Introduction
Hello, My name is Zachary Ballard and I am currently attending The Academy for Math, Engineering and Science. I have attended AMES since my Freshman year and now I am a Senior. I have had many opportunities and challenges in my years in high school. Now here is a compilation of my four years in high school.
Autobiography
I was born and raised in West Valley City as well as living in the same house for my 17 years of life so far. I am the youngest of 6 kids with 4 sisters and 1 brother. (One sister of mine named Carly went to AMES as well.) They are all married and gone and now I am living at home with both of my parents. I went to Sunshine Square preschool when I was 3 and 4 years old. I then graduated to Truman Elementary for kindergarten through second grade. I then switched to Monticello Academy for third through eighth grade. In my elementary school through Jr, high school. I had been very interested in sports. (Mainly basketball and tennis.) I then went through a transfer in eighth grade from sports to the arts. (Theatre and singing.) Theatre has become my passion and I have spent most of time dedicated to theatre through Cottonwood Theatre Society. It has become the thing I love to do most and through that I have decided to major in theatre in college. My main goal is to be on Hollywood and or Broadway. I want to do this to change many people's lives for the better through my art and talent. That is what will make the rest of my life fulfilled to know I changed the world by doing what I love to do and for doing what I am meant to do with my life.
"To do anything less than your best, is to give up the gift." -Prefontane
I love this quote for so many reasons. The main reason is because after my decision to major in Theatre I have had opposition and doubts towards me and my decision although I find that God put me on this earth for a reason. God gave me the talent to do act for a reason. It is a gift I have so why on earth would I not pursue one of things that I am best at. Why on earth would I not do my passion and the thing I love to do the most for the rest of my life? Everybody has their own gifts and talents to use for the aid of mankind. People are born to be many great things to help others because that is what God intends. Why would God give you a gift and intend for you not to use it? He wouldn't. So if I do not put in my best effort to help people and enhance my gift of acting and art. I am giving it up and why would I give up a gift from God? That would be absurd. So that is why I chose this quote because I am going to put in my best effort because I am not giving up the gift.
AMES Memory
My favorite AMES memory was during the fall dance in 2015. The dance was winding down but we were winding up. The seniors danced their hearts out I mean we danced all night. It was like we didn't care who was watching. We didn't care about anything else but the moment. All the stress, the fear, the anxiety was gone. It was just us and the music, night and hope.