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As a Digital-Video student I wanted to incorporate the media part of my project by taking pictures of the sites where historical baseball stadiums were located in inner city Philadelphia. I wanted to create a slidedeck with old pictures while comparing them to the pictures I would take, adding in information about the stadiums history. I did extensive research on the history of the stadiums I chose and was able to get great old photographs to incorporate into the presentation making my initial plans a success. I hoped and succeeded in incorporating much of the statistical record I have amassed into the project as that has been my passion for much of my life. Being able to add these statistics into the project and to be able to highlight the great Philadelphia athletes of the past is always something I’ve dreamed of. I choose stadiums from the early to mid 20th century as I was able to highlight the Negro Leagues and how they played games. For the picture element, I found days in the week to go to the said addresses with a Dig-Vid camera and take the pictures of the site. Following the successful picture gathering, I began to amass the statistics to include on the slides as well as begin to write the outline to each one. Following the completion of the slides and the pairing with the pictures, I have worked on how to make a presentation that is engaging and really make it mean something.

My Capstone project is based on a favorite quote of mine and how it applies to my community. This quote originated from the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”

My Capstone goal is to show how I can use Google’s free services to teach my immigrant Hispanic community to better access technology to balance their lives. I achieved this through weekly seminars with family members. My final product is a video that demonstrates the process of gathering data on the needs of my community, creating a weekly seminar, presenting it, and evaluating how it helped both them and me.

By showing others how to optimize Google’s services, I hope to reach a larger audience that wants to learn more about the power of the internet. Oftentimes we get frustrated when our family doesn’t pick up a concept that is simple to us, but we fail to understand that it wasn’t an option for them to learn. By the end of my capstone, I want the listeners to understand the value of teaching, patience, and reflection.

Final Product: https://youtu.be/Dry93jovn5s

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cH5up_s3GFjE-5NPXe9n3IBLHIjdTld44K_Fs4Gjw2E/edit?usp=sharing

Sports are my passion. I enjoy watching sports and playing sports. Sports have changed my life over the years. They bring joy and excitement to my life. For my Capstone Project I decided to make a website talking about the world’s most famous sports. I created this website because I wanted to learn more about some sports I never watch like soccer, tennis and golf. Also for people who want to learn about sports that don’t know where to start. I picked a total of 9 sports for this website. Basketball, Football, Soccer, Hockey, Swimming, Boxing, Tennis, MMA and Golf. For each of these sports I talked about its history and origin of the sport, the rules of the sports, the greatest players of all time, and facts about the sports. I also added some topics that drew attention that I feel like people would actually find interesting to read, such as How sports changed society? I talked about the positive impact on sports and how motivating athletes’ stories are. Sports and Politics/Protest. I talked about Important Events with athletes protesting in sports, Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Timeline and Lebron James “Shut up and Dribble.” Sports and Masculinity. I talked about what toxic masculinity can lead to outside of sports if it gets bad. Sports and Racism. I talked about problems with racism in sports. Last but not least Women in sports. I talked about women fighting for equal rights in sports and I named a lot of great women athletes.

Link: https://sites.google.com/scienceleadership.org/teron-capstone/home

What i did for my capstone was build an “cartoonish adaptation of our school, I did this on units game building engine and I learned a lot of an entire coding language (c#) in order to complete this project i also learned about architecture and how building video game worlds is hard just like building real world buildings especially when you’re doing it alone (i gained a lot of respect for dev teams of 20-30 people) and I realized that building worlds is time consuming and not for everyone to do. What i started off with was the spawn room for the school I thought making a spawn room similar to a video game would be a cool way to start of the school i then followed it up by building the 2nd floor with walls and floors, did a bit of polishing in c# and thought it looked ok I then continued that process until I was done and I decided not to make a first floor because it was a bit much and I felt as though my computer couldn’t handle that but I had tried to do the best i can without crashing or killing my computer. Lastly, I put a giant cube around all the architecture to resemble the school walls and how when you’re in school it’s a bit harder to see what’s going on outside of the school.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_sWmIrm36bd6VwsHPkwmCzXYAgocPy-w/view?usp=sharing

https://www.gamedesigning.org/learn/make-a-vr-game/

Article title How to Make A VR Game (The Last Guide You’ll Ever Need)

