Charles Peters

No one or no one thing can succeed without a strong foundation. As I have graduated from high school and gone into college, I have realized that my foundation is built around just one principle. The principle is that the only two factors that any individual can control in any given situation is their own attitude and their own effort.

This principle has not only given me the foundation that I need to succeed, but the foundation to lead others. As a senior in high school, despite my relatively small size and limited athletic ability, I was chosen as a captain of the football team. I was chosen with the intent to inspire and instill good character into the team. I have taken this principal with me as I have recently joined the Theta Chi bike team that will compete in the Little 500 bike race at Indiana University. I will continue to build my life around this principle as I continue in my college work and begin my career.