always been a dream of mine because High school is such an important time in your life for figuring out what you're going to do to move forward. I then started to remember the seven years that I had spent pursuing musical theatre as a passion and realized my life would mirror the chaos if not be even more hectic. For seven years I had to turn down parties and outings and plans because I had rehearsal. Each day after school until maybe seven, or eight, or nine I practiced. The weekends were booked from twelve to five every day and the holidays were even worse. When Martin Luther King's long weekends came around, I was unable to go out because I had rehearsal from ten in the morning to seven at night. If I decided to go professional, my schedule would look even worse and I didn't want that, especially because I wanted to be able to have time to myself, or have space in my schedule to take care of my future kids. I decided to take a step back and think about what I wanted to do, something I could commit to. I decided on Psychology because I wanted to help people. I decided that with my degree I wish to pursue my master's in Psychology and then move on to get my Ph.D. so that I can do the kind of work that I want to, plus I would be able to teach on the college level or teach an AP Psychology class to high schoolers which would be a dream. I want to become a behavioral analyst and work for the FBI. I also want to look into criminal injustice and help those that I can. This scholarship will help me to continue my education, any amount of money helps. Getting my Ph.D. is my goal and I will achieve it so that I can help the people that need me.

At first, it was "a few weeks left to live". Then it was "about a week". I was doing laundry in the dorm building laundry room on a weekly call with my parents when I heard the phrase, "It could be any day now". My grandmother was sick. She had colon cancer and it was getting worse by the day. I couldn't even remember the last time I had seen her. Thanksgiving a year ago maybe? The news didn't hit me as hard as it should have. Members of my family were always in the hospital for something, or sick. I had become used to my mother being in the hospital for a few days at a time about five times a year. My father told me that he would get me a ticket to take the Amtrak and my mother one to take the plane up to Connecticut to see her. The rest of our family was already there. My aunts and uncles who were all children of my grandmother, and her siblings. I had butterflies in my stomach so I didn't eat anything for breakfast; I was too nervous. How would she look when I got there? My father then texted me and told me that the doctor who was taking care of her said that she did not know how much time she had left and that it could be "any moment now". My stomach dropped. Panic started to sink in. With about 20 minutes until departure, I boarded the train and texted my church small group leader. I asked her for prayers and told her that I was scared that my grandmother wouldn't be alive when I got there and that I would be too late to say goodbye. The train ride was long, too long. When I arrived, my mother was waiting for me and she hugged me with tears in her eyes. It was my freshman year at college and I hadn't seen her since she had dropped me off in New York in the fall. My mother drove me back to the house and told me that there was fighting amongst her siblings and panic in the house as their mother was slipping away. When I arrived, one of my aunts asked me if I was hungry and I was so I ate a sandwich. My eating that sandwich caused me to be seconds late to being able to say goodbye to my grandmother. My family gave me time to say my goodbyes in privacy, but I was talking to someone who didn't seem there. The nurse busted in and cut my visit short and soon pronounced her dead. I don't know if she heard me or if she was even there while I was standing beside her, crying. They carried her out of her house filled with crying relatives in a body bag. I prayed every day after that. I thanked god for the people I had. That was the first close family member that I had lost and when I think about it, all I see is her still body on that bed. I learned that you never know when someone won't be in your life anymore and so you should cherish their presence while you can. I text my parents every day I'm away. I call my old friends from middle school just to check up. I tell my boyfriend how much I love him whenever I get the chance. I thank god for each day I get with the people I love.

I was given a small laminated flip booklet with colorful pictures and words printed on them. These words included commands such as "sit", "listen" and "shh" with a printed cartoon character holding a single finger up to his mouth. I looked up and got excited because I knew I was ready. In the Summer of 2021, I applied to be a counselor at a local Christian summer camp around my town. I was accepted immediately and began training the next day. I had taught children before, but that was in the fields of math and English. This was the teaching of the Gospel. Being a Christian I knew the teachings of the Book but getting 4th and 5th graders to sit and listen to lessons they may have already heard many times before would be tricky. Luckily, it came easily to me. This, was until I met a little boy named Lucas. Lucas was on the spectrum and, to the other counselors, had been deemed a problem child. His father had recently been incarcerated and he was living with his aunt for the time. Many times, Lucas loved to be alone. He would sit in a corner and eat his lunch by himself, would abstain from playing games with the group, and even refuse to get into the pool at pool time. Oftentimes, when he would separate himself, he would feel abandoned by the group and would lash out. During one particular tantrum, I felt compelled to reach into my bag and grab the flip booklet that I was taught at training that I was to use for this situation. Instead, I sat down with him in the hallway and listened to him as he bawled about his situation and how he felt different and wanted to be a part of the group. He confided in me, telling me that he wanted to be called Antoine, a name he loved which also happened to be his father's. After a lengthy discussion, Antione and I rejoined the group and continued the rest of our day in peace. At the end of the day, as I was collecting the kids' journals I decided to look in Antione's and I found page after page of doodles and drawings that were nothing short of magnificent. I went out and bought expo markers, and the next day, I allowed the kids to draw on the whiteboard in the classroom, and once the other kids saw Antione drawing superhero characters, they joined in and he soon felt part of the group as he once wished to be. Antione was an extremely gifted student. His grades were excellent and he had a passion for drawing which flourished with motivation. While I had punished some kids to sit in the corner and think about their actions to calm down, I would calm Antione down by giving him a prompt and telling him to draw me something. This one child made me realize that teaching students is something that I have been called to do. I am going to school in New York at the College of Mount Saint Vincent to double major in Psychology and Philosophy. I wish to be a behavioral analyst so that I can help people with problems get adequate treatment. My long-term goals are that after I settle into my career path, I want to go back to my old high school or middle school and teach just as I did before. I wish to teach bearing the knowledge that I will have acquired after spending some time in my career of choice. My goal is to create an environment where each child can use their individual gifts to the best of their ability and feel as if it is a safe space to show what they know. I study psychology so that I can understand the human brain and how it works, especially in adolescents, because that is the time when gifted children can flourish and branch out into activities that showcase their abilities. I study philosophy to understand how to be better in life and how to live the best one that you can. I plan to implement these findings into my teaching skills and to share them with my students as well so that they can have a clearer direction with which to follow. There are many students like Antione and even more who did not have someone like me to guide them when things got tough. I wish to work in a gifted program and show these children how to best use their abilities. I know the importance, having been a "Talented and Gifted" child myself through elementary, middle, and high school. Being a teacher is the best and most important job in my eyes.

