El Capitan High School

100 Farmland Road

Merced, CA 95348
(209) 384-5500

March 29, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Please let me take this opportunity to highly recommend Haven Straughter. It has been my
pleasure knowing Haven since August 2014. She is a highly motivated individual and I have
seen her mature and grow over the years, as she has become one of my best students.

In addition to being a highly motivated, Haven is a student who consistently creates high quality
work. She has done countless hours of community service and worked on several design
projects for our school. Her portfolio work has been displayed in several art shows and has won
awards. Haven constantly amazes me with her work ethic and dedication.

I hope you will consider Haven Straughter and I wish her continued success in the future. She
is a very gifted and talented young woman.

Best Regards,

Matt Bogard
CTE & Fine Arts Department Chair
Yearbook Advisor
El Capitan High School
mbogard@muhsd.org