MayaPatel

1766IrongateWay
Sacramento,CA,95835
(916)5296628
MayaP2018@natomascharter.org

May2014

Judges
LeadingEdgePortfolioPanel
NatomasCharter
4600BlackRockDr.
Sacramento,CA,95835

DearPortfolioPanel,

IhavebeenattendingLeadingEdgefor3yearsnow,andIbelievethatIamreadyforhighschool
andthemanychallengesthatcomewithit.LeadingEdgehaspreparedmeforthisbyhelpingme
thinkaboutreallifeproblemsandsolvethem.NowIknowthatIamreadyformyhighschool
years.Iampreparedforthetimesthatwillbemostandthetimesthatwillbreezeby.Whatever
comesmyway,Iwillbereadyforandthatiswhatleadingedgehaspreparedmefor.

ThroughoutmyyearsatLeadingEdge,IhavefoundafewskillsaboutmyselfthatIthinkwillbekey
aspectsinthefuture.Iamgoodattimemanagement.Iusemytimewiselyandmakesurenotto
procrastinateatanymoment.Iamalsoresponsible.In7thgrade,Ididmissafewassignments,butI
havelearnedtokeeptrackofallofmyhomework.Theseareafewtraitsthatahighschoolerwill
definitelyneedtoretain.Andbyhavingtheseskills,IknowthatIamprepared.

LeadingEdgehasstructured5Pillarsforthestudentstorevolveandconnecttheirworkto:
BuildingPartnership/Leadershipskills,AppreciatingCulturalDiversity,GlobalThinking,Critical
Thinking/InnovativeProblemSolving,andTechnologicalSavvy.Thesepillarshavemademerealize
howmuchmyassignmentsareconnectedtotherealworld.Thesepillarshavebeenavery
importantpartofmylifebecausetheyhavehelpedmysomuchthroughoutmyyearsatLeading
Edge.

Overall,Ihavebeenpreparingmyselffor3yearsforhighschool.Andasmyfinalmonthscomeat
LeadingEdge,IknowthatIampreparedfortheInternationalBaccalaureateprograminInderkum
HighSchool,becausethisschoolhasmademereadyforit.Ihavegrownasanindividual,a
teammate,andasastudent,andIamnowreadytogostepforwardandreachmydreams.

Thankyou,
Maya Patel

MayaPatel