Ashon LaForce

A creative video game developing hobbyist with a passion for art, animation, music, drumming, guitar, and a catalog of volunteering opportunities. A joy for self expression has led me to opportunities such as: teaching classes in school on both art, and coding; presenting a speech on the importance of art in my life at the State house, and leading Worship for the Youth Ministry at Grace Chapel Watertown. With a mission to put a smile on everyone's face, my caring, and welcoming nature is much-welcomed in any environment I am in!

Youth Worship Leader

Combining my love of Music with my love of serving others, I founded the Youth Worship programming for Grace Chapel Watertown's Youth Ministry. This work involves, organizing a group of volunteer musicians, scheduling weekly rehearsals, planning song sets, organizing materials (sheet music, Song Keys),handling the Church's tech and sound system, and performing 2-3 contemporary worship songs.

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Creative Game Developer with an eye for engaging, interactive experiences. A dedicated hobbyist with more than 6 years of experience implementing various gameplay mechanics for coding languages such as Scratch , and Godot Engine . Currently, I am working on StrawBerry Survival, . More Information about it can be found at https://goldmindbreaker.itch.io/

DRUMS:

Since being introduced to drums in 2017, my love for percussion has grown into a committed hobby. I volunteer for my church's band most Sundays, which includes attending Thursday evening rehearsals and performing with the group during two services. My goal is to energize the audience and create an engaging atmosphere.

GUITAR:

Ever since I was big enough to hold a Ukulele, I loved the magical and often soothing nature of guitar. Being a drummer, I believed there would never be a world in which both guitar and drummers could coexist within a single identity. However, one spontaneous day in February of 2025, I decided to go to my local music store and purchase an acoustic guitar. Wanting to level up my means of serving my Church, I decided to begin leading Worship for the Youth HS and MS ministries in Grace Chapel Watertown. While I'm not anywhere near a John Mayer, I have confidently led a community not just through an arrangement of chords, but through moments of praise, and bonding.

Puerto Rico

Every other year, my high school take's all students taking Spanish, to a Spanish-speaking country. This year, I was given the opportunity to  participate in a GlobalWorks excursion to Puerto Rico. During the trip, my classmates and I collaborated to pour a sturdy cement foundation (referred to by the family as a "topper") for a hallway and two rooms in a local family's home. This experience deepened my appreciation for my strong work ethic and reaffirmed my knack for forming meaningful connections with others.

Harvard Self Driving Cars + AI Summer Camp

In this program, I learned the fundamentals of Python (Programming Language), and how to utilize python's tools to aid in statistical analysis. Throughout the 2-week program, guest speakers give mini discussions relating to machine learning and AI topics. By the end of the 2 week program groups constructed controllable cars with image recognition, and converted these mini cars into mini self driving vehicles.