In the early years of your life you are developing the person you will be in the future. In the early years of my life I spent a lot of time with my friends so I was, and still am, a very social person. I was involved in little league baseball so I had knowledge of working with other people as a team and giving 110% effort to whatever I do. I feel that working to the best of my ability has helped me today to make friends and work hard in whatever I do.

While starting high school as a freshman I tried to use all the things I was taught as child and hold my values of determination and hard work. As a freshman I made many new friends. Most of my friends weren't even in my grade. While I was a freshman my brother, Mike, was...