Western Middle School 1400 South Dearing Rd. Parma, Michigan 49629 517 + 841 + 8300 Ryan Tripp, Principal Brett Hackworth, Assistant Principal May 2nd, 2017 To Whom It May Concern: tam writing on behalf of Tyler Jones, senior at Western High School. | have gotten the chance to know Tyler over the three years, as he was a member of the Varsity Basketball team the past two seasons. During that time, Tyler has proven to be a dedicated athlete and an even better person. ‘Tyler was one of the most intelligent players | have ever had the pleasure to coach. His demeanor on and off the ‘court was truly inspirational to the rest of his teammates. He was truly a "Team* player as he did not care about his ‘own personal statistics but rather what could he do to help his teammates be successful. During Tyler's senior season he truly was.a ‘coach’ on the court, 1also believe you can learn about a student's character by their behavior when they think that adults and coaches are not watching them. | have witnessed Tyler display great character on a daily basis. ‘Tyler was a dedicated member of the Western Panther Basketball program. Tyler played two years on the varsity at Western while leading his team to the Interstate 8 Conference Championship. It was the school’s first championship since 1985. His contributions earned him the ‘Coach's Award’ asa senior. Tyler was also very helpful during the J. Panther Camp as he served asa coach to the younger elementary players. | know the young, players really enjoyed Tyler as their coach. Tyler also had a tremendous playing career as a member ofthe Western Football Program. Asa result | believe Tyler will be successful at anything he does after high school. Ibs my pleasure to recommend Tyler as a requirement for this Senior Portfolio. Feel free to contact me at (517) {841 ~ 8329 or email me at ryan.mulnix@wsdpanthers.org with any questions or concerns. yan fhulnix sincerely, a Science Teacher \Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach Western School District