Discus Awards

You may have already noticed a few changes to the Discus Awards website and recognition and scholarship program.  If you haven't, then this post will help you understand just how hard we've been working to provide outstanding students with high school recognition and college scholarship opportunities!

The first major change we've made to our program that I'd like to share with you today is the addition of network scholarships.  These scholarships, administered by our partner SAGE Scholars, represent a guaranteed minimum scholarship at any school within the Discus Network.  Unfortunately, for you high school seniors, students are only eligible to receive network scholarships through their junior year.  However, we still have our open scholarships for you seniors!

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Filed under: Discus Dan

In the summer of 2009 I started a business called The Rig. This is a mobile car wash business. Going into my junior year, I knew I needed a job, but I did not want to go the traditional route. Through my Father, I learned of a spray rig that was for sale for two thousand dollars, quite a hefty price for a high school student, but my Dad said he would back me so we purchased the rig. It started out small, but soon I got my own business cards and got regular clients. I paid my Dad back in full before the summer was even close to being over and made a great profit.

It was definitely hard sometimes scheduling clients around gym sessions and football camps, but I had to weigh my priorities and schedule accordingly. During the school year, I washed a little bit but not much, because school comes before making money. Being your own boss makes it hard to work sometimes knowing there are no consequences for not working; I learned to self-motivate.

I believe learning how to effectively run a profitable business was a great experience for me and has really taught me how start a business in the future. My future goal is to own an elite athletic training facility and what I learned operating The Rig will be invaluable to me when I begin that endeavor. It is a little scary not knowing if you’re going to be able to make the payments; however, with risk comes reward.

Filed under: Jake Roark • All-Around High School Students • Meet the Winner