“ Settle down? Are you kidding? I'm at the top of my game. I'm right up there with the big dogs. Girls c’mon. Leave the saving the world to the men? I don't think so.. I don't think so… I don't think so.." - Mrs Incredible I don't think so. But that’s a whole different story It's filled with fighting for myself With others taking the glory A revolution came and gone we gotta fight even more Even if the opposition is strong… We can go still I know we Can turn the tables We throw at the glass Ceiling that’s made for breaking All the records and stealing Back awards that were made for taking way too long to see the problem doesnt come from the noise we're making We're staying Reciprocating Retaking but not forsaking We awaken from our grave to find out that the ground was sold to another small white man searching for his pot of gold up the rainbow it’s the same old same old story that gets old let the boys go dig for treasure while the girls do what they’re told pick up your head clean up make your bed don’t let them see your frown if you bend over to work baby, you’ll knock over your crown don’t make decisions just do what they say don’t want to let them down don’t show them you know how to swim because they’d rather see you drown up to your neck, you’re under pressure but you can’t show that you care or you’re hysterical, you’re crazy why not put her in a chair sit over there stop your crying and do something with your hair all the men will do the fixing now so don’t you even dare you can’t help yourself you stupid silly bimbo of a girl a clam who keeps her mouth shut, will in time reveal a pearl but we still move we won’t stand still we gotta fight them while we twirl and it runs smoother that’s what happens when the chicks give it a whirl when the chicks just learn to fly when the girls give it a try while the women stick to the kitchen why not bake him a pie? bake it with love maybe add some poison while you’re at it too don't worry he won't find out after all, he's only just a dude pick up your head clean up make your bed don’t let them see your frown if you bend over to work baby, you’ll knock over your crown don’t make decisions just do what they say don’t want to let them down don’t show them you know how to swim because they’d rather see you drown

"Hey, can I use your card?" These six words seem to be the only thing my friends in college come to me to say at the end of every 3 weeks when the money on our school cards is about to renew. Every 3 weeks, about three hundred and eighty dollars are added to our school cards for students to spend on food to eat at the various locations on campus. If you do the math right, that's about one hundred and twenty-seven dollars a week, eighteen dollars a day, or six dollars a meal. Any student could do the math and figure that out, but putting it into practice is a different thing. Living in New York, the prices are already high and the school I attend does nothing to subsidize the process for the students. This means that at all of the campus locations for buying food, we pay New York City prices to eat with a meal plan that is dollar for dollar. For one week, I tracked what I ate and how much it cost me. For example, one day I had coffee and fruit for breakfast: Seven dollars and eighty-eight cents. I had a quesadilla and a smoothie for lunch: Fifteen dollars and thirty-nine cents. For dinner, I had a burger, fries, and a drink: Ten dollars and sixty-three cents. On a regular day, I already spent more than the eighteen dollars I was supposed to allow for the day. My lunch almost cost as much. When the third week begins, students start to realize that their money is getting low and they stop going to Starbucks every morning. They stop eating those extra snacks in between classes, and they turn to their friends for help. Some students either have an advanced food plan or don't eat on campus so they have thousands of dollars to spend and are always willing to help out a friend in need. This is not me. I suffer with the basic meal plan and oftentimes find myself running out of money near the end of the third week and having to resort to some good old college-dorm-cooked microwavable Mac and Cheese. The bad thing is that the prices of getting food have increased and that shows in the prices that we the students have to pay, and seeing as how the meal plan has not increased, many students run out of money faster. The good news is that the prices are a direct reflection of how it is, which prepares us for the real world. It is important to manage finances because you never know what comes next and what you will need and if there is no extra money set aside for a rainy day, disaster could strike. One day, I found myself extremely sick after going out the previous weekend. Instead of being able to distract myself with my classes, I was bedridden and terribly thirsty. The only thing I could eat was soup and drink Gatorade or water which even soup and water were about nine dollars together. Unfortunately, it was all I could eat. The bare minimum was too much for my bank account to handle, or at least it would have been if I didn't spend wisely. What I had been doing to manage my finances was eating only when I get hungry and spending only when I need to. Instead of getting up and immediately eating, I would ask myself if I was hungry or not. Spending only when necessary might seem frugal, but it saved me.

My name is Kelsey Alicia Morgan, 19, born in Georgia. My whole life through all grade school and up through high school I aspired to be an actress, and I was a good one too. I wanted my name in shining lights, to see my name on a Hollywood star. I wanted my friends and family to see me on their TVs, I wanted to be a household name. I wanted to be famous. Most of all, I wanted to step on a broadway stage and feel the cool air as I looked out across the rows of people, felt the lights stinging on my skin through my caked-on makeup, and feel thousands of eyes on me as they watched my do the only thing I knew, act. Musical Theatre was my passion. My parents paid for me to go to acting programs after school and I participated in all of the school plays and musicals through middle and high school. 7 years of "sorry, I can't go to the game, I have rehearsal". 7 years of "everyone needs to be off-book by Monday", or "why didn't anyone practice the choreography over the weekend? Look at Kelsey, at least someone knows what she's doing." 7 years of sucking up to my Directors hoping they would put me in a lead role so I could show the town what I could do. Even during the Pandemic, I practiced, so much so that I still remember my lines and dances from muscle memory. When it came time to choose a college and pick a major, I chose Theatre as my major and picked a school in the city that could do it all: New York City. In New York, I could do and be anything and it was the perfect place for what I wanted to do but something was wrong and it had been brewing since my freshman year. I started thinking about the life that I was going to have after college, the photoshoots, and failed auditions until I could make my big break and something was not clicking. On one hand, the path I chose to go down would land me in a life like before with weekends being booked with auditions and rehearsals and performances and weekdays the same, free time being something of the past. I would try to get enough money to make it big and live in a penthouse apartment alone and eventually go back down to my old high school to teach Theatre (I always loved teaching) and eventually retire with the millions that I made. On the other hand, I wanted to live in my parent's house when they moved out. I wanted to live in the suburbs of Georgia and have a backyard and a front yard with a white fence and 3 beautiful children and a dog to play in it. I wanted a simple life. I wanted to go to soccer games and be that PTA mom who goes to all the events and volunteers in the community and lives a good life spending a lot of time with her children. I changed to Psychology. I realized I would rather help people than be famous and I could sacrifice the glory for time with my future family. I will always love theatre but I also love to solve crimes and bring justice to a flawed system. I majored in Psychology for this reason. I double majored in Philosophy so that I can better myself as a person. I may not be famous but saving lives makes it worth it all.

