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Jasir Massey-Campbell's Capstone

Posted by Jasir Massey-Campbell in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:16 am

For my capstone, I decided to create a video game database. Unlike a game review website that only focuses on the content analysis of video games, my vision was to create a website that works similarly to that of a library database plus more. I created a sample website that would highlight multiple aspects of the gaming field. It is a website that moderators will use to publish multiple sources of information for all of the top video game youtubers and authors for important companies such as IGN (International Gaming Network) as well as allowing amateur gamers to publish their own reviews for gamers who find those type of reviews more reliable. The goal of my capstone was to make the first, as far as I know of, to not just be one gaming website, but a bunch of gaming websites in one. To do this, I had to gather a bunch of links and connect them to my website. This is extremely time consuming as the purpose was not to just get information from a few websites but from a wide range to create a wide perspective. Not only that but I had to design it. If this was to get funded, it would be the first of its kind whereas no other website features reviews from multiple sources including amateurs gamers.

Click here to see website

Click here to see bibliography (My bibliography is unrelated because I had changed my capstone)

Alhaji Koita “Capstone”: SLA’S Periodic Table

Posted by Alhaji Koita in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:14 am

The capstone is one of the most influential & creative projects that Science Leadership produces. Each year students progress their talents to a bigger stage than just your everyday keynote presentation. This yearly long project takes blood, sweat, and tears to conquer. When Seniors begin this project they comprise their learnings from the last 3 years to come up with an appealing piece of work. An ideal capstone for students usually follows their passions. My passion is collecting and informing information. Some might call this journalism, I’d agree with statement 10 times of 10. Relaying information to people is something that I plan to study in college. My original idea for a capstone was to create an online podcast site for SLA students. Their I would’ve received ideas from SLA students on topics and themes that would be addressed in my podcast. After thinking over the elements of my project I decided that it wouldn’t suffice for an imprint on the SLA community. I wanted my presence to be ever lasting. So the idea hit me an art piece that would faithfully attached to the SLA community. I joined forces with another SLA senior, Kenyatta Bundy Jr, we came together to amass this masterpiece. When I complied the idea to Kenyatta he was electric. Like stated before relaying information is my passion, so the idea to me is simply beautiful. The original idea was to create a massive periodic table. Instead of relaying the elements, we wanted to relay students and teachers feelings of the education institution known as SLA. That being relayed in one word that describes SLA in one word. This would be placed in each 12 by 12 inch block. In addition to that students & teachers age would also be specified. To complete the tiles, the students graduating year would be placed in the top right corner. I have to say that this project has been one of the most difficult to complete. It has matured me as an individual. While management of time is one of the most important things I can take from this, it was a blast creating this piece of art.

While Kenyatta and I worked diligently on this project there is of course special thanks in order for our Capstone Mentor. An SLA english teacher for 9th and 12th graders, whose help was extremely appreciated. Guiding us through the process is something that I know both of us will not forget. This project of course would not be possible without the SLA community help as well. Without them relaying their information to us, this project would have failed miserably. I am eternally grateful to attend a school with students willing to help each other out, no matter the stress or difficulty it may bring.

Here is the link to my Bibliography, along with photos of the table.

Azaria Burton's Capstone

Posted by Azaria Burton in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 10:54 pm

Capstone Abstract

My Senior Capstone Project was to learn how to use Processing by attending my computer science engineering class everyday, creating a blog showing what I learned in class and to create a game that was completely separate from my class in order to show what skills I had learned throughout the year. I wanted to learn how to use Processing for my capstone because I realized how important coding is and I wanted to learn a completely new skill this year instead of doing my capstone on a topic that I was already knowledgeable about. I created the blog so that others would have a chance to see what Mr. Miles taught my class, but also so that I could track what I had learned and be able to see how my coding skills progressed over the school year. Lastly, I created a game separate from my class because I wanted to show that I am able to create a code using Processing without having Mr. Miles walk me through it. I also believe that the combination of my blog and my game will get people more interested in CSE while also being able to see how I’ve evolved over the year. Although I’ve enjoyed creating my senior Capstone I have had some rough patches. The biggest one being creating my asteroids game because I only have computer science twice a week and there were skills that I hadn’t learned in class that I had to learn by myself in order to complete my game. In all, I enjoyed completing my capstone.

