We gathered in the auditorium of Daniel’s school this week to surprise the winners of the Patriot of the Month award. There was a boy and girl from each grade selected and their parents were invited to write a short introduction to their child to be read at the assembly.
This is what we wrote about Daniel:
This young man has always shown an independent and daring spirit, and he might tell you that it’s because he was born in Texas. He is missing from a lot of family snapshots because he is usually ahead of everyone else, whether it’s on a hike or working on a project. He has a room full of baseball and piano awards which he has worked hard to earn. He has a talent for building and engineering, and lately he shows this by the many Lego Mindstorms robots we find around the house.
He is a reader, often going through 2 or 3 books in a week. He likes to laugh. His favorite sports are baseball and skiing. He just moved to Utah in August and he loves that he can go skiing so often here.
He is very musical. He has played the piano for 7 years and he just started playing the cello. He has won many awards for his piano compositions over the years.
As a family, we would like to congratulate him on this award. We appreciate that he is a good friend and a dependable person. We know that he will do many more great things with his life.
After the assembly, he got to skip class and eat muffins with the principal and parents. Good job, Daniel!