Website title Video Game Design and Development

Date accessed March 16, 2022

Date published March 15, 2022

This source is 100% reliable as it goes over the does and doesn’t of making a VR game as well as the basics of making a game so you don’t have to be left in the dark if you are just starting and this explains the different types of VR apps and games there are for different things. This source also explains exactly what coding languages VR games are written in and the most efficient for the type of game you are trying to make it also pinpoints the ups and downs of coding a VR game and it talks about how to improve your game making ability/skills

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-01-the-best-practices-and-design-principles-of-vr-development

Article title The best practices and design principles of VR development

Website title GamesIndustry.biz

Date accessed March 16, 2022

Date published April 02, 2020

This source is a bit older but it is definitely reliable as it pinpoints “The best practices and design principles of VR development” and it also includes quotes from different game developers about what/what shouldn’t be put into VR this source also goes over the limitations of VR and where to put what you need in the game to make it more efficient overall and make it work better for you it talk about not letting you overwhelm yourself with the coding process and to take a break whenever you need because if you can’t think you can’t build and that is one of the biggest things when it comes to initiating the building blocks to any game

https://circuitstream.com/blog/unity-vs-unreal/

Article title Unity vs Unreal Engine - Which is Better for Virtual and Augmented Development?

URL https://circuitstream.com/blog/unity-vs-unreal/

Website title 3D Development Bootcamp & XR Courses | Circuit Stream

Date accessed March 16, 2022

Date published February 14, 2022

This source pretty much handles the difference between the 2 coding engines and which one is better for coding an ar/XR game and it also goes over the basics of what a VR game is and different impacts on the world it also goes over what ar/xXRis and it gives you a step by step guide starting on how to start brainstorming an idea for a game to getting your scans in the game to revamping the game and working out bug glitches this a guide and they give you everything you need to build whatever VR game you VRnt

https://youtu.be/1VC3ZOxn2Lo n/a citations?

This source is a relatively short YouTube video for a larger topic of study but it is an important video as it goes over the basics and for some people me included would benefit better from someone teaching them hands-on through a video rather than a guide although guides are very helpful in the video he goes over setting up your unity for you to start building a VR game and how to make grabbable objects also to make your person Movable he helps with all plugins addons and such things that are needed to make your game legit

https://virtualrealitypop.com/the-costs-of-making-a-vr-game-6814a012303e

Article title The Costs of Making a VR Game

Website title Medium

Date accessed March 16, 2022

Date published May 23, 2017

This source talks about bigger budget tech companies making VR games but it’s always good to model your platform off of bigger companies although you may not necessarily have the funds they have you can be as innovative as them with what you have and so this source goes through the beginning of a guy building a game through the beginning of college and how much he had to pay freelance coders and everyone else and he goes over the cost of workstations and VR kits for the devs to use as well as computer price in this it goes over a bit more corporate issues than personal issues but it’s always good to see what companies pay and how they work behind the scenes

https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unreal/unreal-quick-start-guide-quest/ oculus devs (citation)

This source is from the VR headset devs and it’s about how to start coding on the unreal engine and how to transfer your game to oculus or whatever VR headset you would need to it also provides instruction on how to set up your project settings in the unreal engine app to be allowed to take it onto oculus and configure it for oculus plugins something bad about this source work probably be that it doesn’t give you info to start the project and get it going it just informs you on how to optimize the game for oculus

https://gemisis.medium.com/developing-for-vr-in-2020-a-beginners-guide-bde4bc2611fc

Article title Developing for VR in 2020 - A Beginner’s Guide

Website title Medium

Date accessed March 17, 2022

Date published July 17, 2020

This article says it’s a beginner guide but if you go through the article it talks about everything from buying a headset to coding the game and this article talks about the best coding software you should use to create a game the author of the article even chimes in and says what he thinks is the best starting coding software throughout this article he also talks about how easy it is to go right into VR development and that as we go on it takes less and less time to build a cool working VR compatible app it even seems like it’s easier to make a VR game then it is a regular PlayStation Xbox or pc compatible game

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses/getting-started-in-vr-with-unreal-engine

Article title Unreal Online Learning

Website title Unreal Engine

Date accessed March 17, 2022

This is from the game coding engine themselves and it gives you a basic rundown of how everything works it even gives you a little course that gives you the basics of their platforms it teaches you how to implement a template prepare oculus and steam VR games to go into the store and how to implement motion controllers into your VR character to make them move around a lot better and control different things within your virtual environment one downside is that you have to have a compatible computer you can’t just use it on a bare minimum computer.

