About the Author
Hey everyone, my name is Skyler and I am so excited to share my Digital Portfolio with you! Let me start with telling you a little about myself. To begin, I am in the MYP Program and I loved getting involved in my school and community. As far as academics go, I am a very studious student. Within the school, I am involved in sports, clubs, and the music department. I am the current vice-president for National Junior Honors Society. The NJHS has helped me get involved in my community; just from this club I have been involved with the Wicked Race, the JT Walk, Holiday Connections, and the JCOC. My church also helps me stay involved with my community. We all love to serve at the JCOC and participate in mission trips. These activities have exposed to me another side of life. It is a harsh and desperate life, but it is one that I realize I can help. I love helping people; it brings a warm, uplifting joy in my heart that is indescribable. I have also loved helping animals ever since I was young. I started volunteering at the SPCA about a year ago and I have found it to be so much fun! The love of helping people and animals was instilled within me ever since I was born. My parents were quick to introduce me to God and I was quick to allow Him within my heart. I am a strong Christian because of my parents and I will forever thank them for that! I believe that everyone was put here for a reason that is between you and God, but I also believe that there is one reason everyone was put here: to spread God's love. That is pretty much my life philosophy, to spread His love in every way possible through your attitude and your actions. I have one other philosophy in life, and thats to live, laugh, smile, and dream. I think those actions are key to a life full of happiness! If you live life to the fullest, then you will live without regrets. If you laugh at the bad things life throws at you, you will appreciate everything a lot more. If you smile all the time, you will spread a positive message and live happier. If you dream, you can do anything you want. My dream in life is to just live a happy life and be successful with a big, loving family. I don't know what I want to be yet. I used to want to be a veterinarian, but I could never hurt an animal even if it is for their own good. Right now in my life I kind of want to be a Criminal Phycologist, but I don't know if I could handle that pressure. I said I wanted a large family and I love to help people, to see their lives change for the better, so I have decided that I really want to be a foster parent. I love children and I would love too help change children's lives and be apart of their miraculous journey!
There is one more persons dream that I wanted to talk about. The dream was a dream that he thought would never come true, that he thought would just help put food on the table. That dream, was the dream of Justin Bieber's! I am a huge belieber and I will be forever! He impacts my life so much and he has such a positive influence on everyone's as well. He does anything he can to help society and the poor because he remembers what it is like. He always expresses appreciation and that helps me realize how fortunate I am. He helps me appreciate what a normal teenager wouldn't and he shows me that in some people's world, not everything is handed to them. Justin Bieber is an amazing person with a wonderful personality no matter what anyone else says! He is an incredible influence in my life that I will never forget!
Within the school, I am also involved in jazz band and band. I play the bass clarinet in band and the piano in jazz band. I used to play the violin, flute, and clarinet. I love music and I have been practicing it for as long as I can remember. I was on the soccer team and I was captain for the field hockey team. I play field hockey, but I decided to try out for soccer for my friend. Even though I wasn't exactly super excited about playing soccer, it ended up being a lot of fun! I really enjoyed it because a lot of my friends were on the team, so I got to spend tons of time with them. My friends are so amazing and have influenced my life in so many ways. Many of my friends do not realize the impact they have on my life but the truth is, I don't know who I would be without them! They are all so special to me and all have a special place in my heart. I have some really wonderful friends that have been with me through everything and have stuck by my side. Rachael, Morgan, Casey, and Devyn are just some of these incredible friends that I was blessed with. Rachael is always there for me and is a great friend that I can talk to. She is always willing to listen and offer advice. She is the craziest person you will ever meet, but she has the biggest heart! She have the most bubbly personality ever and she always keeps me in a good Luckily, she will be going to the same high school as me and we won't have to part! Next is Morgan, she is another great friend who never leaves my side. We have so many inside jokes and they just keep adding! We will keep making those inside jokes because we will stay together throughout high school as well. Then theres Devyn, Devyn and I have known each other since we were six, but it seems like we have known each other forever! She is the most athletic, talented, and funny person you will ever meet. She not only plays soccer, basketball, volleyball, and field hockey, but she also can play pretty much any instrument! She plays drums, guitar, ukulele, piano, clarinet, and sings! Other than being all of those characteristics, she is also the most dependable friend I have. I can trust her with anything. She is an amazing friend! Lastly theres Casey, Casey and I have known each other since we were one! We grew up together and did everything together. We did everything from learn the alphabet to ballet class together. Truthfully, neither of us ever really liked ballet, but we were together, so it was fun. We have the strongest friendship that will never break! She's not only my best friend, but she's like my sister. I also have a sister, Mariah. Mariah literally is my best friend. I can tell her anything and everything! People tend to think we fight a lot because we are siblings, but thats not the case at all; we rarely ever fight! I have been lucky enough to have been able to grow up with such an amazing best friend! She is the most supportive and encouraging person ever! She helps me with anything and she is always there to give me advice. She is actually really funny! She can always cheer me up and get me in a good mood! We have years worth of inside jokes! We know each other so well, we literally finish each others sentences! I love her so much and I don't know what I would do without such a wonderful person in my life! She is going to be so successful and I could not think of anyone better to call my role-model! I am lucky to have such a wonderful inspiration in my life! My friends and family make my life more colorful everyday! I am so grateful to have such wonderful people around me!
