NJ4S Mercer Hub Workshop Helps High School Senior Achieve College Goals
This fall, Princeton High School senior Evan Pease will start classes at the University of Miami, majoring in Sports Administration. For this young athlete, it’s a dream come true — preparing for a career that combines two things he is passionate about — sports and business. “I am looking forward to studying something I love,” said Pease.
He said he is also excited to meet new people and has plans to join intermural sports teams. His favorite sport is football. Evan played running back and linebacker for the Princeton High School Tigers and was the team’s captain. He has also played basketball, lacrosse, soccer and golf.
Pease got help writing his college admissions essay in one of the NJ4S Mercer Hub’s “Exploring Empathy through Writing” workshops. He said Hub Director Michael Lovaglio helped him shape an impactful essay about his service work at his church, First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury. “Michael was really great. He helped me organize my thoughts and get it ready.”
“Evan exemplifies many of the qualities colleges and universities look for in students. He is hard working, empathetic, thoughtful and kind,” said Lovaglio. “I am so glad the coaching he received through the workshop helped him achieve his goal.”
Pease wrote about his work for Skeet’s Closet, a mission at his church that collects and distributes gently used or new baby clothes to families in need. Pease, who currently oversees operations at Skeet’s Closet, said he spends about three hours a week sorting through the donations and preparing them for distribution. Several times a year, he organizes drives to collect baby and toddler clothes. “It feels good to give back,” he said.
“I’m so proud of Evan,” said his mom, Megan Pease. “He has accomplished so much, and I am excited to see him off on his next journey. She said she was incredibly proud of her son when she learned he was already investigating the kinds of service work he could start when he gets to Miami.
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Evan Pease will start classes at the University of Miami soon. He credits a writing workshop he took through the NJ4S Mercer Hub as part of the reason he was able to nail his college admissions essay.