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-Virtual-Reality-Game-for-Beginners/?amp_page=true

Article title How to Make Your First Virtual Reality Game for Beginners

Website title Instructables

Date accessed March 17, 2022

Date published September 21, 2017

This source is a bit more focused on building a battle royale game but it’s a good source because you get a feel for the building of any game. After all, every game has to have the same base for people to build off of it and in this source, you can learn about setting up scenes and how your character can navigate through the game or hallways and corridors of your game it also teaches how to add NPCs in your game to give it some feel and where to place your NPC files at.

Article title Scanning Reality into Virtual Reality

URL https://archvirtual.com/2015/06/15/scanning-reality-into-virtual-reality/

Website title Arch Virtual VR Training and Simulation for Education and Enterprise

Date accessed March 17, 2022

This source talks about scanning items into the game which is great because I have to scan different items from the school into the game to create a replica of the school in VR it talks about how easy it is to scan things into the game and why 3d scanning is important and it talks about 3d scanning architecture into the game the downfall to this source is it doesn’t tell you exactly how to scan the items into an unreal engine or even any good applications for scanning. Things into your unreal engine

Individual Learning Plans (ILP) are unique opportunities for students at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). It allows students to gain valuable experiences from the real world through different programs and internships. However, there is no central place for students to search for ILP opportunities which can make many students feel overwhelmed. My capstone is a web application that allows students to query the feedback provided by existing and current ILP students. It consists of three parts, a google form that allows existing and current ILP students to provide feedback, a google form for storing the feedback submitted by students, and finally, a local web application for students to search for feedback. The programming tools used for the web application are Notepad++ v7.5.1 and Chrome 96.0.4664.110. The programming languages used includes HTML, JavaScript, JavaScript libraries and code snippets (refer to annotated bibliography for a list of references). The setbacks for the web application are that it is not directly to a URL because it cannot use Google Sheet API that directly connects and query the data and that is not hosted on a server. It runs locally and has to be downloaded in order to be used. If possible, my future thoughts are to work to solve these problems so the web application can be published.

Link to Google Form: https://forms.gle/9LqHUUSPpfVXq6BKA

Link to Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18MSQE3J0S65TtSIcFUBmcz4IwiJihJkX2HQeu1WhCxA/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Web Application (Need to be Downloaded): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YBh5xHLyC2rk3xajxjZA_4NbCLcw3FVV/view?usp=sharing

Link to Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EAW514pDnInXLyZrY72GDIkYRpCildHYZK3FnTYwt7I/edit?usp=sharing

Individual Learning Plans (ILP) are unique opportunities for students at Science Leadership Academy (SLA). It allows students to gain valuable experiences from the real world through different programs and internships. However, there is no central place for students to search for ILP opportunities which can make many students feel overwhelmed. My capstone is a web application that allows students to query the feedback provided by existing and current ILP students. It consists of three parts, a google form that allows existing and current ILP students to provide feedback, a google form for storing the feedback submitted by students, and finally, a local web application for students to search for feedback. The programming tools used for the web application are Notepad++ v7.5.1 and Chrome 96.0.4664.110. The programming languages used includes HTML, JavaScript, JavaScript libraries and code snippets (refer to annotated bibliography for a list of references). The setbacks for the web application are that it is not directly to a URL because it cannot use Google Sheet API that directly connects and query the data and that is not hosted on a server. It runs locally and has to be downloaded in order to be used. If possible, my future thoughts are to work to solve these problems so the web application can be published.

Link to Google Form: https://forms.gle/9LqHUUSPpfVXq6BKA

Link to Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18MSQE3J0S65TtSIcFUBmcz4IwiJihJkX2HQeu1WhCxA/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Web Application (Need to be Downloaded): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YBh5xHLyC2rk3xajxjZA_4NbCLcw3FVV/view?usp=sharing

Link to Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EAW514pDnInXLyZrY72GDIkYRpCildHYZK3FnTYwt7I/edit?usp=sharing

All information and capstone context can be found in the link below!

