Bye - ethan

Bye bye bp

    So it's finally over. Senior projects have been presented and now we're done. Coming up with an idea was the hardest part for me. But it all came together in the end. Making all of the deliverables was fun, yet challenging at the same time. The flyer I made in InDesign and the website were by far the worst things I had to do throughout this whole project. All of the advertising things I had to do came out really well, and I actually really enjoy doing that sort of thing.

    During the presentation was extremely nerve wracking. I really don't like presenting and the fact that this was something that we worked on all year made it that much more stressful. But luckily when I walked into the room I saw Mrs. Sylvia and Mrs. Barber. Having two friendly, familiar faces there really made me much more confident. I feel like I did really well on my presentation, though I could have gone without saying "uhm" so much.

    Now that it's over I'm so excited. No more stress, no more worrying, and no more working our butts off. We can just breeze through the last month of our senior year with ease. It's really hitting me that senior year is almost over, and I've never been more excited! I can't wait to move on from high school and start a new chapter in my life, whatever that may be.

What I thought was going to be Dooms Day…

This whole year I have been worried about today; even last year when my boyfriend went through it and told me about the process and the big day. I can't say I was scared, but I was definitely nervous. I made a business called Bellisima. It's a clothing boutique for teens/young adults. I made a business plan, business cards, a letterhead, a flyer, and I also included my designs that I drew myself. I colored them in Photoshop and I think they came out really nice. I'm not the type of person that studies things all night so for me to just basically walk in there with half the practice as everybody else, it was pretty bold. All throughout my senior year, I have been putting all my time and effort for one moment; the 10 minutes that would decide whether I was going to graduate or not. It's a scary thought when you think about it. This project is 60% of my fourth term grade as well, as if we didn't have enough to be worried about. So today when I woke up I had every intention of going back to bed and skipping today, but I got my butt out of bed and got ready. I dressed in a black & white skirt with a black shirt. Pretty professional I think. My mami came with me to school and we walked into homeroom to get ready. I was first so the pressure was on. I wasn't nervous until the judges walked in. Then it hit me; I was really about to make a presentation that determined my attendance at graduation. My hands began to shake, but I played it off like I was fine when the truth was, I was really tense. I shook the judges hands, handed them my business plan & over papers, and I was off. "Hi my name is Cynthia Wolent as Mrs. Sylvia stated before…" I stuttered the first line. When I'm nervous I tend to use bigger words that I think sound right, even if I don't know the right definition and I did do that once so I hope it was right. L When concluding my presentation I forgot to ask if they had any questions and I just thanked them. They, of course, made sure they asked their questions, but they weren't hard to answer at all. One was "would you like to carry on in this trade in the future?" And the other one was "When it comes to the advertising portion, is that for a one time ad or a year?" I looked at my mami & I saw the tears welling up in her eyes which made me do the same, but I sucked it back in. After I walked out with my mami, the pressure on my shoulders lifted off and I was so relieved it was over. It doesn't feel like senior projects are over or school for that matter. This last four years flew by faster than Mrs. Pearson told us they would at freshman orientation four years ago. So much has happened in high school for me and this just finished it off nicely. I wish everyone graduating this year luck J

My Senior Project – Allie Grant

I had a lot of trouble choosing a topic for my senior project. I didn't have a lot of faith that the topic I chose was good, but the judges reassured me. Before I presented my project, I wasn't that nervous.

I think I presented my project quite well. I wasn't that nervous so I don't think I came off nervous at all. The judges said I had confidence and that I was good at presenting. I made one big mistake that I'm pretty bummed about. I used the wrong PowerPoint to present my project. Instead of using my new and improved PowerPoint, I used the one that was like my first draft. I didn't notice until about half way through the presentation when I looked up to show them something that wasn't there. I feel like it would have been much better with my other PP but oh well.

I feel like I did well on my presentation and my project all around. No, I didn't start it last summer and constantly work on it, but I did spend a lot of time researching and putting it all together. I think I will get a decent grade.

Newhook Business Consultants

    It's finally done! My senior project is done and over with. After lots of hard work, mind changes, stress, and developing ideas, I'm proud to say that I'm confident with my final product and I have presented myself very well.

    In the beginning, I was very nervous. I was beginning a co-op job and had to find time to actually develop my senior project. I came up with a plan to get it done, though. Over the course of time between November and January, I developed a business plan which was used for both my senior project and Business Professionals of America. I was happy I could use the two on both projects and succeed on them. Using my plan as a part of a BPA competition made me get to see what my flaws were in my business plan and presenting it in front of a panel of judges.

