2020 Real Life Scholarship Winner

Rock is from Brazzaville, Congo.  He and his parents came to the United States as refugees when he was fourteen.  Only a few months later his father passed away.  Rock experienced many difficult hardships as a child.  As a result of his many early life traumas, he developed a learning disability.  Although school has been very difficult for him, he is determined to be strong and succeed in his everyday life.   He will be going to Salt Lake Community College.  He plans to study computer science with hopes to design his own video games.  He has dreams of going back to Congo to help the people there.  He wants to help by providing clean water and building schools for the children.  He knows having a good education and career will allow him the opportunity to achieve this goal.