Public Service Research Paper

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I Kevin Acevedo, believe that I am an excellent candidate for the Polk State College Public Service Scholarship. I am a committed, hardworking student and have the skills of a leader. I am currently a 11th grader at Summerlin Academy in Bartow Florida and a dual enrollment student at Polk State College. I am an assistant chess coach at Code Academy, a member of Bartow Senior High National Honors Society, a Corporal in ROTC, and an Architect in the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) mentorship program. . In ROTC I am a Corporal and have many responsibilities such as leading LET 1 cadets in drills and activities and marching my squad in the absence of the squad leader. ROTC has taught me discipline, and integrity and provided me …show more content…
I have helped out with KIDZPAK an organization in which volunteers help collect donated food then package it for starving children. KIDSPAK and Relay for Life have taught me that teamwork is essential to completing a goal. Despite trying to beat the competition, different companies did not hesitate to come to each other’s aid. I am an Architect for Bartow Builder’s Corporation in the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) mentorship program where I am put on a team and we are given a project and are expected to come up with the permits, Job safety Analysis, and floorplans of the project. I have been part of ACE for two years and was an assistant Project Manager my first year. Thanks to my experiences with ROTC and National Honors Society I was qualified enough to be given the responsibilities of the architect along with aiding certain teammates with their roles such as the job safety analysis and am in charge when my project manager and assistant project manager are not present. I have also learned that my team cannot do everything perfectly by themselves so I help out other teams with their floorplans