April 21,2015 ‘To Whom It May Concern: Mary Elizabeth Alexander has been in my Art Survey and Visual Arts Classes for the past year. She is an articulate, thoughtful, creative person with a wide range of interests. For projects in the class she consistently follows a pattern of preparation, She spends time thinking about what it is she wants to do. She works up sketches and researches her ideas, then modifies and sharpens so that her creative expression is clear. She resources for supplies outside the class if she needs additional materials, and then works at home when it is not a requirement in order that it will be the thing that she imagines. When has free time in class she reads a wide variety of materials and engages in thoughtful conversation. I state this for your observation of her excellent use of time and her thorough work ethic because I suspect this is how she approaches all her endeavors. Her primary interest lies elsewhere in theatre. In three and a half years she has performed in fifteen plays. She sings and backs that with years of training in opera. On the practical side, she has been a stage manager for three plays. In the community she has served at summer camps as a leader and for her Senior Service learning project made hats and scarves for the homeless for the opportunity house here in Vacaville. I would heartily recommend her in whatever capacity you might need her. 1 think she would prove a continual asset in yor endeavor or employ. John Ford Buckingham Charter Magnet High School (707) 453-7300