Personal Narrative: A Career As An IT Assistant

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I have been enrolled in band for six years, up until my junior year of high school. The reason for myself leaving is that I wanted to focus on grades. I am an annual participant in the "Pedal for Pattison's" Fund Raiser. I was an IT assistant at my high school, and have aided in various tasks that included: Networking a new trailer, configuring switches, assisting teachers and students alike in their computer needs, and showing other upcoming technicians(students) the ropes. I have had two internships at "BenefitFocus", both times working in the IT department. Also, during these past 2 summers, I have been a counselor at Summer Tech Computer Camps, teaching basic to advanced web design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP). This year, I was promoted

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