I want everything of my mac book, will i also lose the upgrades?

I want everything of my mac book (it's about 6 years old) but i always upgraded. i have OS X lion on it now. will i lose all the upgrades?
and how do i do it!
Please somebody help me, i wanna give this one to my little sister, i got a new mac book
thank you

Sorry, what i mean is i want to clear all so my sister can start fresh, but will os x lion be gone too, and if so can we reinstall it. Or do we have to buy it again.
Thans

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