The final product of my capstone is a Ramadan guide I made into a website. My website includes essential questions, resources, and Quran and hadith proof to back up all of my statements.I was inspired to make this based on the fact that I felt only a few had really known what Ramadan was about. I would answer people’s questions , but I still felt that they were deprived of the answer they were looking for. Even among muslims, some are unaware of how to correctly participate in Ramadan. My initial goal was to finish this website earlier so it could be used during this Ramadan . However, I can still promote this website through school and it can always be used in the future.

Before I drew the design for the school co-mascot, I had no idea of what the mascot could look like. I did research on many different spacesuits that I could use for my mascot. After my research was done, I created a Google Survey where students could select what color the mascot should be and select a particular spacesuit that they like. 4 days later, I got what everybody voted for. I didn’t know what drawing style I wanted to go for, so I tried making an accurate drawing that resembled the image, but I ended up not liking it. The more I drew, the more conceptual drawings I came up with.

This isn’t just another mascot, I want every SLA student to look up to a mascot that they can see themselves in. If we have a Rocket mascot, why not have an Astronaut mascot as well? This mascot represents self-discovery. If astronauts are able to explore space, why can’t students explore and make their own personal space?

My inquiry question is “should the media keep portraying the videos of black people being discriminated against?” And I will be explaining why it should. For this project, I read articles, interviewed people, had discussions, and spread awareness. I learned that it takes a question to start a conversation. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1mC_ZIBYw_cqVwLX1_raUHfgodjKt8CE4OzSWmt5BU/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone project, I created a few art pieces that are a result of my time spent learning the ins and outs of Python and Python Turtle. I used coding to make art because I wanted to show others one of the many ways to use coding.

Since I was completely new to this and self-taught, I started with learning the building blocks of any code, the syntax. Then I learned simple shapes like circles, squares, and triangles. After a while, I was ready for my first project, Generative Art. It is a form of digital art that generates randomly and goes on forever if you don’t tell the code to end. The random things I developed were random triangles, squares, and circles of random colors. They would be in different places every time I would run the code. Finally, I was ready to make a project to display to others. This project would be much more complex than my previous project because I would have to code each shape individually and match the colors as well. My final project is Low Poly Art of pictures I have taken on my high school journey so far. Low Poly Art is made up of small simple shapes that make an image. I was inspired by mosaic art. I enjoyed the thought of many little different shapes coming together to build a piece of art.

Capstone: Abstract, Annotated Bibliography, & Some Examples of Art vs Original: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jOg3ZQhYGVTIcc_V7mWP4Rl1Ai8LmshkMV7neoc02hc/edit?usp=sharing

My Capstone project was designed to consist of three parts. Two designed costumes, two completed costumes, and a screenplay in which the costumes would be worn by characters within. Through all of these things I wanted to explore the way that art methods as well as style fade in and out, and how older mediums are recycled over time. My costumes in particular are inspired by the elaborate details of Victorian era costumes. Though back then the costumes would have been used in party settings or possibly on stage, my CTE program requires my project to relate to film specifically hence the my aspired screenplay utilizing my costumes in picture.

Due to overestimation of my ability to use time wisely, I was only able to complete about half of what I set out to do. I will be presenting two designs for a costumes as well as one fully completed costume. Through these designs you can see how they were made for their greatest advantage to be on screen.

For my capstone project, I designed the costumes for the play “You, the jury”. This play is about a college student named Bill who is accused of theft by one of his employers, the audience members are the jurors and they get to decide whether he’s guilty or innocent.

I decided to do this for my capstone project because I love fashion and in the future, I would like to be part of the fashion industry. The fast fashion industry is responsible for 10% of global co2 emissions, in the future I would like to have my own sustainable clothing brand, ideally it will be affordable and all the clothes will be made with scrap fabric/clothes people don’t want anymore.

Most of the pieces used in the play were thrifted or borrowed from close friends/family members. My partner (Lily Weston) and I decided to thrift most of the pieces we used because we didn’t want to contribute to fast fashion since it negatively impacts the environment. We purchased most of the pieces from Philly AIDS Thrift, a store where people can donate clothes and other items to help organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Slide presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jbBi3UnQ3tXYi8nJRlAG4J_Knx11ujNjiObIcvfX8tI/edit?usp=sharing

Annotated bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VqLQ4PxE7HFHKo_eRICwFWOCKVouVjk4zyHr4JjFUjc/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone, I created a magazine that features local artists to promote their work and stories through photography and writing. My magazine Artfully Aware aims to challenge readers’ definitions of art and perceptions of the artist community. Its purpose is to inform readers about changes occurring in the art world through the individual experiences of small local artists who are witnessing their community shift and expand.