Link to my blog: http://aburtoncse.blogspot.com/

My blog post shows all of the work I've done this year

Link to video showing my Asteroid game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Bdx7HK5XE&feature=youtu.be

I also have a picture of my Ping Pong game below and my annotated bibliography is attached. I created the ping pong game as a homework assignment but will also be showing at my Capstone presentation.

Capstone Annotated Bibliography, Azaria Burton

Lala Doumbia Capstone

Posted by Lala Doumbia in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 9:54 pm

The goal of this project of this project to help the SLA student with laptop insurices. We all have to pay $75 every year. We wanted to give it to someone so they won’t have to think about how they will get the money to pay it. We made it into a scholarship call scholarship B . A . S . I . S (Bold and Successful Intelligent Scholars). To make it funny for the student at SLA we fundraise and made a 2 part spirit week. I had up one week well my partner the 2nd week. This was to help people get into school spirit. This was to also help people be open and no judge anyone.

"Spirit Week Ideas |NoBullying|." NoBullyingBullying Cyber Bullying Resources Advice. N.p., 11 Nov. 2014. Web. 22 May 2015.

"Leadership Empowerment Group, LLC." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.leadershipempowermentgroup.com/>.

We are working them feel empowerment in group. Most people don’t know how an empowerment look like when it come to real life. This is one of the group that I found. They talk about how they teach the people how to become a leader more. In Science leadership they teach everyone how they come become a leadership. So I would like to help the people in our group.

"Personal Empowerment." Developing. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/personal-empowerment.html>.

In this source they talk about how people should language and what they should do to have self-empowerment. It show you hints on how you can start with develop trust, understand our strengths, weaknesses and limits, and last develop confidence and self-esteem. This goes with more program because they will help themself feel they can do anything. I would like that for everyone who will be a part of the program.

"The Science." : The Growth Mindset. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mindsetworks.com/webnav/whatismindset.aspx>.

In this source they talk about a growth mindset on how does the teacher, parent, and student. They talk about how the students are enthusiastic, hard-working, persistent learners. They take charge over their own success. This goes with more program because they will help themself feel they can do anything. I would like that for everyone who will be a part of the program.

"Start Something for a Child Today - Big Brothers Big Sisters." Start Something for a Child Today - Big Brothers Big Sisters. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2015. <http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962335/k.BE16/Home.htm>.

In this source they talk provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. This goes with more program because they will help themself feel they can do anything. I would like that for everyone who will be a part of the program.

"Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are." Amy Cuddy:. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en#t-134675>

In this source they talk about Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success. This show that we will need to work on body language on the program.

"My Mother's Strange Definition of Empowerment." Khadija Gbla:. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ted.com/talks/khadija_gbla_my_mother_s_strange_definition_of_empowerment>.

Khadija Gbla grew up caught between two definitions of what it means to be an “empowered woman.” While her Sierra Leonean mother thought that circumcising her — and thus stifling her sexual urges — was the ultimate form of empowerment, her culture as a teenager in Australia told her that she deserved pleasure and that what happened to her was called “female genital mutilation.” This goes with more program because they will help themself feel they can do anything. I would like that for everyone who will be a part of the program.

Bronson, Mary H., and Don Merki. Glencoe Health. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print.

In this source they talk about how people can keep their health good. They show who people can keep their mindset good. They wanted everyone to talk care of them self. Most people in our program we are trying to get them to understand that they need to take care of them self to become a better person .

"Depression Center: Symptoms, Causes, Medications, and Therapies."WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2015. <http://www.webmd.com/depression/default.htm>.

In this source they talk about the symptoms of depression . Most people don’t know the depression is a sickness. Know this I know people in high school that are depress and they don’t know what to do if they have it this will show you how to stop it and work to fix it.

"Teen Depression." Definition. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-depression/basics/definition/con-20035222>.

In this source they talk about teen depression. It show the percentage of student that become depress. This show that people do get depress but school work, or not being able to do the things that other people can do. It also talk about bullying.

"School Bullying." - Bullying Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/school-bullying.html>.

In this source they talk about how people get bullied at school. How people don’t do anything when it happen. in our program we will try to get the mto talk to us. Which we can help them by tell someone who can help them.

