My involvement in Key Club, an organization devoted to aiding the less fortunate, has led me to discover new roads, providing me with experiences that have helped me to mature spiritually and psychologically. My position in the club as an officer and Board member demands…
It was three o’clock in the afternoon. My first race was full of middle-aged men, and the decals on their cars weren’t all stickers like mine. They had been painted professionally. But paint jobs don’t impact speed and, to my advantage, I had the new…
As the clipboard passes from one set of hands to the next, a bizarre sensation drifts from person to person. A fantastic glimmer of passion and excitement. An assuring whisper of creativity and vision. The pen and paper reach me, and I glance down at…
I remember the smile on his face. My father had been stressed for eight years, and I didn’t think I’d ever see that smile again. It was an exuberant smile-one that showed a man who was at peace. Even with my father’s reassuring smile, I…
Growing up in a small town, I have always been fascinated with the way roads, bridges and buildings were built. I have always been curious about how the infrastructure we take for granted in our daily lives was constructed. As I grew older, my fascination…