The process of constructing my magazine involved interviewing local artists at SLA, gathering work to share from them, and creating my own content as a photographer and writer to tell their stories. A large portion of my capstone’s process was shooting and editing an editorial style photoshoot with the artist whose capstone project is featured in the magazine. The interviews that I had with the artists influenced the articles I wrote, the first about a senior’s capstone on costume design and another about Covid’s impact on the future of art. Those interviews guided me in the direction I wanted my writing to take, but they also gave me a chance to have conversations with smaller artists who have big things to say.

Magazine Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MyeB9IPwLMjro-UjzzEToXedi1L6qF28/view?usp=sharing

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14T35eSBBajeUCkD6FAZ6NWA_S0ErNNHuvizXcuyUa9w/edit?usp=sharing

The form of my capstone has significantly varied, but all versions have been centralized around combining music and engineering. I love making any form. Synthesizing an idea into a tangible product is one of the most joyful interactions imaginable, and music is where I most often find this joy. Because of that, the fundamental goal of my capstone is to “spread music.” At first, I believed the best way to accomplish that was through a digital program that would allow anyone to start writing original music quickly. However, when I tried to put this idea into practice, I swiftly realized its infeasibility as it would take no less than 10,000 lines of code to begin to make a semi-final product, and I could barely write 10. After seeing the impossibility of completing my audio program, I switched my capstone to something I have more experience with and is more intuitive to me, building a bass guitar. Making a bass was attractive to me not just because I would get a new bass out of it but also because it allowed me to understand an aspect of music that I previously had no insight into. My first step in this process was designing the bass using fusion 360 to create a profile. Once the design was finalized, I cut the wood, glued it together, messed it up, and had to cut it back apart, then glued it once more. I am continuing to make my bass and should be done soon.

Website with pictures: website

Annotated bibliography: bibliography

The form of my capstone has significantly varied, but all versions have been centralized around combining music and engineering. I love making any form. Synthesizing an idea into a tangible product is one of the most joyful interactions imaginable, and music is where I most often find this joy. Because of that, the fundamental goal of my capstone is to “spread music.” At first, I believed the best way to accomplish that was through a digital program that would allow anyone to start writing original music quickly. However, when I tried to put this idea into practice, I swiftly realized its infeasibility as it would take no less than 10,000 lines of code to begin to make a semi-final product, and I could barely write 10. After seeing the impossibility of completing my audio program, I switched my capstone to something I have more experience with and is more intuitive to me, building a bass guitar. Making a bass was attractive to me not just because I would get a new bass out of it but also because it allowed me to understand an aspect of music that I previously had no insight into. My first step in this process was designing the bass using fusion 360 to create a profile. Once the design was finalized, I cut the wood, glued it together, messed it up, and had to cut it back apart, then glued it once more. I am continuing to make my bass and should be done soon.

Website with pictures: website

Annotated bibliography: bibliography

How can I make a difference in the world? That’s the question that drove me during my capstone and I always wanted to do more with each interpretation of my capstone. For my Capstone, I created a video and website based on the homeless crisis currently taking place in America. I chose this topic because I wanted to make a difference with my capstone. I wanted to impact other people’s lives in some capacity. The journey to do this was long and hard but thinking realistically was the key to accomplishing this capstone. The first thing I had in mind was a bench of some kind for homeless people who are not in any shelter and are roaming in the city. But given the anti-homelessness and political discourse in the current political spectrum, I deemed that too hard to accomplish. So I looked elsewhere here you can see me emailing the participant at Project Home which introduces the core aspect of my project collaboration.

Collaboration with an organization elevated this Capstone into a more interactive project and allowed me more ways to be active in the real world. I continue to contact Project Home over a series of months until eventually, I settled with John Owen In-kind - Gift coordinator the overseer of volunteering. From there we schedule a meeting over zoom for talks for me to interview John Owens for my Video Capstone.