Some things in life are up to us and some things in life are not up to us. This is how Epictetus begins a passage in his book The Handbook, sometimes called The Enchiridion. Reading this passage in my freshman year of college, I immediately got bored and prepared myself for another boring ethics class that I just needed to get through in order to meet the requirement for core classes that semester. My teacher offered just as much pleasure to me as the reading did at the time. My classmates and I would despise his grading methods, the way the taught the class, and how he would not allow technology in the classroom. It was unheard of for me. 45 minutes in a classroom sitting still watching a man lecture on and on about Plato and Aristotle. The more I read this passage from The Handbook, though, the more I started to realize that I related to what was being written. Epictetus wrote about every problem you could deal with and how to respond to each. Lessons on voluntary sacrifice and how to use your mind to its fullest potential, as it is the most powerful tool a man can wield, circled my mind class after class. I began to distance myself from the friends I had in that class and pay attention more closely to what the teacher was saying. I had questions, lots of them. I wished I could go back in time and speak to Seneca or Epictetus and ask everything I had been thinking, but instead I turned to my professor. For the first time, I wanted to know everything that my professor knew. I wanted to be taught and preached to about things beyond my knowledge. I started speaking up in class and after time, the class became nothing but a dialogue between me and the professor bouncing ideas off of each other until one day he confessed to me that he did not know the answer to one of my questions. The question was something along the lines of how to live the best life possible with the clearest mind. The answer, I soon found in the works of The Handbook. The Handbook is the answer to the previous question. I believe that if there is one book that anyone should read in their lifetime, this work by Epictetus has to be it.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create and design things. Drawing has always been a passion of mine and while it has taken me a while, I have finally found the best way possible for me to use my creative abilities and skills to help other people. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors and while I did not know it when I was younger, this skill would come in handy and help me to bring a change to the community around me one design at a time. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." My father aided me in starting our own businesses by researching and finding resources that would help us to market and make our brands more authentic. We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. My dad has inspired me to create something that makes me feel as if i am making a difference. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Alicia Morgan. I am a Senior in high school in Georgia and I plan to go to college next year to pursue my dream, Performing Arts. Performing arts is what I love to do because it makes me feel as if I have a voice and that I can use it to inspire and tell people a story through singing and dancing which I very much enjoy. Theatre, especially musical theatre is my passion and I plan to use it to change the world that we live in. I have been studying Musical Theatre and Acting for 6 years in the hopes that my talent can take me though college and grow so I can be recognized on the biggest stage of all: The Broadway Stage. Throughout my education I have been able to be in many showcases and productions and have even recently been able to wet my feet in some action behind-the-scenes with our current production of 'Puffs, or seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of Magic and Magic." In the production I have the amazing job of being Assistant Director to my amazing Advanced Acting teacher. We have done a few productions for online audiences, performed at Regionals and won champions, and now we are working hard to prepare for State Competition in a few weeks. Being able to help oversee this production and its success has made my drive for theatre grow. The cast and the crew are just like family and being at regionals, every school, despite being competitors, was so welcoming and nice. I had a great time being able to see what others have worked on and bonding with people who enjoy the arts as much as I do. Being a woman, and being Black, I have been told that my ambitions of becoming a performer in the professional world were going to be challenged and that I should consider picking a different goal to strive for. While I understand the challenges that lie ahead of me, my dad has always told me that one thing no one can ever take away from you is your education. I believe that if I receive the best education possible, and do everything I can with that knowledge, there isn't anything that can stand in my way. I have recently been accepted to some very large and reputable performing arts Colleges based off of my talent and I'm confident that I'm one step closer to my dream. I'm applying for scholarships because I have no back up money for my future education and I refuse to go into debt with a loan. I am working my hardest to make it in the theatre industry so that black women like me dont feel like they have barriers standing in front of them. If I can make it easier for even one person in my position to reach their dream of being in front of a broadway audience, then I will have fulfilled my dream.

My name is Kelsey Alicia Morgan. I am a Senior in high school in Georgia and I plan to go to college next year to pursue my dream, Performing Arts. The industry is riddled with problems of intersectionality and I have had to experience samples of this bias continually. I have been studying Musical Theatre and Acting for 6 years in the hopes that my talent can take me though college and grow so I can be recognized on the biggest stage of all: The Broadway Stage. Throughout my education I have been able to be in many showcases and productions and have even recently been able to wet my feet in some action behind-the-scenes with our current production of 'Puffs, or seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of Magic and Magic." In the production I have the amazing job of being Assistant Director to my amazing Advanced Acting teacher. We have done a few productions for online audiences, performed at Regionals and won champions, and now we are working hard to prepare for State Competition in a few weeks. Being able to help oversee this production and its success has made my drive for theatre grow. The cast and the crew are just like family and being at regionals, every school, despite being competitors, was so welcoming and nice. I had a great time being able to see what others have worked on and bonding with people who enjoy the arts as much as I do. Being a woman, being black, and being slightly overweight, I have been told that my ambitions of becoming a performer in the professional world were going to be challenged and that I should consider picking a different goal to strive for. While I understand the challenges that lie ahead of me, my dad has always told me that one thing no one can ever take away from you is your education. I believe that if I receive the best education possible, and do everything I can with that knowledge, there isn't anything that can stand in my way. I have recently been accepted to some very large and reputable performing arts Colleges based off of my talent and I'm confident that I'm one step closer to my dream. I'm applying for scholarships because I have no back up money for my future education and I refuse to go into debt with a loan. I am working my hardest to make it in the theatre industry so that black women like me dont feel like they have barriers standing in front of them. If I can make it easier for even one person in my position to reach their dream of being in front of a broadway audience, then I will have fulfilled my dream.

I have had a smart phone since I was in 6th grade. My parents decided that I should have one so that I would be able to contact them if i needed to. They gave me an iPhone 3. I was ecstatic to be able to have my first phone because I could look things up and play games. When I got to school, not everyone had a phone, but those who did, had the new iPhone 5s, the first phone with a fingerprint scanner. This did not bother me until the kids who were in my class started telling me my phone was a dinosaur. It was funny. I then got an iPhone 4 when i was in 7th grade. I loved it. I had it until 8th grade when my friend cracked it beyond recognition on the pavement. I then got an iPhone 6. I was happy with the fact that i was able to get updates on my phone and i got social media apps as well. I started talking to people more and i would be on my phone all of the time. i grew an attachment to my phone to the point where, when i would get it taken away, I would have separation anxiety. In the summer of 2020, I got bored of my phone and its 16 GB of storage, so i got myself an iPhone 6s plus. I didn't care to have a newer phone if i could just buy an older one for cheap, I just wanted a bigger one with more storage. So my phone, the 6s plus, has 64 GB of storage and her name is Ella and I love her so much. I have so much storage that I am able to get more social media and more games. More things in general that would keep me addicted to the phone. Eventually though, I got bored of being on social media. I have over 2 thousand 'fans' on snapchat and 2k+ followers on instagram. this would make any teenage girl happy I'm sure but I'm tired of people always texting me and me having to respond. My life has been getting busier as a senior and I do not look forward to opening my snap and seeing hundreds of notifications i have to open and respond back to. I have stopped responding to people as much and I know i am annoying them but it takes too much of a toll on me. Therefore, I have kind of stopped using my phone in general. I use my phone now mostly for music and games, or to stay in contact with long distance friends, or text a cute boy. I use it for more practical reasons. Behind the wheel, I dont feel a compulsion to check my phone or text people. the only compulsion i feel when i am in the car is to change my music or to look at the directions on the screen for where i am going. A phone is a nice thing to have. The apps on the phone are what can ruin the whole experience.

