What the Hixson Scholarship Means to Me

 

I can still vividly remember the day that I received a letter stating that I was the 2011 Cass County recipient of the Christina Hixson Scholarship. When I saw that envelope with the Christina Hixson Opportunity Award return address, I ripped it open and screamed after I read the first sentence. I couldn't believe my eyes! I remember turning to my mom and telling her with tears in my eyes that I was a Hixson Scholar! My whole family was just as thrilled as I was, and I couldn't wait to tell everybody that I came across!

           As a 2011 Cass County recipient of the prestigious Christina Hixson Scholarship, I am so honored and privileged to enjoy not only the great financial assistance, but all the many other unparalleled benefits and support it provides. This scholarship will sufficiently enable me to accomplish my dream of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in music education. It was especially rewarding to me to help guide and inspire youngsters in music and also in life by participating in vocal and instrumental music in school and assisting my music teachers. Being awarded this monetary gift over a four-year period is reassuring and gives me a sense of successfully pursuing and accomplishing the career path I have chosen. In addition, what better assistance to help reach this goal but a wonderful success center on campus with all the amenities in the learning and studying process of course work. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like to not have the privilege of 24 hour access to the Hixson building, free printing, accessibility to great peer mentors and staff, and all the other wonderful amenities this scholarship provides. I am constantly in the Hixson study lab studying and doing homework for hours upon hours, and if it wasn't for this 24 hour accessibility, I would not be able to study and complete homework in a quite environment after late nights at the music building. Due to the fact that I am a music education major, I constantly have music, staff paper, theory handouts, lesson notes, lecture notes, and study guides to print off. It is such an immense relief to know that I don’t have to worry about paying for expensive campus printing. There is just not enough words to express how grateful I am to be awarded this prestigious scholarship and be provided with such wonderful amenities to ensure a successful completion of a college degree.
            In conclusion, I appreciate the opportunities this scholarship allows me, and I will strive to use them to the fullest extent in obtaining my career and life-long goals.