After the successful zoom meeting, I was granted permission to interview John Owens at Project Home. This really shows my ability to lead and have the initiative to direct my capstone in the direction I wanted it to go. From there I went to Project Home and interviewed John Owens where I asked him a series of questions that were tailored to the students of Science Leadership Academy. I wanted the future Students at Science Leadership Academy to be given the video for decades to come so they always know what they can do to help the world. And to benefit themselves specifically the Juniors and Sophomores who will need a LIP so that they can choose Project Home for that. To go above and Beyond the collaboration of my capstone project, I also made a website. This website is my own personal creation to raise awareness of the homeless crisis happening right now in Philadelphia. As well as a tutorial on how to directly volunteer at Project Home to make an immediate impact.

Video Linked https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wtAfHL4DsFFqkVCpVhZwPyaEMXLwZFWh/view?usp=sharing

Website Linked https://sites.google.com/scienceleadership.org/aslahome/hall-of-volunteers?authuser=0

Annotated Bibliography https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f8z39sibCNgOqIhzVSz31RL58hkkOaV-xiwAu_FMGwk/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone, I wanted to find out how I improve the experience of volunteers at non profits using 3D printed using computer aided design that I learned in CTE Engineering, specifically a cloud-based 3D modeling software platform by the name of Fusion 360.

The goal was to create a design for a produce cutting tool for uses in a non-profit food distributor to the local homeless population for volunteers to use, named Manna on Main Street, located at 420 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

I had decided to bring other seniors to volunteer at Manna with me, however I encountered obstacles of the product I made being too small to function, and for the size to be able to properly be used as intended, the 3D printer would not allow for such size. When speaking to people at Manna, they informed me that foreign objects were not allowed in the kitchen, so that hindered the completion of my capstone in that regard.

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I built 2 picnic tables one regular size and one for pre-schoolers and 2 benches a few months back for SLA. I have now furthered this idea by making another picnic table for the preschoolers I work for. it’s roughly the same design as the last table but smaller and better for the environment of the school. One thing I improved on in the second table was making sure to sand the boards prior to putting them together making the table safer for younger children. I also made sure all of the corners were dull so as no not to poke someone’s eye out if they fall. The main idea behind the benches was to be able I left something behind once I move on into college and the next part of my life. I found that in doing so I have given the communities something to enjoy. Even the steps that didn’t involve the tables, like the carwash, gave something to the community which I am proud of.

Inquiry- I first started this project on the basis that I love making things with my hands. I found it to be fun and relaxing and wanted to find ways to challenge what I have already made. So I asked myself how I could make this Picnic table better than it already is.
Research- To make the best picnic table possible I would have to research. I began researching the best materials and strategies for making them. I then realized this wasn’t enough, I would also have to find out what uses the table could be used for such as storage and comfort.

Collaboration- I have had many family members and friends help so far and are excited to have many more people help in the future.

Reflection- While in the moment and really up until writing this I thought of this as just some project to get me through high school, I now see it as my opportunity to give back to the people who have given so much to me.

Presentation- The final presentation of this project will be the picnic table I am creating, along with my outline of what I have done to pursue this goal of finishing. I would like to show SLA what I am capable of.

As a method of air-breathing propulsion, turbojet engines have the advantage of being highly efficient, but this comes at the cost of mechanical complexity and consequently high manufacturing price. With this in mind, the primary goal of this project was to explore the ways in which turbojet complexity could be reduced while still maintaining high levels of efficiency. This was done by researching the principles on which turbojets operated, identifying the causes of fuel efficiency as well as the conditions necessary for combustion. A design was hypothesized that utilized solid fuel with a weak chemical oxidizer, in theory allowing for compressor efficiency to be low while still achieving combustion. Because it was unknown whether a partial chemically-oxidized fuel could still be further oxidized by compressed air, several preliminary tests were conducted. The results showed that this was possible, supporting the feasibility of this engine and allowing the experiment to continue. The next step was to test whether a partially-oxidized fuel could solely sustain compressor start-up, as this would precede atmospheric oxidation and the combustion would be inherently weak. A solid-fuel turbine was designed and built, being designated as Prototype 1. In addition to testing deoxygenated compressor startup, Prototype 1 demonstrated whether the simple materials used in construction could withstand the extreme conditions of a turbojet engine. The results of the test revealed that the turbine accelerated to 6,300 RPM in 2.33 seconds, proving the feasibility of deoxygenated startup.