In my 6th grade 1st period English class, there was a poster on the wall that I would always look at and it had this quote on it, "Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch you actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for they become your destiny." This quote was something that i looked at every day for so long that i started to memorize it without knowing it. Eventually, I went home one day and told my family about the quote and that I would try to live by this quote and I have been ever since. I catch myself saying things like "I hate myself" and I can filter what I say, but that does not stop me form thinking those things. I have worked hard enough to get to a place where I can filter out unwanted thoughts so that i can focus only on the positive. Our thoughts are our most heavy influencers and we have to keep them under control or they will become overwhelming. My dream is to be in theatre, broadway, on the stage. I know that in order to get there, i have to be my own biggest fan, and that cannot happen if I allow myself to look down on who I am all of the time. This quote and the actions that i took to follow it have inspired me to become my number 1 fan and I now know that i can do anything I set my mind to. I can even make it to broadway.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts because acting is my my greatest inspiration. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This goal is what drives me to be successful. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

Boys. All I spent all my energy on going into Highschool was looking good for every boy i saw. Now, I always look good, but i wanted to prove that there was more to me than just a pretty face. I worked hard and ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had I managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't know who I was. I looked at my parents and saw a man and a woman who I had memories of... but I didn't know where those memories came from. I had no connection to these people. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. Annalise Keating became my only friend as I watched the show How to Get Away with Murder to no end. I lived my life through tv characters and watched my own life run away without me… and i let it. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that I felt inside of me to seek help when I wanted it the least, I believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships like this one. I would be a great recipient because i want to use my education to help me create a platform for other black creators like me by writing performances they can show their talents in. Writing, for me is a medium and form of communication that I can use to inspire. Since my hardships, for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, I know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

Boys. All I spent all my energy on going into Highschool was looking good for every boy i saw. Now, I always look good, but i wanted to prove that there was more to me than just a pretty face. I worked hard and ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had I managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, I just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. A stranger in my own body; in my own home. A side character in my own story. I didn't know who I was. I looked at my parents and saw a man and a woman who I had memories of... but I didn't know where those memories came from. I had no connection to these people. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. Annalise Keating became my only friend as I watched the show How to Get Away with Murder to no end. I lived my life through tv characters and watched my own life run away without me… and i let it. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that I felt inside of me to seek help when I wanted it the least, I believe to be the Holy spirit. Overcoming this hardship has been my greatest achievement to this day. It taught me that I am much stronger than I think I am. My strength, and the Holy Spirit have guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. I wish to pursue my dream career of being on Broadway and create my own performance that will give a platform to other black creators like me. Filed with Joy, I know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

This meme is SO FUNNY to me because this situation happens to me all of the time. It means something to me because of an incident I almost had last year. In my sophomore year of high school, I took ap and honour courses and I fell way behind. It was very overwhelming. So in Junior year I decided not to take any. Because I am a TAG student, this easy course load was frowned upon so I was given a project to work on throughout the year on anything I wanted. I forgot about it for months until one day I was sitting in the cafeteria before finals and thought, "oh yeah wasn't I supposed to do something for TAG or something? What was that? Lemme see when it's due." And low and behold it says it's due that night at 11:59. I freak out and I grind as hard as I ever had and I end up actually getting it done just on time. I was so mad that I would let myself forget something so important but grateful that my brain reminded me just in time. When I see this meme it reminds me of that time.

2020 was the beginning of the second semester of my Junior year in High School. I had the greatest time in each of my classes and I was beginning to grab my depression by the reigns and learn control it, and myself, for the first time in over a year. My school was putting on the musical production of Into The Woods and we were about 2 weeks out from opening night. I walked into my 5th period class, Musical Theatre and my teacher was nowhere to be found. She rushed in, 15 minutes late, and told us all to sit down in the auditorium seats. She informed us that we would be having a long weekend and would not be attending 6th period. She, and the Music Director for the musical, debated back and forth and decided that we would have one last musical rehearsal before the break. That was our last rehearsal. And the last time I would step foot on stage for a year. While waiting to be picked up in front of the school, I decided to take a picture of the landscape. The setting sun painted the sky a beautiful collage of red, yellow, orange, and purple over the tree-line. It was peaceful. A calm before a terrible storm. Our teachers had no idea how to teach under these new conditions, so we ended up having significantly less work, so it would be easier for us to pass our classes, which I did. It was fun to stay at home and not have to go anywhere. Until School started. we all wanted to know how our senior year would go. How would be have the best senior experience in the midst of Covid-19? the answer is: we couldn't. No matter how hard we tried. What I learned through the news and the actions of the administration of my school is that Humans do not like change. So when things do change, we tend to want to get back to normal. But things will Never be back to normal. Covid will always be around and we will have to live with it. States around Georgia wanted to rush to reopen schools and then so did we. And they eventually had to shut down again but we were smart about it. We knew that this year could never be how we wanted it to be but we could make the most out of it. Our school took breaks to make sure that kids were taking time away from other students while still learning remotely. Teachers began getting vaccines, and now the school is a fully working, safe, hybrid school. The Corona Virus and my 2020 experience shaped my plans for the future my heavily influencing my college decision. Originally, I valued my school experience more than the education that I received. I look forward to the school dances and activities and the social aspects of school more than the experience I was gaining form the Material I was taught. Covid taught me how to reprioritize and now I have chosen a college that will give the the best education for my career pathway, Performing Arts and Theatre, regardless of how many people attend the school and the social experience I may have. Covid-19 may take years to control and we may have to wear masks for a much longer time than we think, but either way, I now know that whatever happens, Once I graduate college and really start my mask-free life, I will have been prepared in the best way possible, I know it.

