nina15r

(I wrote a letter to thank him and the teachers)

Dear Dr. Woodberry,

It is with greatest pride and respect that I write you this letter, for Half Hollow Hills High School East has been without any competition, the most remarkable and propitious of not only schools, but homes. My senior year has been the most difficult of my high school career, with my mother's cancer it was extremely arduous to keep my grades and stamina up to the par I always attributed it to.
The staff at this school however made the semesters involving her sickness and death as accommodating as could possibly be. There was not a single teacher of mine, past or present, that would not extend their time to help me either academically or spiritually. Their compassion, caring, and understanding was as infinite as the level of their upstanding character. Never in my mind will I ever doubt this school's reputation for excellence, for it is displayed not only by the school's academic performance, but in the educators' superfluous merit. Mrs. Rivera, Mrs. Sirulnick, Mr. Smyrk, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Corazon, Mrs. Uttendorfer, and Mrs. Norris guided me through the most horrifying moments of my life. It is because of them that I will be able to graduate without thoughts of sorrow or mourn, but with thoughts of achievement and strength. I also wanted to thank you, and Mr. Kindelman for permitting such events as Relay for Life at our school. Our active participation in the relay enables the student body to gain awareness for the life taking disease called cancer.
I am honored to have spent four years at this high school, and on graduation day as I throw my cap in the air and leave these halls once and for all, I will remember and appreciate all that was done here to help me become what I am and will be.

With immeasurable thanks,
Krystyna Reckner

shayonsaleh

It's a very nice letter. Quite touching, in all sincerity.

I would only replace the simile of "as infinite as the level..." It just kind of seemed awkward for me.

dsultemeier

Your letter is extremely touching. I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated. You were fortunate to be among such good people at such a difficult time in your life.

nina15r

how about "as infinite as their upstanding character" or do you have another idea?

I just put my heart into this, and I don't want to give it to him and have it anything short of perfect

dsultemeier

Just to case you use his title principal is spelled "al" not "le". A way to remember that is he or she is your pal. I'm sure they will like the letter.

StellaNova

This is a wonderful, heartfelt letter. I'm sure your principal will be glad to receive it, no matter how good the grammar is.

BTW, you have a teacher named Mrs. Norris? Like the cat in Harry Potter?

horsegirl2424

this is really great-the one part i found a bit awkward was when you said "it was extremely arduous to keep my grades and stamina up to the par I always attributed it to." 'up to the par I always attribute it to' you may want to change-but otherwise great-I've always done Relay for Life too, it's a really good event for a very worthwhile cause.