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For my capstone project, I created resources to help new engineers in SLA get their footing. I started by labeling each machine with easy to read, laminated cards. Then, I focused on the laser cutter, which was about to endure the Rube Goldberg project, which uses it heavily. The guide that already existed was bare-bones, so I added a lot more detail. After the laser cutter guide was finished, I was unsure of what to do next. That’s when mr. Kamal introduced me to the wonderful world of 3D printing. Over a few months, I wrote tutorials for all four printer models in the shop. Each tutorial is connected to a 3D printing master document. It has a set of stats comparing each printer alongside recommended uses. For example, the Form 2 is arduous to use and clean, but the result is beautifully smooth. Alongside the master document, I printed the same model on each printer. I chose 3DBenchy as the example model, which is a small cartoon boat commonly used to calibrate printers. I then mounted them side by side. Using the mount, a beginner can scan the QR code and reference the example prints to decide which printer to use. Overall, this project was engaging the whole way through. I never thought I’d be interested in 3D printing; it always seemed too limited to be useful. I’m more excited than ever to learn more, and maybe even get a printer of my own in the future.

Above are the example prints and the 3D printing master document.

After creating Into The Basement, a short documentary about the Philly underground music scene in digital video class (with Leo Cohen, Nick Werner, Ellis Measley, and El Newburger), Nick and I were inspired to continue the project. The original plan was to basically make a longer documentary, interview more artists, and go more in depth about the scene and everything surrounding it; the good, the bad, and the ugly. That plan did not work out. So, now working alone, I resolved to take the documentary idea, and instead turn it into a magazine. With the help of a lot of people, including Nick, I was able to interview many more individuals involved in the underground music scene, not limited to artists/musicians, archivists, and sound engineers. After the hair-pulling process of fundraising, transcribing interview after interview, coming up with article topics, writing the articles, pulling quotes, doing more research, gathering photos, designing a layout, and making graphics, the magazine was finally here. Covering what the underground and the concept of ‘DIY’ actually means, the analysis of punk rock as a genre, the differences between the past and the current state of the scene, and more, as well as full interviews with artists who are able to give two different perspectives, I sincerely hope I’ve represented everything accurately and fairly(and also remained just the right amount of self-insertive). This is the digital version, and I’m in the process of getting the final product printed professionally. If you are curious, and would like to know more, I invite you all into the basement.

Here is a small excerpt from my interview with Cheshire Agusta of Stinking Lizaveta:

And here are some pages of my final magazine:

Here is the link to the full magazine

Here is the link to my annotated bibliography

For my capstone project I chose to do a donation drive around my neighborhood and then use those donations that I collected to donate them to different organizations around the Philadelphia area. The reason why chose to do this as my capstone project is because around my house there’s an old man who often comes by our house because he has no place to live so our family normally gives him some clothes and food so I wanted to give back to the less fortunate by donating the clothes that I cannot wear or don’t like. In order to get a perspective on if people would donate or not I made a survey asking them if they donate and they don’t donate then why so. From that survey the results I got were that while people want to donate they can’t because either their schedule is too crowded or they don’t know where to donate. I then went around my neighborhood to collect donations from my neighbors. I did this every weekend for a month. I then went to different donation centers and donated the clothes that I got to those places.