My name is Kelsey Morgan, I am a High School Senior in Georgia and I stay fit through theatre. It may seem odd but it works. In the past, I have tried many sports including, but not limited to: Softball, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track, basketball, and volleyball. I always loved to do it at first, but over time, I grew tired of it and sometimes I did not even understand the rules to the game that I was playing. Eventually, I landed on Theatre, not musical theatre, but just acting, and I loved it. I fell in love with the art of improvisation and memorizing things came easily to me so I thought it would be perfect, and it was. When we graduated from our fall plays to the spring musical, I thought nothing of it. I expected that it would be just like the plays but with a bit of singing. I was very wrong. They plays were shows, but the musical was a production. Costumes and Choreography and Makeup came in the months to come, but I kept up. I found that the choreography we did was a bit hard to do and it was not enough just to practice at rehearsal after school. I would need to practice at home too. But mostly I wanted to practice at home so I would not be the only one who did not understand the dances. Every day I would come home and put on the tracks and do my choreography before I even started my homework. I would go on for hours until I had it perfect and I would end my routine covered in sweat and completely tired. I started realizing that this was a great form of exercise. Whenever I thought that I should go for a walk, I would just do choreography because it seemed much more enticing. Also, dance is an amazing form of exercise. My practice paid off in the musical as well. I knew the dances better than everyone else, practically by heart, and I was named Dance Captain. I was so proud of myself. I have kept up that ritual ever since. Dancing makes me feel so happy and I know that I always have it with me. From staying fit this way, I have learned that fitness comes in many shapes and sizes and it can be just as enjoyable as you make it.

If money were not an issue, I would attend the Juilliard School to pursue my education. I do look forward to attending the college I have committed to, but Juilliard has a much stronger reputation and by attending it, I would be able to more easily achieve my goals. These goals are as follows: I strive to be able to create a performance that features many POC creators. I love anything with theatre. Not only do I want to be on the stage, but I would like to be behind it as well. I enjoy theatre arts but rarely do I see People of Color represented in musicals that have nothing to do with race or discrimination. If money were not an issue, I would spend as much time as I could at Juilliard and study as much as I can to be able to get to a point where I am able to create a production for the stage that is equal in content to the shows most shown on broadway. Then, I would search the world and find People of Color who exhibit talent in the areas of Lighting technology, Sound technology, Stage Technology, Set Building, Set design, Costume Design, Directing, Acting, Singing, Dancing, Orchestral Music and everything needed to create my vision. The cast, crew, tech, and Orchestra will all be talented people of color that would come together to share a common vision through music and acting. This is my end goal. This is what I would achieve if money were not an issue.

Boys. All I spent all my energy on going into Highschool was looking good for every boy i saw. Now, I always look good, but i wanted to prove that there was more to me than just a pretty face. I worked hard and ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had I managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, I just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. A stranger in my own body; in my own home. A side character in my own story. I didn't know who I was. I looked at my parents and saw a man and a woman who I had memories of... but I didn't know where those memories came from. I had no connection to these people. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. Annalise Keating became my only friend as I watched the show How to Get Away with Murder to no end. I lived my life through tv characters and watched my own life run away without me… and i let it. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that I felt inside of me to seek help when I wanted it the least, I believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, I know that I am capable of accomplishing great things. G

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My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This no-code Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me. S

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

I am proud to be a black woman because I get to show the world how strong I am. I am proud to be a smart woman because I am a second generation college student. I am proud to be a woman because I get to experience the joy of motherhood and hopefully have another strong girl like me. @its.kel.sey on IG

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. The only problem that I have has to overcome is the vast landscape of marketing. I have studied and researched, but having a business in real life that I can actively work on and grow has been the best hands on experience for seeing how marketing actually helps and hurts an institution. My vision has helped me to grow my marketing skills and perfect them to where I feel happy in what I put out and am not surprised when my tactics prove to be effective. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I am a senior in High School in Georgia. I enjoy acting very much and aspire to major in Theatre and Performing Arts. I have been active in the theatre community for 7 years and I am proud to call the stage my home. I was inducted as a thespian to troupe 6878 in 2018, our troupe became an honor thespian troupe in 2020, and had the amazing opportunity to help direct our 2020-2021 One Act play of "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", win our Regional competition, and proceed to place fourth overall in GA One Act state Competition in early 2021. Theatre has given me an outlet to express myself and it is something I am good at so I plan to use it to change lives. I currently have chosen a college to attend that I believe will provide me with the best theatre education that I can possibly get. Throughout my 4 years of college, pursuing a masters in Performing arts, I plan to gain as much information as I can so that I can be as successful as possible in the work of Theatre. The world has evolved morally, but for me, being black and being a woman, I know that I will still face adversities while trying to be successful in the industry that I love. I know that I am not the only one like me that has, is, and will have to fight my fight. I intend to work in the Theatre industry to help repress that adversity that people of color face in Theatre. This Scholarship will greatly aid me in being able to receive the education I need to be successful and help others like me.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that this scholarship will help my business and I grow enough so I can see other businesses do the same.

I would like to discuss my journey both mentally and spiritually and how it catalyzed my growth into the person I am today. Elementary school was an important time in my life because it gave me an opportunity to meet many different people, and because I live in a diverse area, I was able to connect with people from various backgrounds and connect with them. I made an EXCESSIVE amount of friends. Almost everyone I knew liked me and I grew attached to many of my peers and teachers as well. Moving into middle school, I felt just at home with the same friends I had from Elementary school and many more from feeder schools in the area. I had gained the title of "Taco Girl" for my obsessive love of the Latin-american cuisine. I even started a "Taco-Burrito War" among-st our entire 6th grade class, needless to say i felt special. I believed and never once doubted that I had potential to do something extraordinary. Transitioning into High-school was like a sigh of relief for me. So many new responsibilities were offered along with choices for classes that we could chose to take for a plethora of subjects i found myself interested in. The new choice and freedom I encountered was a bit daunting, but I still had some very good friends that were close to me and I tackled my first year exactly the way every senior expected me to: like a freshman. I rushed through hallways eager to get to my classes, I made a huge deal out of homecoming and cried when my date left early. I fell for every boy I laid my eyes on, sucked up to every teacher I had, and brought way too many supplies to every class in my over-stuffed pink and green backpack. I ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had i managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, i just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that i felt inside of me to seek help when i wanted it the least, i believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, i know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

