Dear Chico

My name is Matthew Murphy and I am fit to be a wildcat. I'm a senior in high school

leaving me with lots of knowledge and potential to learn new things. In my senior year I'm

playing two sports, baseball and football. I have played both sports all of my life, but always put

school first. I currently have a 3.8 GPA and I am striving for a 4.0. I am a second year leadership

student at my school, San Marin High School. The leadership class has allowed me to play a

major role in the majority of our school events. In addition, I am able to communicate with my

peers and see what they are interested in to make the school year the best it can be. I currently

have over 40 hours of community service and all of them are from working a youth football

camp. One day after our spring football practice, one of the youth coaches came to tell us about

the youth camp that the majority of us once went through. We all knew what he was talking

about and lots of us jumped on the opportunity. Multiple teammates and I have helped out with

this annual camp by putting kids through different football related drills and eventually coaching

games for the kids later in the week. I have volunteered at this camp two times and would

volunteer again if I had the chance to. The best part about this camp is knowing that I was once

in their exact shoes and that they are the future of San Marin football. I am confident where the

schools program is headed. On a similar note, I have been working for our city parks and

recreational organization for the past four years. This job includes various aspects such as being

a camp counselor, a youth supervisor, and even a referee in some cases. This job has introduced

me to lots of opportunity and learning experiences growing up. Before this job, I did not have to

deal with taxes and my responsibilities were much smaller. Throughout my years working here I

have worked my way up and now I am a go to worker when school does not get in the way.
Working with them has been a great experience over the past years and I plan to continue

working throughout college while I am home. On top of being a two sport athlete, a leadership

student, and working with children, I also was elected to be on our homecoming court. This

means out of our whole senior class I was elected along with 9 others to be in the running for

homecoming king. All of these things make me a desirable student to have at your school.

Sincerely,

Matthew Murphy