I am blessed with a great family. My brother and sister are my best friends. My older brother, Ryan, attends Chico State University and my sister, Danielle, attends UC Santa Barbara. I am the youngest member in my family and look forward to following in my siblings' footsteps by attending college. We are a very active family that enjoys hiking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, fishing, camping, golfing and traveling.

At an early age, I was exposed to life's little challenges. My sister, Danielle, was born without her right hand. Every six months our family would travel to Shriner's Hospital in San Francisco, where I was exposed to hundreds of children who were born without limbs. These children became friends. As I got older our family attended a support group with other famili

I have always been complimented on my positive attitude and optimistic disposition. I am very happy with my life and the person that I have become. I enjoy people and take the role of a leader in my school. My leadership role began when I was in eighth grade and was elected school president. Since my freshman year of high school, I have participated in a variety of student government activities and sports. I have been nominated to Who's Who in High School and I am proud of having perfect attendance. It is now my senior year, and I am Senior Class Vice President and serve on the Senior Senate. I have also made the choice to challenge myself by taking college preparatory classes. I was one of three senior students to be nominated by the English Department for student of the quarter.

My participation in sports has been the highlight of my life. All four years of high school I have played football(All League), basketball(MVP) and baseball(MVP). Playing football was the greatest experience of all. The lessons I learned on the gridiron, taught m

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