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ToWhomItMayConcern:
ItgivesmegreatpleasuretowritethisletterofrecommendationforLaurenStephens.Ihave
knownLaurenfortwoyears.IfirstmetLaureninmyAmericanHistoryclassandhavebeen
fortunateenoughtohavedailyinteractionswithherasamemberoftheExecutiveBoardofPine
RiversLeadershipclass.LaurenisalsoamemberofNationalHonorSocietyandvolunteersat
theMissaukeeCountyHumaneSociety.Inshort,sheisanoutstandingyoungwomanbothin
schoolandout.
Laurenstandsoutinourschoolasanaturalleaderwhohasastrongworkethic.Sheisaleader
onthetrackteamandtakescollegelevelclasseswhilemaintainingajobyearround.Laurenis
thetypeofstudentwholeadsbyexample.Sheisnotafraidtostepoutofhercomfortzoneand
volunteerforsomethingsheisntfamiliarwith.WhenLaurenvolunteerstotakeonataskshe
doesntjustsitbackandcoast,shegoesallinandmakesthingshappen.Forexample,asa
memberoftheExecutiveBoardofLeadership,Laurenhadtomeeteighttimesduringher
summerbreaktoplaneventsfortheclass.Shewasnotonlyavaluablepartofthemeetings,but
wasalsoconstantlycommunicatingwiththeotherExecutiveBoardmemberstocomeupwith
newideasforthenextmeeting.Thesecharacteristicswillmakethetransitiontocollegelife
mucheasierforLaurenthanmost.
Inadditiontothesetraits,LaurenisoneofthemostcompassionatestudentsIhavebeenaround.
Astheoldestchildoffiveinherfamily,Laurenhasalotofresponsibilityoutsideofschooland
work.Inthesesituations,theoldestchildcanfeelresentfultowardtheiryoungersiblingsfrom
havingtocareforthem,Laurenisthecompleteopposite.Laurendoesnothesitatetohelpher
siblingswithanyproblemstheymaybehavingandoftenincludestheminherleisuretime.
Laurenconstantlyshowsanimpressiveamountofmaturityforsomeoneherage.
IsincerelybelievethatLaurenwillbeagreatassetasastudent,leader,andcitizenincollegeand
hercareerthatfollows.Sheisahardworkingindividualwhobringsnothingbutpositive
qualitiestoagroupscenario.Shehasbeenanabsolutejoytobearoundforthepasttwoyears.
CodyWagatha
PineRiverHighSchool
SocialStudiesTeacher
StudentCouncilAdviser
Laurenisoneofthosestudentswheretherewillbeavoidinthehallwaysandclassroomwhen
shegraduates.Pleaseconsiderherstronglyforanyscholarshipshemayapplyfor.
Respectfully,
CodyWagatha
PineRiverHighSchool
SocialStudiesTeacher
StudentCouncilAdviser