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I was born at Edwards Hospital in Naperville Illinois. This is also where my family choose to raise me, I have lived here the entirety of my life.

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I started pre-school at a Catholic school near where I live, shortly after my parents decided that a public education would be best for me, due to this I began first grade at Graham Elementary School.

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When I finished elementary school my parents decided that I should start to be more involved around the house. The summer after elementary school I started to mow the lawn every weekend during the summer for my yard, I still do it to this day.

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I started middle school as a Crone Panther and loved the idea that I wasn't sitting in the same classroom for the entirety of the day, this is what got me initially excited for high school.

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In eighth grade I ended middle school on a very good note. I was rewarded with a "Panther Pride" award. This was an award given to individuals who excelled as a student academically and socially, this meant I was very mature when communicating with my teachers and other adult staff of the school.

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Almost four years ago I started high school at Neuqua Valley. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, I've made some of my best friends in high school and am very sad to leave for college in the near future. I hope that the friends I have made can keep in touch with me as the years go by.

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When I turned 16 in the 10th grade I got my license. For some people this gives them a sense of freedom, although I did have this sense of freedom, this was not the reason I was so ecstatic to get my license, I have always had a passion for cars and racing, this was the icing on the cake so to speak. This is one of the better days in my life.

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When I was a junior in high school I joined DECA. This is a club at our school that has students from our school and other schools compete against each other in business style events. I really enjoyed joining this club because I thought it was a good way to see what my future potentially has in store for me when I get a job in the real world.

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When I was a sophomore I was sitting in chemistry and thought to myself how much I really enjoyed the class. I then thought about potential career options for myself as I got older, this was important to me because I realized that this is something I could be doing for the rest of my life. I decided that I would try chemical engineering, I enjoy chemistry and math, what could go wrong?

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As my high school career is coming to an end I have to fill out college applications and try to get accepted into a college that will suit me, I hope that I enjoy my next four years of education and the job that I will hopefully have after college.