<p>(I wrote a letter to thank him and the teachers)</p>
<p>Dear Dr. Woodberry,</p>
<pre><code>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.
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<p>With immeasurable thanks,
Krystyna Reckner</p>