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I was born on September 15, 2003 to my parents, Jean and Matthew Altz. I was born at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York. At the time, my family was living in Brewster, New York. I was born the youngest of three children. My sister's names are Susie and Emily.
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While my mother was carrying me down the stairs, she slipped on the stairs at the top of the staircase and fell the rest of the way down them. She had me in one of her arms as she slipped and she grabbed the banister with the other hand. My two sisters were right in front of her and she plowed them both down, so all four of us went down the stairs together. We were all crying but fortunately, nobody was hurt.
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When I was less than a year old, I climbed up a mountain with my family. We climbed a privately owned mountain that belongs to my family's property in upstate New York. The name of the mountain is Baldy Mountain. My father carried me up in his backpack. The entire family climbed and we took pictures at the top. My mother and sisters all climbed the same mountain when they were less than a year old. So, it's a family tradition to climb the mountain at a very young age.
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In July of 2007, my parents purchased a new house right up the hill from my old house. The new house had a pool, and a big front yard. My sisters and I each got our own bedroom in the new house. My parents had a lot of work done on the house before we could move in. So, we spent the summer living in our old house while swimming in the pool of the new house. When the work was done in September, we moved into the new house.
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In second grade, I was tested for learning challenges by my school and a doctor. I was diagnosed with the inattentive form of ADHD. This makes it very hard to concentrate and stay focused. I also have an executive functioning disorder, which makes it hard to stay organized. Finally, I have dysgraphia, which makes it difficult to write. From this point on I have received Special Ed help.
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In the winter of 2015, my father and I went to our family property in the Adirondacks to go snowmobiling. The property is private and very remote. An hour after we arrived, we got a call from my uncle saying his car had broken down on his way up and he needed my dad to come and get him. My dad left me at our camp while he got my uncle. I was very lonely and in the middle of nowhere. After some time, I got on the phone with my mom and talked to her for two hours until they returned.
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My mom's cousin, Fox, is a die hard Giants fan with front row end zone season tickets. He let me and my father have his tickets when the Giants played the Detroit Lions because he knows we are Lions fans. It was a very exciting day because it was my first NFL game and we could see everything with the front row tickets. By the end of the game all the fun was over because the Lions lost to the Giants.
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During sophomore year of JV lacrosse, I scored my favorite goal. The Yorktown team we played was very good and their varsity team was nationally ranked. After half time, it was a blowout and we had 0 points. But I saw my chance when the ball was on the ground and the goalie was out of the goal. After I got the ball there were 4 defenders on me, so I threw the ball at the goal. It went by the goalie and in the goal. I also snapped my stick in the process. We still got beat 17-1.
