Senior Project Day- Your Best or Your Worst

Walking into the judging room and not knowing where to begin can be nerve-racking. I knew everything I wanted to say when walking into the room but as soon as I opened my mouth I forgot everything that I practiced.

But, as soon as you start, everything gets better. For me to be nervous wasn't even necessary. To tell you the truth my presentation flew by. Knowing everything about my project helped so much, if you make your project less than a week before will defiantly ruin your chances at acing your project. Show them what you did, what you researched, show them an example if you need to. Anything you do can raise your grade and impress the judges even more.

Steven Chapman - Senior Project

I think truthfully it was not as bad as some people had made it out to be. But I am glad that it is done and over with and I don't have to worry about it anymore. The only thing that I would have to say to the underclassmen is to not even sweat it.

It isn't bad and you can mostly make it up while you are presenting it to the judges. And to make sure that you show them some examples of what you made for a product. You should also make sure that you have an idea of what you are talking about before you try to make anything up.

Neal Anderson – Senior Project

Wowzah! That was rough. At least it's over now and we don't have to worry about it anymore. I didn't really like my project but I liked the idea. I feel like I wasted too much time in the beginning not working on my project and spent my time doing other non-productive things instead. If I had to give any advice to the juniors who have to do this next year, my advice would be to take advantage of the time that the teachers give you. I wasted a lot of time and I wasn't prepared as well as I could have been. It's more than enough time if you use it wisely.

Senior Project

I thought the senior project was a lot of work at first. I loved my idea thanks to Mrs. Sylvia. All of the work I put into it was worth it. In the end the presentation was a piece of cake. I don't think it could have been any easier. I felt so comfortable around the judges they were easy to talk to and they thought my ideas were great which made me even more confident.

Getting everything together and trying to figure out what I was going to say was the most difficult for me. I didn't know for the life of me what I could possibly say to explain my business. Once I started and got into it was a breeze from there on.

 

--Brittny Tremblay

Senior Project – Tracey Anderson

Presenting my senior project to the judges wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. The project is yours that you created and you should be the one to know everything about what you did on the project. The judges only want to know what you did on the project and grade you on how you present it. It's okay to be nervous about it, but it's no big deal.

Everyone makes a big deal about it and makes it appear worse than it actually is. When you get into the room you expect them to stare at you and make comments on how you could have done better. It's nothing like that. When you walk into the room you should just introduce yourself and present your project to the judges like you would present it to your class. When it's over they ask you a few questions about the project and sometimes where you would see yourself and the project in the future.

My advice to anyone who is presenting their senior project is to not be nervous. If for some reason you do get nervous just admit it to the judges. Everyone gets nervous on their senior project.

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If I could recommend anything to the juniors I recommend that you start as soon as possible. In the beginning of junior year you think you have a whole year to do it so you procrastinate. Next thing you know a year has gone by and you haven't even started. I was thinking about what the seniors last year told us. Don't wait until last minute, and they weren't kidding! I would also recommend that you choose a project with a topic that you enjoy doing. A few of my friends chose things just because it was an idea and they had no motivation to work on it. You want to make sure it is something you would like to learn about. The teachers are finally leaving our biggest project of the year to us, use it to your advantage.

I would have to say the best part of senior project is when you look back at what you've done and realize "wow." The best feeling is walking out that room and feeling like you rocked the presentation. All that hard work was worth it in the end.

I would have to say my least most favorite part of senior project was starting it and doing the story board. Once I decided what I wanted to do it was all easy from there. The information I put into the database was tedious and took forever but it was simple.

In conclusion, I think that if I were to do the senior project over again I would pick the same thing. I actually enjoyed learning access. I think the reason I enjoyed it most was because I incorporated shopping into it.

Savannah Tavares

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I thought Senior Projects was insane. I was really nervous up until my actual presentation, and then everything was fine. The presentation itself came naturally and it went by so fast. This whole entire project has gone by really fast. I wish I had worked a little bit harder on my actual product. The thing I liked about senior projects is that it was just like a weekly shop project, only stretched out for a whole year. The one thing I didn't like is that we actually had to do it, ahaha. I'm just really glad it's over. If I could give advice to the underclassmen, I'd tell them to NOT procrastinate! The judges can definitely tell who worked hard and who waited... unless of course you're Dave Trauterman. I guess overall, the project wasn't that bad. ~ Paige