Nomi Martin-Brouillette Captsone

Posted by Nomi Martin-Brouillette in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 2:55 pm

I want to be a community organizer when I grow up, and I care a lot about the future of public education and public goods/infrastructure in this country. For my Capstone, I started a Philadelphia Student Union chapter at SLA. We met every week on Thursdays in Mr. Blocks room during X Band for the whole period, averaging with about 10 people at each meeting with 20 people who were involved in some way. I planned and facilitated the meetings and activities each week. This met with meeting with the executive director of PSU every week. To start a chapter, I also had to join the citywide meetings and involve myself with citywide campaigns. With the chapter and in the citywide PSU I helped organize protests, rallies, and direct actions, spoke at rallies, volunteered, lectured in college classes, launched campaigns, recruited members, planned and facilitated meetings, registered voters, connected with Student Unions across the country, developed leaders at SLA to take over next year, and wrote for the PSU newsletter.

I learn a lot about what it means to be an organizer. I learned nitty gritty things like when to time meet ins, sign in/up sheets, larger things like developing leaders, talking to the press, planning actions, facilitating meet ins. I also learned big lessons about organizing, organizing and ethics, how hard this work is, claiming power, making space for everyone, and what kind of world I want to live in.

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morethanatest.wordpress.com - A campaign the SLA chapter of PSU launched.

https://twitter.com/morethanatest - Our twitter campaign for our More Than A Test campaign started by SLA PSU chapter members.

Various press articles:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/high-school-students-across-the-country-are-fighting-for-their-rights-20150311

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewcNR4_3eJI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcQ6i19ipsQ

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/10921597-philadelphia-high-school-students-host-die-in/

http://technical.ly/philly/2015/04/15/science-leadership-academy-opt-out-standardized-testing/

http://thenotebook.org/blog/148011/students-hold-die-protest-grand-jury-decisions

http://articles.philly.com/2015-04-20/news/61308141_1_pssa-testing-graduation-requirement-high-stakes-testing

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Here is my bibliography

Klarissa Hudson Capstone

Posted by Klarissa Hudson in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 8:57 am

For my capstone I raised money for Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP) through baked goods and card sales. My original plan was to sell the cards on an online website but it required a credit card and being eighteen. It was tedious so I decided just to sell them in school. Throughout the year I scheduled and conducted multiple bake sales raising over eight hundred dollars for the hospital. I made cards for halloween and christmas but ended up not selling any of them due to not having enough time to create multiple copies for purchasing. For valentine's day I tried selling cards but was told that I couldn't because someone was already selling valentines' grams. On the thursday and friday before mother's day I hosted a card making bash where students and teachers could either make their own cards or have me make them. After going through this whole process and having many experiences I've learned that having a card business is actually harder than it looks. I didn't take it that seriously at first but people prefer just grabbing a card really quick than actually sitting down and making it themselves. Overall it was fun to have this experience and to use something that I like doing to raise money for a good cause. Please enjoy some pictures of cards made this year and feel free to leave comments or questions.

Annotated Bibliography

"Blog: Top 10 Ideas for Valentine’s Day Cards." Creative Popup Cards. Creative, 6 Feb. 2013. Web. <http://www.creativepopupcards.com/blog/top-10-ultimate-ideas-for-valentines-day-cards-gifts.php>.

This website has ten unique valentine’s day cards that the author thinks are the most interesting. All the cards have different designs and styles on them that make arts and crafts more fancy and fun. There are stencil cards, pop up cards, cut out cards, window cards, origami cards, and many other types of cards on this website. There are also multiple video tutorials and templates on this website for people to use when trying to create the cards. The website also gives a list of supplies and steps that are needed to create each type of card that offered.

"Button Heart Valentine's Day Card." YouTube. K Werner Design, 28 Dec. 2008. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERK1nWzm7oU>.

This is a video that gives a step by step tutorial on how to make a button heart card. The video is very short and clear due to the steps being easy and repetitive. This video is made to help people who want to make a heart without having to draw it in the classic way. This video really comes in handy when wanting to create an appealing and original heart card that won’t fall apart. The video has some steps that it skips because there are some repetitive sections that don’t have to be shown but overall the video is very helpful with the ideas that it gives.

Courtney. "Easy Valentine's Day Cards." Babyccino Kids Blog. N.p., 4 Feb. 2013. Web. <http://babyccinokids.com/blog/2013/02/04/easy-valentines-day-cards/>.

This website shows people how to create Valentine’s Day cards. The card on this website is in the shape of a heart and is folded up into an envelope with a heart sticker to seal it shut. It gives people creative and useful ideas to create professional cards that will surprise someone. This blog is a first hand account of the processes of making the cards. It provides detailed step by step pictures to guide the viewers along the way. The feedbacks at the bottom of the website makes the source more credible and to see how hear or easy the card actually is to make.