2020 was the beginning of the second semester of my Junior year in High School, which was personally my best, and most successful year. I had the greatest time in each of my classes and I was beginning to grab my depression by the reigns and learn control it, and myself, for the first time in over a year. My school was putting on the musical production of Into The Woods and we were about 2 weeks out from opening night. Prom was a month away and everyone was smiling through the dreary rain showers of early March. I walked into my 5th period class, Musical Theatre and my teacher was nowhere to be found. She rushed in, 15 minutes late, and told us all to sit down in the auditorium seats. She informed us that we would be having a long weekend and would not be attending 6th period. She, and the Music Director for the musical, debated back and forth and decided that we would have one last musical rehearsal before the break. That was our last rehearsal. And the last time I would step foot on stage for a year. While waiting to be picked up in front of the school, I decided to take a picture of the landscape. The setting sun painted the sky a beautiful collage of red, yellow, orange, and purple over the tree-line. It was peaceful. A calm before a terrible storm. Our teachers had no idea how to teach under these new conditions, so we ended up having significantly less work, so it would be easier for us to pass our classes, which I did. It was fun to stay at home and not have to go anywhere. Until School started. we all wanted to know how our senior year would go. How would be have the best senior experience in the midst of Covid-19? the answer is: we couldn't. No matter how hard we tried. What I learned through the news and the actions of the administration of my school is that Humans do not like change. So when things do change, we tend to want to get back to normal. But things will Never be back to normal. Covid will always be around and we will have to live with it. States around Georgia wanted to rush to reopen schools and then so did we. And they eventually had to shut down again but we were smart about it. We knew that this year could never be how we wanted it to be but we could make the most out of it. Our school took breaks to make sure that kids were taking time away from other students while still learning remotely. Teachers began getting vaccines, and now the school is a fully working, safe, hybrid school. I will always remember the moment i learned that I would not be going back to school and having the "first day of school" experience that I so loved. I shed a few tears but I knew it had to be that way. It had to be. For everyone's safety. The Corona Virus and my 2020 experience shaped my plans for the future my heavily influencing my college decision. Originally, I valued my school experience more than the education that I received. I look forward to the school dances and activities and the social aspects of school more than the experience I was gaining form the Material I was taught. Covid taught me how to reprioritize and now I have chosen a college that will give the the best education for my career pathway, Performing Arts and Theatre, regardless of how many people attend the school and the social experience I may have. Covid-19 may take years to control and we may have to wear masks for a much longer time than we think, but either way, I now know that whatever happens, Once I graduate college and really start my mask-free life, I will have been prepared in the best way possible, even if I didn't get hug that many friends.

I would like to discuss my journey both mentally and spiritually and how it catalyzed my growth into the person I am today. Elementary school was an important time in my life because it gave me an opportunity to meet many different people, and because I live in a diverse area, I was able to connect with people from various backgrounds and connect with them. I made an EXCESSIVE amount of friends. Almost everyone I knew liked me and I grew attached to many of my peers and teachers as well. Moving into middle school, I felt just at home with the same friends I had from Elementary school and many more from feeder schools in the area. I had gained the title of "Taco Girl" for my obsessive love of the Latin-american cuisine. I even started a "Taco-Burrito War" among-st our entire 6th grade class, needless to say i felt special. I believed and never once doubted that I had potential to do something extraordinary. Transitioning into High-school was like a sigh of relief for me. So many new responsibilities were offered along with choices for classes that we could chose to take for a plethora of subjects i found myself interested in. The new choice and freedom I encountered was a bit daunting, but I still had some very good friends that were close to me and I tackled my first year exactly the way every senior expected me to: like a freshman. I rushed through hallways eager to get to my classes, I made a huge deal out of homecoming and cried when my date left early. I fell for every boy I laid my eyes on, sucked up to every teacher I had, and brought way too many supplies to every class in my over-stuffed pink and green backpack. I ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had i managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, i just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that i felt inside of me to seek help when i wanted it the least, i believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, i know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

I would like to discuss my journey both mentally and spiritually and how it catalyzed my growth into the person I am today. Elementary school was an important time in my life because it gave me an opportunity to meet many different people, and because I live in a diverse area, I was able to connect with people from various backgrounds and connect with them. I made an EXCESSIVE amount of friends. Almost everyone I knew liked me and I grew attached to many of my peers and teachers as well. Moving into middle school, I felt just at home with the same friends I had from Elementary school and many more from feeder schools in the area. I had gained the title of "Taco Girl" for my obsessive love of the Latin-american cuisine. I even started a "Taco-Burrito War" among-st our entire 6th grade class, needless to say i felt special. I believed and never once doubted that I had potential to do something extraordinary. Transitioning into High-school was like a sigh of relief for me. So many new responsibilities were offered along with choices for classes that we could chose to take for a plethora of subjects i found myself interested in. The new choice and freedom I encountered was a bit daunting, but I still had some very good friends that were close to me and I tackled my first year exactly the way every senior expected me to: like a freshman. I rushed through hallways eager to get to my classes, I made a huge deal out of homecoming and cried when my date left early. I fell for every boy I laid my eyes on, sucked up to every teacher I had, and brought way too many supplies to every class in my over-stuffed pink and green backpack. I ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had i managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, i just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that i felt inside of me to seek help when i wanted it the least, i believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, i know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of my Ap and Honors classes overwhelmed me. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had I managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. A stranger in my own body; in my own home. A side character in my own story. I didn't know who I was. I looked at my parents and saw a man and a woman who I had memories of... but I didn't know where those memories came from. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. Annalise Keating became my only friend as I watched the show How to Get Away with Murder to no end. I lived my life through tv characters and watched my own life run away without me… and i let it. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. I believe that the Holy Spirit guided me though this period and has helped me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. I would like to use my experience to provide therapy for those in the same headspace.