Bibliography

Hersch, Elizabeth G. “Know Homelessness .” Know Homelessness, October 2020. http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/. I found this source to be useful because I wanted to know how many homeless people are in the Philadelphia area. The reason why I wanted to know this is because whenever I am on the subway or when I’m around my neighborhood I always manage to see a homeless person or someone in need. This source allows me to know how big the homeless problem is in the city of Philadelphia. I am surprised how there are fewer homeless people than I had initially thought but it is still a problem that needs to be addressed before it becomes too big to handle. Lu, Diana. “Where to Donate Stuff in Philly.” https://www.inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 18, 2018. https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/donate-furniture-clothes-philadelphia-pickups-20211018.html. This source provides information about some good places to donate in philly. I say this is a good source for me because it tells me some good places where I can donate clothes, toys and other things. This can help me find the perfect place to donate all the stuff that the people that need it. Another reason why this helps me is because I don’t know the city of philadelphia like the back of my hand as I stay inside often due to Covid regulations so this website helps me find some good places in which I can donate the stuff that I have collected. Colón, Siani. “Here Are 7 Places Where You Can Donate Clothes in Philly.” Kensington Voice, August 14, 2020. https://kensingtonvoice.com/en/here-are-7-places-you-can-donate-clothes-to-in-philly/. I chose this article because it provides some more information about where to donate in philadelphia. This can be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This would allow me to be able to be as efficient as possible when it comes to traveling to the donation centers as I could find the ones that are closest to where I am. Mers, Tony. “The Importance of Donating Clothes.” GoGreenDrop Blog, August 20, 2020. https://www.gogreendrop.com/blog/the-importance-of-donating-clothes/. I chose this article because it shows the importance of donation and why people should do it. Since I want to run a donation drive as my capstone then I would need to be able to teach people about the importance of donating and how that can positively impact someone’s life. Another reason as to why this is a good source is because I can use this source to compel other people to donate their stuff to the drive. This is the main objective in why I want to do my capstone so this source helps so that to the people that I am presenting to.

Mers, Tony. “How to Plan A Donation Drive for Charity.” GoGreenDrop Blog. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.gogreendrop.com/blog/how-to-plan-a-donation-drive-for-charity/. The reason why I chose to use this source is because since I have a lack of knowledge in terms of planning a donation drive this website can help me make a good plan for that in terms of my capstone project. This can help me in a big way as I won’t be as confused on what to do and as such make my work for planning this event more efficient and less stressful in terms of my mental health. Another upside to this is that it also puts less stress on the mentor (Mr Symonds) as he can focus on other things to help with the capstone.

Zau, Renee. “10 Tips and Tricks for a Successful Donation Drive.” DonationMatch. In-kind Donation and Marketing Platform | DonationMatch, April 24, 2018. https://www.donationmatch.com/blog-list/index.php/10-tips-tricks-successful-donation-drive. I chose this article because I want to make this capstone as successful as possible so I believe that through this article it can help me do the best drive that I can do within my power.This can help me in a big way as I won’t be as confused on what to do and as such make my work for planning this event more efficient and less stressful in terms of my mental health. Another upside to this is that it also puts less stress on the mentor (Mr Symonds) as he can focus on other things to help with the capstone. “Philadelphia Clothing Donations.” GreenDrop, LLC. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.gogreendrop.com/philadelphia-donations. The reason for me choosing this source is because it is another organization that could potentially help me with this capstone project. This could be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This can help reduce the amount of time it takes for me to find organizations to help with my capstone and reduce the amount of time that it takes for me to plan the event.

“Where to Donate Clothing Here in Philadelphia.” Temple Sustainability Blog, October 22, 2020. https://sites.temple.edu/tusustainability/2020/10/22/donate-clothing-in-philadephia/. The reason as to why I chose this article is because it provides some more information about where to donate in philadelphia. This can be a helpful article when it comes to my capstone project because it provides more places for me to donate the clothes that I get during the drive. Another reason why it helps is because I can narrow down the places to the donation centers that are close to where I live. This would allow me to be able to be as efficient as possible when it comes to traveling to the donation centers as I could find the ones that are closest to where I am.

As a kid, I was fortunate enough to grow up with theatre. Because of this, I wanted to do a project that could help spread a former passion of mine. I decided to make a documentary on the theatre program at Overbrook Educational Center (OEC). OEC is an elementary/ middle school located in West Philadelphia. With their recently developed theatre program, I wanted to explore its effects on the youth that participated. Since March, I’ve been going to their rehearsals 2-3 times a week, documenting their production of High School Musical. The more I attended rehearsals, the more I fell in love with the stories I could tell about their experiences. I learned very quickly how theatre improved the characteristics of many of the participants. Some people grew more confident and others found a voice they didn’t know they had. With all of that in mind, I realized that making a documentary solely for this senior project wasn’t enough. Even after I am finished with my senior year, I will continue to produce the project as a full-length documentary. Every member of the cast deserves to have their voices heard about something they care about.

The video I prepared as my capstone is a reflection of my time thus far with them. It recaps what I learned and what I’m excited about in the future. It features interviews with a few of the cast members and ample observational footage. I hope you enjoy!

Annotated Bibliography

Some Extra Pictures!

Documentary Film Treatment