    Due to the time constraint pressing closer and closer, I had to give up my co-op job, but I had high hopes of being able to finish my senior project. During time between March and April, I developed my website and was able to come up with different ideas. I was just going to develop a website and call it quits. Then I decided to develop a small marketing campaign and create a television and radio commercial. Then, due to the fact that I created those commercials, I created a press release to back up my commercials. I then thought it would be fun to sign up for a Twitter account for my company. Finally, I developed a database for my business to show that my goals in my business plan could be developed. I'm glad I thought of all these ideas, just so I could come within the time constraint of my presentation.

    My presentation wasn't hard at all! The only thing that I thought was difficult was trying to fit my presentation into ten minutes. I had so much to talk about that I would be going over ten minutes! I brushed upon my business plan, then went through my website quickly and efficiently, and provided an example for my database. The judges seemed to love it and were very impressed, and I'm glad! I feel confident and accomplished when I think of my senior project, and I'm glad I'm finally done with it.

    Good luck everyone, with whatever they may choose. It's been a long four years and now it's time to grow and do what we want with our lives. Thanks for the good times, everyone!

Senior Project- Devin Gillespie

I've been thinking/dreading senior project ever since I found out that I had to do one. But in the matter of five minutes, it was over. Years of worrying, a year of actually doing it, and all it takes is five-ten minutes? For me, in the beginning I had no idea what I would be doing for my senior project. I kept changing my mind whenever I began and thought that I would end up falling flat on my face with nothing to even present. With much thought and some guidance by Mrs. Sylvia, I came up with the idea to do my senior project on doing a tutorial for accounting.

During the process of senior project, it still didn't hit me that I was on a strict deadline and that I'd be presenting this to judges as well as my teacher. I did slack off at points where I should've been focusing a bit more and that shows in my senior project. Mrs. Sylvia was very generous with us on giving us time to do our senior projects but just like me, not all of us took the time to actually DO them. However, doing my research, and actually settling down and getting into the groove of senior projects, it became educational as well as exciting.

Now that it's over, with all the time and effort thrown in, my five minute presentation is over. I think that it went better than I expected and I wish that I wasn't so nervous before hand because it just made something that wasn't so bad, horrible. Looking back, I can see the effort that I threw in as well as the lack of in a little mixture. Actually doing the presentation wasn't so bad because I knew what I was talking about and I was glad to see that I could explain something good that I did by myself. The only regret that I have that I made DURING my presentation is that I get really nervous when I speak in front of people, so it wasn't as long as I would have liked it to be.

Senior Project Impressions - Austin

The senior project presentation was the easiest part of my entire project in my opinion. Originally, I started to become stressed out leading up to SkillsUSA because I was unaware if I would have enough time to practice what I was going to say in front of my judges. Fortunately, the practice that I had on Thursday in shop before I left gave me a taste of how It was going to all turn out.

Flashcore was relatively easy to make, however, the tutorial system and all of the screenshots involved really slowed down the production of the web site in general. In fact, the tutorial was completed on Friday, a week before the presentation in shop. The actual project was finished on Sunday at 9:00 because I was still working on the Table of Contents sections for each and every section with correct names and such.

My senior project experience left me in a good mood. Not only did I work on the biggest project that I have ever worked on, but also, I was able to finish it on time and was able to present it in a way that would ultimately show that I do have what it takes to create and finish a media-filled, unique tutorial system and have fun while doing so. If anything, the only thing that I would have done differently was start to create more additions and try to figure out a way in which to incorporate it into its very own application instead of using Adobe Flash player. Overall, the project was a success and I believe that I proved myself.

Senior Project.

The very day of my senior project presentation has arrived, when I walked into that room after a full year of hard work and dedication and I was the most nervous I had ever been in my whole life; Judges sitting at the table smiling, me pouring sweat, and my project in front of the whole room for everyone to see. This I think was one of my most horrifying experiences, all I know is I’m glad it’s over and I’m going to be getting out of here a high school graduate. There’s so much I learned over the course of creating this senior project, I was very tipsy-turvy. I couldn’t pick something I wanted to do, I thought of tons of different ideas but the one that really came out at me was to create a Women’s Magazine.

While creating this magazine I learned that it’s not all glamour there is a lot of things that need to be done and you definitely need to stick to the task at hand because if you don’t, you usually lose your thoughts and get confused. I’m really happy I got a chance to do this, it really boosted my confidence and it gave me a chance to do something I love. I hope to further my career as an editor and follow in the footsteps of Helen Gurley Brown, who was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan for over 32 years. There’s nothing I am happier about then when I walked out of the room after my presentation, I hope to never have to do that again! (: