NUAMES Senior Portfolio Letter of Recommendation Personal Data Form

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those you have asked to write letters of recommendation. Please be professional and request
letters at least two weeks before you expect them.
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StudentName: Ava Whittington

Letter of recommendation is for: _​YES​_Scholarship _​YES​_College Admissions ___Employment

Describe your college/career plans:

For my future I plan on using my love for math and business to try and make a future career.I
also have enjoyed social sciences like psychology, anthropology. My choices right now for
college is Utah State, Weber State, Southern University, and University of Utah. I want to
explore more math and business classes to try and narrow down what I want to do in the future.
Some careers that I know of that I want to explore more is an actuary, accountant, business
management, something in economics and even something in social science.

List advanced courses you have completed, including Early College, Honors, AP, and
Concurrent Enrollment:

Throughout my high school career I have taken a lot of CE classes and some EC. It started in
ninth great with AP human geography. In tenth grade I took Intro to Engineering, which was a
nice start to college credit. During my first semester as a Junior I took CE physics, Math 1010,
POE (Principles of Engineering), Psychology, and History 1700. In my second semester as a
Junior I continued CE physics and POE. And then I also took CE Government, Math 1050, and
Business management. My senior year I currently have CE Nutrition, English 1010,
Communications, and CS 1030. I also have 2 EC classes which are Anthropology, and FYE
(First Year Experience). As my last semester in high school I will be taking 4 other CE classes
and 2 more EC classes. I am currently on track to to receiving my Associates degree from
Weber State.
List clubs, activities, leadership, and other opportunities you have been involved in:

I have been involved with the Interact club, and MUN (Model United Nations). Other activities
I’ve participated in are Ballet at a studio, Piano, Soccer, and religious activities. I have been in
leadership roles in my church and group projects at school. With my church I have planned
meals for up to 3 days for around 40 people. I have also organized many activities and service
projects for my church’s youth. During my younger years I also had the opportunity to participate
in a science days at the U. I have also taken a coding class during the summer at the DTC
(Davis Technical College).

List any awards and/or honors you have received:

I have received many certificates throughout my highschool life that I am very proud of. I have
received many from my dance studio recognizing me for my efforts and years at the studio. I
have been recognized for my dedication, technique, pointe work, growing exponentially in
emotion and pushing myself. I have received skill certificates from CTE ( Career and Technical
Education) for business management and food and nutrition. I have also have been honored as
a member of National Honor Society. From the DTC I have earned a Recognition of Training in
Coding. I was also awarded by the ESB ( Entrepreneurship and Small Business ) that I was
certified in Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

(over) Describe community service and/or church activities in which you have participated:

I have served at Antelope Island multiple times, helping clean up the visitor center. I have also
helped the needy in my neighborhoods over many years and served at a food pantry. Some
church activities I have participated in is organizing summer camps and service opportunities. I
have also learned over and over how to manage money, take care of future problems, and take
care of myself physically through church activities.

Describe work or volunteer experiences:

I worked for Shopko before their company closed. I was a cashier where I helped with
customers, cleaned the front, take care of calls, and worked with higher ranking people. I
learned how to deal with difficult co-workers and customers.I was given lots of responsibility with
keys and money. With some volunteer experiences I have organized youth camps, giving my
time and ideas while serving. I loved planning meals, activities, rides, and so much more. I was
giving a ton of responsibilities to make sure everyone was safe and every day would go as
planned.

Describe your travel experiences:

Throughout my life I have traveled to New Mexico, California, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana.
The summer of 2019 I went to Oregon with my family, and it has become one of my new favorite
places. I loved the beauty that was there, the gloomy ocean that was also vibrant. I think my
favorite part from Oregon was when I went to a farmers market one Friday. We talked to the
locals about how they had this market every week and would close shop at 1 because the wind
started to pick up then. One man we talked to has been advertising his coffee at this market for
years and he loved it. I loved hearing about places the locals liked going. Besides Oregon, New
Mexico is an amazing place to visit. My grandparents live in Las Cruces on an 11 acre alfalfa
farm. My grandparents are very hardworking and love the work they do. My grandma is a very
talented cook, and I love cooking tamales with her. One other place I liked to visit in New
Mexico is the Old Mesilla Village. It is such a unique place and the church that is right in the
center of the village is beautiful, decorated with art. I love to travel and I hope that I can do more
of it when I am older.

Describe something special or unique about you that could be mentioned in the letter and
explain:

One thing that I am proud of is that I am good at debating and convincing people to take my
side in an argument. Just the other day in my communications class my group was given a task.
We were a board of people that had one million dollars to hand out to one of the 10 applicants
that applied for the money. There was one boy in particular that caught my eye and I wanted
him to receive the money. After some logical arguments I was able to change the minds of the
other three group members.
Something that I think is unique about me is that I am a very hard worker. I love to get my things
done, especially my schoolwork. This whole school year I have only turned in 3 things late. I am
very proud of that accomplishment, I love to work hard with all my schoolwork. In my college
class I got a 91% on exam 2 when the class average was a C+, I have worked hard for my
grades and will continue to work hard to finish this year off strong.

Discuss your personal and professional goals:

One of my personal goals is to get back into dance. I recently had a major surgery done on my
left hip. I am working hard to get my hip back to being able to dance. I plan on graduating from
my dance studio, but to do so I have to be able to dance in the end of year recital. It has been
hard to deal with not being able to do everything I used to do not too long ago, so with this goal I
will be able to get back to my regular movement.
One of my professional goals is to graduate with my associates degree. I am working hard
everyday so that I can accomplish this goal. All my classes give college credit so I am applying
myself, hoping everything goes to plan.

Date this recommendation is needed:

As soon as possible. I am planning on using this for the University of Utah, and their application
deadline is Nov 1. I know I started this late so I don’t mind if it is too much to ask.