September 30, 1999
To Whom It May Concern:
I am a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other
Languages for the Sag Harbor School District. From June 1997 to June 1999 when
she graduated from Pierson High School, I had Andrea Cambrón as student.
When Andrea first arrived, she spoke very little
English although she could understand quite a bit of spoken English and could
read fairly well. During her years at Pierson, she made rapid progress enabling
her to be ina regular senior English class. She also was involved in a theater
class where she became good friends with native speakers of English her age who
respected her ideas and recognized her as a talented and thoughtful person.
Through the theater class, Andrea became involved in
the Bay Street Theater Young Playwrights Festival. This theater, located in Sag
Harbor, was started by actress Julie Andrew´s daughter and her husband. The
festival included students from various school districts on the East End of
Long Island who were selected by English and drama teachers. Andrea wrote a
play which was produced at Bay Street Theater with students from Pierson acting
from her script. The play was very well received; indeed, many people thought
it was the most creative and interesting presentation. The play was later
published in Pierson´s Literary Magazine, Singularity.
I believe that Andrea is a very talented and creative
writer. She has made great progress in the English language and I will be very
pleased if she continues to study English at the college/university level. I
definitely think Andrea should continue her education. I highly recommend her
as student.
Very truly yours,
Janet Grossman
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