Jacob Gomez

Mrs. Sizemore

May 1, 2017

Period 0

Appreciation Paper

An adult that I would have to say the person who has been a motivation for me would

have to be Mr. Smoot, also known as the senior class counselor. I have had the privilege to have

someone as Mr. Smoot to be my counselor all my four years of high school. He has seen me go

through my mountains and my valleys through all four years of high school. He has taught me

discipline and responsibility. There would be times when I would commit academic mistakes and

he would make sure I was aware of it and always keeping me on track even when I myself

wasnt. Having Mr. Smoot as my counselor has been a tremendous guide for me in my life and

the goals that arose from it.

Once entering high school I had no clue about anything and I had no menter my freshman

year. At first I was hesitant to ever go to my counselor, but after realising what a counselor was

there for I visited him for the first time. That first time ever visiting marked the stepping stone to

the now passionate success driven student with graduation in sight. HIgh school is full of

experiences and some of those are good and some are bad. I was the student to be wise about my

decisions, but there are instances where I would not follow the better road and end up in

situations that have helped me reflect and mold my character and morals to what I am now. Most

of the time I would be sent to the Associate Principal where she would take rather long to see

me. This is where I took advantage to go and see my counselor and discuss the situation and ask
his opinion. I appreciate every single time where I have walked in his office and walked out with

a better outlook on my difficulties and situations. I greatly Appreciate Mr. Smoot.