I would like to discuss my journey both mentally and spiritually and how it catalyzed my growth into the person I am today. Elementary school was an important time in my life because it gave me an opportunity to meet many different people, and because I live in a diverse area, I was able to connect with people from various backgrounds and connect with them. I made an EXCESSIVE amount of friends. Almost everyone I knew liked me and I grew attached to many of my peers and teachers as well. Moving into middle school, I felt just at home with the same friends I had from Elementary school and many more from feeder schools in the area. I had gained the title of "Taco Girl" for my obsessive love of the Latin-american cuisine. I even started a "Taco-Burrito War" among-st our entire 6th grade class, needless to say i felt special. I believed and never once doubted that I had potential to do something extraordinary. Transitioning into High-school was like a sigh of relief for me. So many new responsibilities were offered along with choices for classes that we could chose to take for a plethora of subjects i found myself interested in. The new choice and freedom I encountered was a bit daunting, but I still had some very good friends that were close to me and I tackled my first year exactly the way every senior expected me to: like a freshman. I rushed through hallways eager to get to my classes, I made a huge deal out of homecoming and cried when my date left early. I fell for every boy I laid my eyes on, sucked up to every teacher I had, and brought way too many supplies to every class in my over-stuffed pink and green backpack. I ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had i managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, i just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that i felt inside of me to seek help when i wanted it the least, i believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, i know that I am capable of accomplishing great things. M

Boys. All I spent all my energy on going into Highschool was looking good for every boy i saw. Now, I always look good, but i wanted to prove that there was more to me than just a pretty face. I worked hard and ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had I managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, I just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. A stranger in my own body; in my own home. A side character in my own story. I didn't know who I was. I looked at my parents and saw a man and a woman who I had memories of... but I didn't know where those memories came from. I had no connection to these people. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. Annalise Keating became my only friend as I watched the show How to Get Away with Murder to no end. I lived my life through tv characters and watched my own life run away without me… and i let it. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that I felt inside of me to seek help when I wanted it the least, I believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, I know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

I would like to discuss my journey both mentally and spiritually and how it catalyzed my growth into the person I am today. Elementary school was an important time in my life because it gave me an opportunity to meet many different people, and because I live in a diverse area, I was able to connect with people from various backgrounds and connect with them. I made an EXCESSIVE amount of friends. Almost everyone I knew liked me and I grew attached to many of my peers and teachers as well. Moving into middle school, I felt just at home with the same friends I had from Elementary school and many more from feeder schools in the area. I had gained the title of "Taco Girl" for my obsessive love of the Latin-american cuisine. I even started a "Taco-Burrito War" among-st our entire 6th grade class, needless to say i felt special. I believed and never once doubted that I had potential to do something extraordinary. Transitioning into High-school was like a sigh of relief for me. So many new responsibilities were offered along with choices for classes that we could chose to take for a plethora of subjects i found myself interested in. The new choice and freedom I encountered was a bit daunting, but I still had some very good friends that were close to me and I tackled my first year exactly the way every senior expected me to: like a freshman. I rushed through hallways eager to get to my classes, I made a huge deal out of homecoming and cried when my date left early. I fell for every boy I laid my eyes on, sucked up to every teacher I had, and brought way too many supplies to every class in my over-stuffed pink and green backpack. I ended my Freshman year with A's in every class and looked forward to the same experience for each year going forward. What I did not know was that God had other plans for me. Sophomore year, I decided to take my first Advanced Placement class: AP World History. Gradually, the workload of this class seemed overwhelming on top of my two honors classes and Spanish 2, which I was starting to dislike. My grades in every class started slipping and socially, my friend group was in peril. Not only had i managed to get myself mixed up in relationship drama 4 times, but my inner circle of peers was at war with each-other and I felt I had no one to turn to if anything bad happened, and it did. One day, i just cracked. I fell apart. I lost all motivation for everything and the color drained for the world. I didn't see the point in doing school work because I did not want to go to college. I didn't even want to wake up the next morning and I was mad when I did. I ended the year with a 54 in AP World and, of course, had to take summer school which made me feel worthless. In my hopelessness, a force within me took over and spilled all my feelings to my counselor who alerted my parents and then eventually my doctor, who diagnosed me with severe clinical depression. This movement or compulsion that i felt inside of me to seek help when i wanted it the least, i believe to be the Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit has guided me, not only to initiate my remediation, but to seek out my current therapist, attend a life-changing church retreat in Florida, start a club about something I am passionate about (forensic science), seek baptism, and even start to apply for colleges and scholarships because for the first time, in a LONG time, i see a bright future ahead of me. Filed with Joy, i know that I am capable of accomplishing great things.

My all-time Favorite film would be avengers, Age of Ultron. This is my favorite because it gives us a better look into Tony Stark's mind. He is very smart and I enjoy watching movies and shows where the protagonist has an overwhelming amount of knowledge and has to discern whether they should be using it for good or evil. Tony Stark's "Full shield of Armor around the world" has the same amount of good intention with questionable morality as Thanos' idea for the Snap that would solve overpopulation in the universe. The film very much goes in depth into the mind of Stark and even our minds as we try to figure out with Tony if this would be morally correct. It sets the scene for something we will see later on in Infinity war as Thanos approaches Stark and confesses how they are similar; how they are both "cursed with knowledge". The lore of the MCU runs deep but Avengers: Age of Ultron is one of the best movies to fully lay out what I believe to be the true theme to series: The battle of Morality. "The arc of the moral Universe is long but bends towards Justice." - MLKJ

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create and design things. Drawing has always been a passion of mine and while it has taken me a while, I have finally found the best way possible for me to use my creative abilities and skills to help other people. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors and while I did not know it when I was younger, this skill would come in handy and help me to bring a change to the community around me one design at a time. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Alicia Morgan. I am a Senior in high school in Georgia and I plan to go to college next year to pursue my dream, Performing Arts. Performing arts is what I love to do because it makes me feel as if I have a voice and that I can use it to inspire and tell people a story through singing and dancing which I very much enjoy. Theatre, especially musical theatre is my passion and I plan to use it to change the world that we live in. I have been studying Musical Theatre and Acting for 6 years in the hopes that my talent can take me though college and grow so I can be recognized on the biggest stage of all: The Broadway Stage. Throughout my education I have been able to be in many showcases and productions and have even recently been able to wet my feet in some action behind-the-scenes with our current production of 'Puffs, or seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of Magic and Magic." In the production I have the amazing job of being Assistant Director to my amazing Advanced Acting teacher. We have done a few productions for online audiences, performed at Regionals and won champions, and now we are working hard to prepare for State Competition in a few weeks. Being able to help oversee this production and its success has made my drive for theatre grow. The cast and the crew are just like family and being at regionals, every school, despite being competitors, was so welcoming and nice. I had a great time being able to see what others have worked on and bonding with people who enjoy the arts as much as I do. Being a woman, and being Black, I have been told that my ambitions of becoming a performer in the professional world were going to be challenged and that I should consider picking a different goal to strive for. While I understand the challenges that lie ahead of me, my dad has always told me that one thing no one can ever take away from you is your education. I believe that if I receive the best education possible, and do everything I can with that knowledge, there isn't anything that can stand in my way. I have recently been accepted to some very large and reputable performing arts Colleges based off of my talent and I'm confident that I'm one step closer to my dream. I'm applying for scholarships because I have no back up money for my future education and I refuse to go into debt with a loan. I am working my hardest to make it in the theatre industry so that black women like me dont feel like they have barriers standing in front of them. If I can make it easier for even one person in my position to reach their dream of being in front of a broadway audience, then I will have fulfilled my dream.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. I made a website where inclusive clothing can be bought. It is called My Colors Clothing and i feel this represents the prompt Conserve Life because life is inclusive and I feel like for it to be conserved, everyone myst be included and free to be themselves. Not be scared of showing the world who they are and what they represent. I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that was inclusive and could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me and I wanted to appeal to the LGBTQIA+ community, which I am a part of. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.

