J.j.

Out of all the people I’ve been privileged to meet and become acquainted with in life one person who has always been in my life stands out as my hero, Jessica Skabelund, my sister. For many, their hero seems to live the perfect life, accomplishing the perfect things, but my sister hasn’t become my hero for that reason. She’s my hero because of what she has done with what life has given her, particularly during high school. High school presented her with social, physical, and emotional problems that I can hardly comprehend. They were tough, and most would have crumpled under those circumstances, yet she did not. She stood tall and battled through those tough stages. She never gave up, and she tried her best through all of her trials, and came out standing tall.

Throughout high school I have tried to live my life in a way that when people look back at it they can say that I was someone who did my best, who worked at making it through every problem. Even though I will probably, and hopefully never, go through such trying times as my sister did, I want to come out strong and determined, like my hero, Jessica Skabelund.