-Established 1895- Merced High School “Home of Scholars and Champions” 205 West Olive Avenue, Merced CA 95348 (209) 325-1000 January Tf, 2017 ‘To Whom It May Concern: Itis with great pleasure that | am writing this letter of recommendation for Carissa Mazon. Carissa is a very mature and highly motivated young lady. She had very good attendance and as a result received high marks in my U.S. History class. She has a very pleasing personality and got along very well with all of her peers. Carissa is a Senior this year and has worked extremely hard to do well in all of her classes. She is at a 4.14 G.PA. at this time. She has an emphasis in Spanish and Band in her high school career. She has also taken many courses in the Advanced Placement program and done very well, Carissa is also very involved with activities at our school. She has been a member of our band for four years. She had been in a large variety of clubs including the Pacific Club, Kiwin's, Key Club and Link Crew. These clubs work with our students as well as the entire community. In addition to clubs Carissa has accumulated 700 hours of community service hours working at our local Boys and Girls Club during the summers, Carissa stands out among students and | know will do very well in college. She enjoys learning and being active helping others and wants to end up with a career where she helps other people and changes their lives. Please contact me if you need more information. Sincerely, AMAL ILIAS On Maureen McGarry John: Instructor mjohnson@muhsd.org