# data[].attributes.body
Application of the skills that I learned is extremely important. My social development was extremely strong and I had a very beneficial upbringing that allowed me to have many resources that built my skills. Now that I am graduated and not currently in athletics anymore, I am taking the skills in applying them to the real world. Since I have graduated, I have become a social media ambassador for a large company. On top of that, I am also in Greek life in Kappa Kapp Gamma, as well as a sweetheart for a fraternity. Due to the skills that I learned in my secondary education, I’ve taken those and apply them to the real world to help me build connections. This can be applicable in the future because of the fact that I will be working with a large team on curriculum and IEP‘s and a variety of other things in the future. Because of the skills that I learned in my high school education, I believe that this will make me extremely successful for being a strong leader in my own classroom, as well as being a strong leader for my teaching team.

# data[].attributes.body
By the time I graduated, I have received many awards throughout my athletic career. Not only did I receive two athletic accomplishments my senior year, but I also received two academic accomplishments through the conference that my school played in, as well as the state. The most important thing that I understood was we are student athletes. This means that we are students first. If we cannot be successful in the classroom and be strong role models, then we have no place taking the field or taking the court. We learned that the essentials are advancing our careers and staying on top of our  academics. Not only did we learn to prioritize our classes, we learned skills that helped us develop outside of the classroom and off of the field/court.

# data[].attributes.body
By the time I reached my high school athletic career, there was a lot more involvement. There was a constant push to help volunteer in our communities. The three programs I was involved in athletically in my school all had philanthropy events going on throughout the year. My high school had programs for select students to develop their leadership skills. Captains were provided with a student athletic leadership team program that helped us connect our fellow athletes to our community in a positive way. We learn how to represent our programs and our school in a beneficial way to not only other students and staff, but we applied to the outside world and our future careers. My coaches, athletic director, and mentors all helped me develop into not just a great captain, but a strong leader.

# data[].attributes.body
By age 13, I was making my lifelong friends. I used the connections that I had previously to continue my friendships and build stronger relationships with my peers. Although they were my teammates, at this point in my athletic career there was a lot more philanthropy and strength in the projects and community work that we would do with one another.

# data[].attributes.body
By age ten, I was developing skills that helped me create lifelong friendships. In the process of working with the community as a team, as well as doing teambuilding activities and team bonding activities, I was able to develop my social skills a lot faster than what I have now learned students to develop at. I feel as if this was an extremely beneficial experience throughout my childhood because of the fact that I kept myself active while learning so many different life skills that brought me closer to my peers and my community.

# data[].attributes.body
By the age of seven, I was participating in many philanthropies and social events regarding athletics. I started to understand different social skills and how to interact with my peers in a positive and affective way. Almost immediately in my athletic career I was captain of my teams and what often take a leadership role on the teams I played for.

# data[].attributes.body
At a very young age, I was exposed to the world of athletics. Ever since I was little, my family would bond from going to sporting events and participating in athletics. My family is full of firm believers that athletics are an amazing way to keep your mind and body in shape, as well as for building social skills.