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Hello All! My name is Lacee Gold and I am a 19 year old student. I love the warm weather and going for walks on the Appalachian Trail in my home town, Vernon. I spend most of my free time hanging out with my best friends as well as my mom and dad. I really adore animals, especially my cats. I graduated Vernon Township High School in June 2010. And since then have participated in a five week summer program at Rider University from July 11 to August 13 called the Educational Opportunity Program. In this program I took four courses; Intro to Speech Communication, Expository Writing, Race Class and Gender as well as Strategies for College Success. This was a very strictly run type program and very well prepared me for the fall semester. Rider EOP.

I am currently a freshman at Rider University. I am about to finish up my first semester and can't wait for winter vacation! This first semester has definitely been a challenge and I have spent more time than ever before preparing for all of my six classes. One of the extracurricular activities I decided to join for this first half of the year is Student Blood Council (SBC). On October 14, 2010 I helped host a blood drive in the Cavalla Room at Rider. Though I personally was not able to donate, it was a very rewarding experience and I look forward to doing it again in the future. I showed each doner exactly what forms they needed to fill out, promoted the raffle, and made sure each participant was fully hydrated and nourished after donating blood. The American Red Cross was there and doing the actual drawing of the blood. I learned a lot from just that one day of being around them. American Red Cross.

I have finally decided that I would like to major in hospitality management. I have always had interest in the culinary industry, I just love to cook and bake. But, a chef or cook is just not the right career for me. In hospitality management I have the choice of going into the restaurant or hotel sections of the field, sometimes even both if a certain hotel has a restaurant on site. Both are very intriguing to me and I can't wait to get the ball rolling. I am very friendly and love to interact with people; working as a manager in a hotel and or restaurant would be a perfect type of setting for me. In the spring of 2011 I will be transferring to Bergen County Community College where I will be enrolling in an associates program for hospitality management. In this program I will learn all about the regulations and standards of the hospitality industry. Bergen Hospitality Program.

All of these endeavors that I have accomplished in the past and even the ones I am still currently experiencing have made me into the person I am today. I have three major attributes that make up my own specific brand; I'm attentive, organized and persistent.

I'm Attentive.

I'm ATTENTIVE. I love to watch Broadway plays and the Rockettes dance at Radio City Music Hall. I'm very good at picking out little things from a big picture, it just seems to come naturally to me. I very much enjoy watching movies over and over again because each time I notice something that I might not have seen before. This is just an all-around fascinating concept to me. For our professional speech assignment in COM 104S we had to observe a professional speaker and critique their presentation. For this project I chose to Observe Sailesh Jaiwan, a hypnotist. This show was very entertaing as well as comical. This made it even more challenging to stay focused on what I needed to be writing down for the paper while I was studying him because it was so funny that I would lose my train of thought from time to time. But, I always seemed to get right back where I needed to be and got the job done. For majority of the time I was very aware and ready to record all of my information; this is a task I can accomplish and enjoy at the same time. Professional Presentation.

I'm Organized.

I'm ORGANIZED. Everything I own has its' own place and I rarely lose things because of this. I use my assignment pad not only to keep track of my school work, but also for upcoming events and important dates I need to remember. My cellphone is another thing I use to keep myself organized, it has everything I need to keep myself on schedule. In my Intro to Speech and Communication class we had speeches that required us to make outlines along with them. This allowed me to organize my entire presentation and thoughts on paper. My outlines were always perfectly organized and structured so it could be easily read. I use this outline type format for other classes now as well; it has really increased my ability to keep my thoughts in order and become even more organized, if that is possible. Informative Speech Outline.

I'm Persistent.

I'm PERSISTENT. I am the type of person who will never give up; I will ask question after question until I finally get an answer I am satisfied with. I am not afraid to go after the things I want and will do whatever it takes to ensure I reach my goal. From the age of 3 up until the age of 17 I was enrolled in gymnastics. When I was ten I joined the USAG competition league and that's when it really became challenging. In this sport there are many days where you feel like you just want to give up, sometimes I considered doing just this. But, each time I took a look at myself and who I really am and realized there was absolutely no way I was quitting. I know I have drive and the ability to push myself farther than most. I ended up winning the level seven state championships in the year 2006. This never would have been possible without my persistent nature encouraging me to keep on pushing. Here is a PowerPoint I created earlier in the year that really shows my dedication and persistance to this sport. Gymnastics PowerPoint.