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For my senior capstone project, I wanted to give back to some of the organizations in my neighbourhood that I have spent countless hours in or around over the years. The best way to show appreciation is to spend time doing something or making something for someone, which is exactly what I did. I decided to build sets of cornhole boards as they are the perfect gift for the type of organizations that I will be donating them to. One of them is my local recreational centre and a Boys and Girls Club that do summer camp programs. I figured this was the perfect gift that people of all ages can play while still staying socially distanced.

Link to slides showing the process: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_JVWDh1FhejhYDH_KFpnwhPKkWsrz203aG9vjU9galk/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Annotated bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZBno1oNUZkmss5FB1sUX8vNYLgCJlRvDp4eoucfaGE/edit?usp=sharing

For my Capstone, I wanted to use my Arduino skills and knowledge of electrical engineering to create a quadcopter/drone and give it away to some charitable organization. My path, however, was riddled with many roadblocks, I tried reaching out to various toy donation organizations and asked if I would be able to give this project away, and sadly most were not currently accepting any toy donations due to the COVID-19 public health crisis and because of the chance of it becoming a fire hazard. When all hope seemed lost, I found an organization willing to help my cause, the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program, this organization creates and accepts donations for drones that can be used by mainly firefighters and different fire departments to save lives. They told me they would willing to take my drone and I also left a cash donation for their cause. My final product for my Senior Capstone is the images of the steps I took to make my drone/quadcopter and the receipt of my donation to the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program. I hope my donation and project can be used to help fire departments save a family or someone who is in harm’s way.

For my capstone project, I’ve decided to transform an empty room into a room for my younger sister, Rylie, but how can I transform a small room into a bedroom? I wasn’t sure if I could do this project individually, so I enlisted the help of my mother and her boyfriend. We had so many ideas for the room, but due to the limited space, we were only able to implement a few of them. Working with others not only allowed me to acquire experience, but it also made me realize how much I enjoyed interior design. I’ve spent most of my time mood-boarding thoughts and trying to visualize what I want to put to fruition. I decided to add all of Rylie’s favorite items, such as books, creatures, and colors. I’ve discovered new material about interior design as well as new things that Rylie enjoys in the process of my capstone project.

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15LlnjLif4DaqEty6bAMzd1188LF2Rc05898jCcadTt8/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone, I wanted to create a project that displayed a side of myself that is out of the box and shows creativity. while also collaborating with people within the SLA community, from other students to also Alumni who you will see are featured in my project. I was able to create a line of hoodies a mock brand of ideas that I wanted to bring to life. The brand name is “Uncovered”. The meaning behind this is to consider the ideas of which I pushed aside and had finally felt was the right time to express. To express the ideas of who I am where everything started and different ideas of myself portrayed within each design. I was able to show a side of myself people don’t regularly see. I learned how to manage within a timely manner. While in the process of acknowledging the process of how to outsource and use it beneficially, allowed me to create my line without trying to break my pockets. I was able to work on this clothing line by brainstorming with a former SLA student who is a graphic designer. This allowed me to bring my creations to life while allowing them to display their artistic work. With that being said it also began to give me exposure to being able to be in charge of planning out an entire photoshoot. Being able to be a director and display work that may be used in the future.

Bibliography:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJCTFBlWFbBDeHfp_LFbZlv_6gO-b1Y7UXc5jRFSfRg/edit?usp=sharing

My capstone project is a “survival guide” to senior capstones, with some tips and things that I have learned throughout this year. I drew inspiration from the 2004 Nickelodeon show “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.” My original capstone project was about virtual learning in early childhood classrooms, and my annotated bibliography will reflect the research I did for this project. While this topic is one I’m interested in, I procrastinated so much that my original project idea was no longer feasible. I turned the process of completing my first project idea into the “research” for my “survival guide.” I thought that was best way to not waste the research and time that I put into my original capstone idea. It includes a table of contents, five tips that I found helpful while working on my capstone, and some do’s and don’ts’.

