My name is Alexis Brockie and I am the daughter of Mike and Debbie Brockie. I have three brothers, Johnny, twenty-one, Mackenzie, nineteen, and Brogan, twelve. I also have a younger sister, Molly, who is ten years old. Then there is me and I am seventeen years old. I currently am a senior at Hanover Horton High School. When I graduate from Hanover Horton I plan on continuing my education at Western Michigan University where I plan on studying psychology.

           I always have showed great leadership skills, but I get that role from sports. I have been the varsity setter in volleyball for three years now. For those who don’t know, a setter has a similar leading role as the quarterback of a football team and the point guard of a basketball team. This position takes not only a physically tough person, but a mentally tough person. I have a lot of responsibility of keeping the communications rolling. I need to make sure that my hitters know what play to run and to let my passers know where I am at, so they can pass the ball to me.

          Through the www.humanmetrics.com personality test; I learned my type is ESFP, which means Extravert, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving. “Impulsive nature of this type is always entertaining.” The site told me that I was a people person; loves excitement, telling stories and having fun. Those are all true. Meeting new people and getting to know them is one of my favorite things. In class, I am that “one student” who is a little bit louder than the rest and always has a story somewhat similar to the subject we are learning. My personality will suit my career perfectly. I want to be a psychologist and to be that I need to love people and to help them. I need them to trust me and make them feel comfortable around me. With my personality I feel like I could conquer that.                                                                                       

          If I ever said that I loved school it was because I loved seeing my friends and participating in school sports and activities, not because I love homework or studying for tests. In sports, it’s easier for me to learn new things, but when it comes to math or science it’s harder. This is because I am a visual learner. I need pictures or something I can relate a subject to for me to solve a problem or remember terminology.

          My ACT score was a twenty-one, which is the average score students get.   I just re-took it a few weeks ago and I’m currently waiting patiently for the results. I re-took it because I know I’m not average and I can do a much better. My goal score is a twenty-three. My GPA is 3.0. This year I’m working really hard to get a 3.8 so I can bump my accumulative GPA up so it looks better on my transcripts. In volleyball, if I successfully complete one of my goals it makes me more confident and increases my mental toughness; so if I successfully complete my GPA goal it will definitely help increase my mental toughness when it comes to school.

          I hope once my senior year ends I will find a way to help improve my mental strength for learning like I know how to improve my mental strength for volleyball. It’s easier for me to go to the gym and make fifty perfect sets to help my performance at games than it is for me to learn a subject and study for two hours to help me get a good grade on a test. “If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win”, my 7th grade club volleyball coach, Tim Walbaum, told me this and it has impacted my life. It makes me realize how much I could get accomplished if I tried a little bit more. Mr. Walbaum and I are still very close to this day. I play volleyball with him and his team every winter. He never fails to tell me how proud he is of me with my accomplishments with volleyball. He doesn’t realize that I wouldn’t be as mentally tough as I am today without him. His quote motivates me to try harder in school and out on the court. I will get a 3.8 GPA this year.