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Phone: 970-488-8290 !ax: 970-488-82"2

To Whom it may concern,

November 2013

It is with great enthusiasm that I write you in reference to an outstanding student by the name of Sage Dougherty !ver the "ast three years I have had the honor of teaching and mentoring Sage at #o$aris %&"editionary 'earning Schoo$ During (s Dougherty)s time at schoo$ she has e&em"$ified the *e&"editionary s"irit+ of our schoo$ in numerous ways ,er genuine friend$iness, s"ar- of origina$ity and abi$ity to humb$y $ead is something I wish more of our students wou$d ta-e note of and try to emu$ate !ne of the most immediate and $asting im"ressions u"on meeting Sage is her authentic friend$iness During conversations with Sage, be you a friend, a "eer, a teacher or a new ac.uaintance you can a$ways count on genuine eye contact, reassuring res"onses and interest *,ow are you today/+ isn)t 0ust a "assing "hrase to Sage $i-e it can be to other "eo"$e Sage tru$y cares how you are It wou$d be easy to assume that through Sage)s o"en and friend$y nature she cou$d be a schoo$ icon and $eader, however, she does not see- out $eadershi" at schoo$ When as-ed to ste" u" to $ead in the c$assroom, at community meetings or on bac-"ac- tri"s Sage succeeds wi$d$y as a $eader Students recogni1e her genuine2genuineness and humi$ity and readi$y fo$$ow and res"ect Sage Sage)s origina$ity and s"un-iness was a$so evident to me u"on first meeting her ,er tenacity to be herse$f wi$$ $ead her we$$ into the wor$d of co$$ege and eventua$$y entre"reneurshi" I have no doubt that Sage wi$$ ta-e her uni.ue ideas and turn them into a business that succeeds and commands res"ect from her customers and em"$oyees ,ec-, I wou$d $ove to wor- for Sage one day due to her 0ovia$ nature, her 1i" and witty uni.ue nature Whi$e on a bac-"ac- tri" in the fa$$ of 2013 the .ua$ities I)ve $isted above came in handy for Sage 3t different times during our wee- $ong tri", every sing$e student was drawn to Sage at some "oint to get to -now her better and figure out the mystery of why she is so enigmatic and *coo$+ I must admit, that as a teacher I fee$ the same "u$$ to try and figure out what ma-es Sage tic- Though the wor$d may never -now the answer that .uestion, one thing is for sure4 Sage Dougherty is 0ust outright 56N to be around 7and fran-$y, that)s enough for me8 In summary, I recommend Sage 1009 in her abi$ities as a genuine, -ind, friend$y and origina$$y s"un-y individua$ I wou$d $ove the chance to gush more about Sage and a$$ her wonderfu$ .ua$ities and we$come the chance via emai$ or "hone to share more #$ease do not hesitate to contact me with any .uestions or c$arifications about Sage Sincere$y and %nthusiastica$$y, :yan ;rinde$ rgrinde$<"sdschoo$s org