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SabrinaGarcia
Mrs.Little
APEnglishPeriod4
5May2014
AppreciationEssay
ThroughoutmydurationinhighschoolIhavecreatedalaundrylistofactivitiesand
accomplishmentsthatIseparatesmefromtherestofmypeers:acumulative4.5GPA,twosportsforthe
entirefouryears,involvementinmultipleclubsandorganizationsandspendingfreetimebuildingupover
250communityservicehours.WhileIwastheonewhophysicallycompletedallofthesetasksIcouldnt
haveaccomplishedeverythingwithouttheloveandsupportofmyoldersisterIzzy.
BetweenmyoldersisterandIthereare8yearsthatseparateus.Duetothislargeagegap,she
hasalwaysbeenmuchmorethanasistertome.Shehasalwaysbeenmysisterfirstandforemost,but
shehasalsosteppedinasanotherprotectivemother,asupportivebestfriendandafunlovingaunt,but
mostimportantlyasthebestrolemodelagirlcouldaskfor.Attheageof24,shehadalreadyfinishedher
Mastersandlandedajobteachingmathematicsatahighschool.Izzyhasneverstrayedfromher
academics,whichcreatedanexampleformetodothesame,thusenablingmetobesodrivenand
successfulinhighschool.
Shehascontinuedtobemyrockthroughoutalloftheseyears,constantlyencouragingmetodomybestin
whateverItakeon.IcansaywithgreatconfidencethatalargepartofthereasonwhyIwasso
successfulinhighschoolandamsocomfortabletobeheadingofftocollegeisbecauseofIzzy.