I am a misfit. I am a misfit because I dont fit into a group. This doesn't mean that I am all alone and this also does not mean that I do not have friends. But I am an individual who strives to be different. Some things about me that I cannot control make me different as well. I am black and I am a woman. I have grown to feel as if I am not the same as others in every context imaginable. I used to hate myself for being different and not being able to change it. As a young girl, I wanted to be part of a group and just like all of the other girls so badly. But one day, I did something that would change my life. I decided to like tacos. It seems silly and mundane but I was obsessed with tacos and made it known. The kids in my grade all called me taco-girl and i was different. For the first time in my life, I was different from everyone else because of something that was unique and i liked it. I loved it. I brought the title with me to middle school and learned because of it that it is good to be apart from the group. Kids all around me had participated in trends where they bought clothes from a certain store or bought bags from an expensive website. I tried to participate as well. I got the clothes and I got the bag. I was a part of the group and I was accepted but I didn't feel good because of it. I decided there would be no more conforming and I would from there on discover who I am and be proud of it. In 7th grade, I found theatre and I fell in love. It was something that I loved and I was great at. Kids who were in theatre were not look at that great in the social status of middle and high school. I was looked at as weird because of something that I chose to do. I could always change and decide to do a sport or something else so I could be viewed differently, but I did not. Why would I stop doing something I love just so that I could be included? My drive to be a performer strengthened and today, as a senior in high school, I have gotten into AMDA, a very reputable performing arts college. My differentness has paid off. I want to use this to change the world by letting other minority women like me feel comfortable in their skin and feel brave enough to stand outside of the crowd. I am going to be a successful actor and use my platform to inspire others like me.

I wish to create a broadway-level production for the world to see. I want there to be diversity and for there to be topics focused on that many people feel uncomfortable discussing. I want to say that it is okay to talk about these problems. That is how they get solved. I want to communicate to people through a medium that i know best: theatre and performing arts. Systemic racism is a topic that I feel very strongly about and want to incorporate. This is not just because I am a black woman, but because I notice that when films 'diversify', they add as many black people that they feel comfortable with and call it a day. This usually means a few black side characters and one black main character. While this is a step towards the right direction, I want to create something that includes people of latino, asian, Indian, Filipino, middle eastern, ect. descent. I do wish for more representation in my own community but I see that others are struggling as well. I wish to become a very well known broadway actor and i feel that with that platform, people will listen to me and my audience will be their audience. The world needs to see my creation because at the end of the day we all need each-other. We can call each-other names and discriminate and say rude and hurtful things but we are all humans in the end. Minorities begin their careers at a disadvantage, whether purposeful or not and If i can make it easier for just one person in the theatre business to be treated the same as everyone else, the world will be one small step closer to being a better place. The place that MLK saw in his Dream.

My name is Kelsey Alicia Morgan. I am a Senior in high school in Georgia and I plan to go to college next year to pursue my dream, Performing Arts. I have been studying Musical Theatre and Acting for 6 years in the hopes that my talent can take me though college and grow so I can be recognized on the biggest stage of all: The Broadway Stage. Throughout my education I have been able to be in many showcases and productions and have even recently been able to wet my feet in some action behind-the-scenes with our current production of 'Puffs, or seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of Magic and Magic." In the production I have the amazing job of being Assistant Director to my amazing Advanced Acting teacher. We have done a few productions for online audiences, performed at Regionals and won champions, and now we are working hard to prepare for State Competition in a few weeks. Being able to help oversee this production and its success has made my drive for theatre grow. The cast and the crew are just like family and being at regionals, every school, despite being competitors, was so welcoming and nice. I had a great time being able to see what others have worked on and bonding with people who enjoy the arts as much as I do. Being a woman, and being Black, I have been told that my ambitions of becoming a performer in the professional world were going to be challenged and that I should consider picking a different goal to strive for. While I understand the challenges that lie ahead of me, my dad has always told me that one thing no one can ever take away from you is your education. I believe that if I receive the best education possible, and do everything I can with that knowledge, there isn't anything that can stand in my way. I have recently been accepted to some very large and reputable performing arts Colleges based off of my talent and I'm confident that I'm one step closer to my dream. I'm applying for scholarships because I have no back up money for my future education and I refuse to go into debt with a loan. I am working my hardest to make it in the theatre industry so that black women like me dont feel like they have barriers standing in front of them. If I can make it easier for even one person in my position to reach their dream of being in front of a broadway audience, then I will have fulfilled my dream.

My name is Kelsey Morgan and I love to create. I have always love to draw and look at pretty designs and colors. One day, my dad told me that he saw a video of someone using something known as Print on Demand to make clothing and t-shirts and they were able to make so much money over time that they could quit their job. My dad and I looked at each-other and thought, "yeah, we can do that." We didn't want to make it a long term job, but it was a nice side-hustle. My dad thought it would be nice to be able to make some extra money and I thought it would be a fun thing that I would be able to do for other people and for myself as well. For me, it was less about the money and more about when it meant. Something that I love to do is online shop. All the time I find myself scrolling though Shein or Urban Outfitters and throwing things into my cart. At the end of my search, I look in my cart to see hundreds of dollars of merchandise that I wanted. Way too much for the few items I chose. Businesses tend to mark up items at least 500% because they want a large profit, but I wanted to make a business that would barely mark anything up at all. I wanted to make a profit, but it wasn't my full-time job, so I didn't need to. I wanted to make trendy clothing that could be affordable for anyone. I wanted to have a clothing company that served the customer instead of benefiting me. I tweaked this idea and finally came up with a business idea that would give the people exactly what they wanted. Because I work on a small scale, I can make this business model work. On my website, I have lots of designs on many articles of clothing that I love and My friends and peers have said that they love as well. I sell those straight from the website, but there are less of designs and more of design templates. Anyone can come to my Instagram and request a tweak of the templates, for example their name, an inside joke, or their favorite number, and I'll put it wherever they want on the clothing, in whatever color and size, for no extra cost. I love this business model because it makes other people happy which makes me happy. I hope that I can grow enough to see other businesses do the same.