Personal Statement
My name is Tyler W. Lynch and I am 17 years old. I am in eleventh grade and attend Greater Latrobe Senior High School in the state of Pennsylvania. I was ALWAYS interested in playing football but according to my father, I had to figure out the difference between "are you hurt OR are you injured” before I was ready to sign up and get in the game! I began playing football in 6th grade and have been playing ever since. I also wrestle and play baseball as well BUT football is my passion! Game day, for me, is like waking up on Christmas morning. There is no other feeling like it!
At the beginning of my eighth grade football season, I was asked to move up to the 9th grade team and declined. The reason, I was actively recruiting my peers from my baseball and wrestling teams to play on the football team because I knew they had the athletic talent and ability to contribute to the Junior High team, I was not going to leave them behind.
No matter my love for sports, my academics always come first. I am currently taking academically advanced courses that will prepare me to be accepted into college. I WAS a High Honor Roll student in 7th and 8th grade but one of my long term goals at that time, WAS to be on the Distinguished Honor Roll list AND stay on it! In 9th grade, I began hitting that goal!!!
I have been involved with volunteering at our local hospital and at St. Vincent DePaul which is an organization that takes in donations to help people who have suffered tragedies or are living in poverty and cannot afford the basic things they need. I also attended a 2 week camp, which I have attended for the past five years, called Summer’s Best Two Weeks. SB2Ws is a Christian based camp in which kids compete in different athletic sporting events while learning and living to put God first. During one of my past summers, I took care of a neighbor’s five year old son while she worked. I am currently working for my Father in his landscaping business in my spare time and full time through summers. His business is called Perennial Yard. My family and I volunteer our landscaping skills to help take care of our church that we attend weekly.
I have pretty high expectations of myself and I plan to work hard, practice and improve every God given talent I have, to achieve ALL of my goals throughout my life’s journey. After High School, I aspire to attend college and study engineering while playing football.
When I am not in school, playing sports, or working for my Father, I enjoy playing the drums for the garage band my family and I formed, snow skiing (racing occasionally), volunteering to help elderly people with difficult tasks they can no longer complete themselves, boating, wakeboarding, tubing, running, working out, playing corn hole with my family, and yes, playing xbox with my friends.
In conclusion, Football is my passion!!!! During football season, I am the first on and last off the field. I lead by actions on the field and in the classroom.
