Ann Rene’ Cione

Mr. Andy Tang

English 101

3 September 2019

Introduction Letter

My name is Ann Rene’ Cione. I am from Plano, Texas which is about fifteen minutes

from Dallas. I have three older siblings, Julia, Avery, and Luke. Julia lives in Austin and works

for Google. Avery is a first-year law student at Texas Tech University. Luke is a junior at Texas

A&M studying chemical engineering. My dad is general and trauma surgeon and my mom is a

therapist for victims of sexual assault and trauma. So, as you can see, I have very big shoes to

fill. Luckily my parents have pushed me my entire life to give 100% to all aspects.

I grew up loving competition. My parents, teachers, and anyone who knew me in the

slightest knew I loved to compete. I was the girl on the playground racing the boys, or arm

wrestling or doing anything that involved opposition. Due to my love for competition, my

parents looked for an outlet for me to best utilize it. The found their answer quickly and enrolled

me in my first gymnastics class. I instantly fell in love. The intense drive everyone had, the love

of competition, and I knew I had found where I would thrive. A couple years had gone by and I

enrolled in a part time school to be able to focus my training more. I was spending at least forty

hours in the gym a week as a ten-year-old and I loved every second of it. But one unfortunate

landing on vault stuck me with a broken knee and a broken heart. I had to give up my dream of

becoming an Olympic level gymnast and look for something else to do with my talent and drive

that wasn’t gymnastics. In the meantime, I went back to normal school and attempted to adapt to

my new life. I quickly became very bored; I needed a sport to pour my energy into. Luckily,

once again my parents found an outlet for me: competitive cheerleading. I tried out at one of the

top programs in the nation, Cheer Athletics, and became a member of one of their elite teams. I
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Mr. Andy Tang

English 101

3 September 2019

was very reluctant at first because as a gymnast I had always looked down on cheerleading. But

my ignorant ideals about the sport were quickly changed and I fell in love. I also was a member

of the spirit and competitive cheer teams at my high school. So, for the last six years I have

cheered on three different teams, won multiple national titles, and placed in the top three at the

USASF Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Florida.

Though I have loved every second of the sports I have participated in my life, I choose to

not continue my cheerleading career in college. This baffled many people back home, including

my family. But that did not matter to me, I have gone my whole only being seen for my athletic

ability and I think it is time to be seen for me. Though it is extremely scary, I am very excited for

the next years and life after that.