RYLA Aplications 2024
Personal Data
Rotary Club: O’Neill
Name: Alexander J Gotschall
Gender: Male
School Grade: Sophomore
School – West Holt Public Schools
Primary Phone Number – 402.340.7815
Address: 47325 US Hwy 20 Atkinson, NE 68713
Parent/Guardian Information:
Katrina Gotschall
Phone: 402.340.0397 Email: katgotschall@gmail.com
Relationship – Mother
Vision
Please explain what you hope to gain by participating in RYLA.
By becoming accepted into the RYLA program I hope to gain more knowledge on how to become a respected leader in my community, school, and future career. I believe that being accepted into RYLA will help me become a better leader by using group activities that require problem solving and critical thinking as a part of a team. This will benefit me by challenging my mind to achieve a common goal and by thinking outside the box to complete difficult challenges. It will also help me realize other people’s strengths and how they can be recognized in a way to successfully complete team goals.
Rotary’s motto is “service above self.” What does that mean to you?
My future goal is to enter the ROTC program, so that I can work toward leadership in the Air Force. Ultimately, I would like to become a pilot. I believe that this “service before self” motto applies to me personally for those reasons. Service before self means that I should be concerned with the welfare of others instead of and before myself. I apply this motto with the fact that my life’s goal is to put others before myself so that civilians can live in peace. I’ve observed many people, in and out of my family, uphold this oath by joining the military, volunteer fire and rescue, and being active in my community and school. In the Air Force it will be my job to put others before myself and to serve, even at the expense of my life, to protect our country and Constitution. I believe that this motto is essential to anyone who seeks leadership or respect.
Past and Current Experience
Have you ever volunteered before? – Yes
List any past or present volunteer experiences including dates volunteered and position responsibilities.
2022: Cowboy 100/200: Handing out water to runners and providing directional guidance
2022: Filling up firetrucks when there was a local structural fire
2022 and 2023 Season: Setting up for football games
2023/2024 Season: Taking out wrestling mats and putting them away
2022 and 2023: Taking down Cross Country Equipment and cleaning up after home meets
2023: Timing speeches for FFA for LDEs
2022: Legion chicken supper – cleaning up
2022: Homecoming preparation at school
2022 and 2023 School Year: Community Service Day- Painting bleachers at Rodeo Grounds and picking up trash on the Cowboy Trail
2022 and 2023 School Year: Concessions – volunteering to work to serve guests and working when other students cancel or don’t show up.
Do you currently have a job? – Yes
List up to three past or current paid job experience including dates employed and responsibilities. Start with your most recent
2017 – Present: Family Ranch Employee
Helping check cattle during calving season, fixing fence, baling and moving hay, identify animals who are sick and need treatment, branding calves, moving cattle to summer pasture and back for winter, equipment maintenance.
2021- Present: Sandhills Truck Wash
Making sure equipment is maintained, cleaning out facilities, custom washing of trucks (additional self-employed service offering), stamping receipts
Have you received any awards or honors? – Yes
List awards or recognition
Black Belt Taekwondo, Cross Country “Step Up” Award, Track and Cross Country Letters, FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team District Medalist, Livestock and State Range Judging, National Honor Society, Honor Roll
that you received for academic, school, or community activities beginning in the 7th grade
Black Belt Taekwondo, Cross Country “Step Up” Award, Track and Cross Country Letters, FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team District Medalist, Livestock and State Range Judging, National Honor Society, Honor Roll
Have you participated in extracurricular activities or organizations? – Yes
Please list, in order of importance to you, any school, religious, social, athletic, hobbies or other activities or organizations which you have participated in since the 7th grade
Solo Pilot Preparation Ground School
FFA
Track
National Honor Society
Cross Country
Basketball
Speech
Taekwondo