Annotated Bibliography:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fjudrSwxtI17huoLTNPZtNEOksRHzLuZ7KNX1XGH5hg/edit?usp=sharing

During the 2019- 2020 school year many students grappled with the unfamiliar reality of nationwide virtual schooling. The Philadelphia School District has been online since March of 2020 and there have been many cases of students struggling to stay motivated,Many seniors and juniors of less fortunate/funded high. Most 2020 high school graduates lost their privileges to go to prom, take a senior trip, and close out their high school journey strong. Nationally the perseverance of students and teachers was the essential part in making sure online school was a success during the following year . For my capstone I wanted to focus on how students grappled with the new norm of virtual schooling. Furthermore I aimed to open up what it means to maintain your mental health in a pandemic.

Link to Capstone: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iEyZUg_T8ss2l4tHDCv7kR_rKnPpzB2g/view?usp=sharing

Link to Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q7pk4yJ3OuSSlF-hf0RnnEDD3QP6TwrSeZ_lFKnbdqA/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone, I did ASL lessons with a Kindergarten class at my old school for a half-hour twice a week. I wanted to help implement a way (there are many more) to make younger classrooms be more inclusive and have more “mirrors” overall; and for students who are used to being included, I wanted them to understand why it’s important for others to be as well. Due to unavoidable conflicts, we have only done 3 lessons so far but they will continue until the quarter is over (there should be 4 or 5 more.)

I was unable to record any of the lessons or take a class photo as they do not have a photo release but I have attached the slides I made for the lessons, and the notes I’ve taken after the classes.

Link for the changing slides (with speaker notes): https://tinyurl.com/ASLslides

Link to annotated bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lhsADeoLtt5DvP9gcGH4x1pdsYahXnuMYTu3zc7ufCU/edit?usp=sharing

For my senior capstone project, I decided to document the journey of me turning a quarantine hobby into a side hustle. I wanted something good to come out of such dark times. In May of 2020, I began doing my nails and documented my progress on my instagram page and then it turned into me doing my close friend’s and family’s nails. Eventually I started charging people and I just kept it going. Below you will see my first time recording myself while doing my own nails, along with my annotated bibliography.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vIzRE24QXi1ZVHbSFBbxybSLwHpbUWMRGn954BEldhs/edit?usp=sharing

My capstone is a mini-series inspired by myself and my co-creators stories and experiences with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Wisemind, the name of the series, is also written to educate its audience and challenge their misconceptions about OCD and people living with it. I used the tools I learned in my CTE digital video course to put this project together, and thoroughly enjoyed the process of its creation. Attached below is my presentation and annotated bibliography.

This website takes a look at the concepts that make up the complex idea of sustainability. There are three pillars of sustainability and there is no such thing as sustainable development if all three pillars can’t improve simultaneously.

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For my capstone, I decided to research one of America’s greatest areas of concern, how so many people end up living a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle. I understood people could be poor(obviously), but what I didn’t realize was that half the population of America live anticipating their next paycheck. I talked about the effects of student loans as well as medical needs and how these two affect one’s possibility of living a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle. I created a youtube video talking about these two subjects and a workaround to the lifestyle, not a solution. I have also included my annotated bibliography below the video.

Annotated bibliography https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShFYrlzwpAFpcHO6ypgvvZT7tlgkZdjCMXujhg7YhvQ/edit?usp=sharing

For my Capstone, I wanted to make a website to show off all of the knowledge that I learned from my research and from the interviews that did for my Capstone. I wanted to look at females in the NFL and what jobs they have and how it is like since this is a field that I want to get into when I am older. I was able to interview two women from the Eagles organization for my project and have them talk about their experiences. I was able to get all of the information that I needed and put it neatly into my final product that was my website.

This is the link to my website: [https://sgpaul2003.wixsite.com/femalesinthenfl] (https://sgpaul2003.wixsite.com/femalesinthenfl)

For my capstone I decided to address the issues that related to health and the ways you can build and maintain a happy and healthy lifestyle. I did this by adding and documenting my own personal experience dealing with health. I realized that the mind,body and soul is all connected and that’s why I wanted to show my peers that health is not just what you look like on the outside but on the inside as well. In my slideshow you will see the steps I took to get my health in better shape, the challenges I faced, pictures of the foods I ate, of me at the gym and a video of the fitness class I hosted.

Link to slideshow - file:///home/chronos/u-134546276a52aafd9729e622f6a4741ff4ce59cd/MyFiles/Downloads/Capstone%20presentation%20(4).pdf