There is one more persons dream that I wanted to talk about. The dream was a dream that he thought would never come true, that he thought would just help put food on the table. That dream, was the dream of Justin Bieber's! I am a huge belieber and I will be forever! He impacts my life so much and he has such a positive influence on everyone's as well. He does anything he can to help society and the poor because he remembers what it is like. He always expresses appreciation and that helps me realize how fortunate I am. He helps me appreciate what a normal teenager wouldn't and he shows me that in some people's world, not everything is handed to them. Justin Bieber is an amazing person with a wonderful personality no matter what anyone else says! He is an incredible influence in my life that I will never forget!
Within the school, I am also involved in jazz band and band. I play the bass clarinet in band and the piano in jazz band. I used to play the violin, flute, and clarinet. I love music and I have been practicing it for as long as I can remember. I was on the soccer team and I was captain for the field hockey team. I play field hockey, but I decided to try out for soccer for my friend. Even though I wasn't exactly super excited about playing soccer, it ended up being a lot of fun! I really enjoyed it because a lot of my friends were on the team, so I got to spend tons of time with them. My friends are so amazing and have influenced my life in so many ways. Many of my friends do not realize the impact they have on my life but the truth is, I don't know who I would be without them! They are all so special to me and all have a special place in my heart. I have some really wonderful friends that have been with me through everything and have stuck by my side. Rachael, Morgan, Casey, and Devyn are just some of these incredible friends that I was blessed with. Rachael is always there for me and is a great friend that I can talk to. She is always willing to listen and offer advice. She is the craziest person you will ever meet, but she has the biggest heart! She have the most bubbly personality ever and she always keeps me in a good Luckily, she will be going to the same high school as me and we won't have to part! Next is Morgan, she is another great friend who never leaves my side. We have so many inside jokes and they just keep adding! We will keep making those inside jokes because we will stay together throughout high school as well. Then theres Devyn, Devyn and I have known each other since we were six, but it seems like we have known each other forever! She is the most athletic, talented, and funny person you will ever meet. She not only plays soccer, basketball, volleyball, and field hockey, but she also can play pretty much any instrument! She plays drums, guitar, ukulele, piano, clarinet, and sings! Other than being all of those characteristics, she is also the most dependable friend I have. I can trust her with anything. She is an amazing friend! Lastly theres Casey, Casey and I have known each other since we were one! We grew up together and did everything together. We did everything from learn the alphabet to ballet class together. Truthfully, neither of us ever really liked ballet, but we were together, so it was fun. We have the strongest friendship that will never break! She's not only my best friend, but she's like my sister. I also have a sister, Mariah. Mariah literally is my best friend. I can tell her anything and everything! People tend to think we fight a lot because we are siblings, but thats not the case at all; we rarely ever fight! I have been lucky enough to have been able to grow up with such an amazing best friend! She is the most supportive and encouraging person ever! She helps me with anything and she is always there to give me advice. She is actually really funny! She can always cheer me up and get me in a good mood! We have years worth of inside jokes! We know each other so well, we literally finish each others sentences! I love her so much and I don't know what I would do without such a wonderful person in my life! She is going to be so successful and I could not think of anyone better to call my role-model! I am lucky to have such a wonderful inspiration in my life! My friends and family make my life more colorful everyday! I am so grateful to have such wonderful people around me!
"Enjoy the little things in life!"
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
~ Christopher Columbus