Kitts, Kayla. "Handmade Valentine's Day Cards." HGTV. HGTV, n.d. Web. <http://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/10-handmade-valentines-day-cards-pictures>.

This website has eleven different ideas for people who want to create their own cards for valentine’s day. The cards are all very different from one another and are unique in their own way. It gives people a good range of options to choose from and build off of if they get inspired by what they see. The website doesn’t have a tutorial but it gives clear photos of the end product so that people can see what it’s supposed to look like when they get finished. Each card also has words written on them so that people have an idea of what they can write when they make their own.

"KUKU CARD Teddy Bear Invitation (Osito)." YouTube. YouTube, 5 Apr. 2012. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoE2se9wt5A>.

This is a video that gives a step by step tutorial on how to make a teddy bear card. There are many different components and steps that go into creating a flashy teddy bear. This video is made to help people who want to make a bear that people will want to buy and keep. This video really comes in handy when wanting to create an appealing teddy bear card. The video has some steps that can probably be skipped due to time and availability of supplies but overall the video is helpful and insightful.

Noemi. "Love Is in the Air, Rainbow Heart Balloon, Blank Card." Etsy. Etsy, 1 Feb. 2012. Web. <https://www.etsy.com/listing/91164513/last-1-love-is-in-the-air-rainbow-heart>.

So this website has an enlarged picture of a card with heart balloons on them with strings attached to the bottom. The website also gives a list of all the supplies that will be needed to create that type of card. The card on the website can also be bought and sent to people in the mail. The size of the card is also written down on this website. This website gives you the tools to create the card yourself or to just buy one that is already made from the author so that you can choose which way you want to spend your money.

Plamondon, Monita. "Candy Valentines with Printable." Favecrafts.com. Favecrafts, 2011. Web. <http://www.favecrafts.com/Valentines-Day/Candy-Valentines-with-Printable>.

This website is about how to create small candy pods for valentine’s day. The website gives step by step pictures of what the pod should look like during each step. It also gives a template that people can download instead of trying to make the pod free hand. The website also gives a list and picture of the supplies that will be needed in order to create the candy pods as well as the types of candy that will be able to fit inside of the pods. Another thing that the website insides are the sizes of the pods and the type of paper that can be used in order to make them and not have the material too thin or thick.

"Red Hearted Valentines Card." Karoove. N.p., 6 Jan. 2013. Web. <http://www.karoove.co.uk/red-hearted-valentines-card>.

This website is a step by step run through of how the author made their card. The website has multiple pictures showing the process of making the card and what’s needed to make it. There’s also an introduction that briefly goes over the supplies needed in order to properly make the card. The card is easy and simple to make so there are only three or four steps that the website lists in it. The card has a big heart on it that is made out of an array of different sized heart stickers and there’s a banner over the front with a short message saying “Be My Valentine.”

"Tarjeta Pop-Up Flores 3D." YouTube. YouTube, 19 Sept. 2011. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IwdqCF831s>.

This is a video that gives a step by step tutorial on how to make a pop up flower card. There are a couple repetitive steps in creating a flower card so once you know how to one part correctly it gets easier. This video is made to help people who want to make a card that people will be amazed by when they open it up. This video really comes in handy when wanting to create an interesting flower card. The video has some steps that it skips because there are some repetitive sections that don’t have to be shown but overall the video is very helpful and clear.

"Weaving Danish Heart Baskets for Jul." Radmegan. Radmegan, 1 Dec. 2010. Web. <http://radmegan.com/2010/12/weaving-danish-heart-baskets-for-jul.html>.

This website shows people how to make a heart by weaving cloth together. It has some step by step pictures of how to create the heart with paragraphs in between each one to further explain the process of how to make them. There is also an introduction at the top explaining why the author decided to make these and what she was celebrating. The author goes into talking about what the traditions and holidays are in Denmark. The author also goes on to say the different holidays that you can use this one design for so that you don’t have to throw out any extra hearts that you make.

André Gallagher-Souza Capstone

Posted by Andre Souza in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:54 pm

For my capstone project I raised money doing " magic shows " for the SLA boys basketball team. I wanted to combine two things I like in something fun.

I created contact with my Equatorian friend's host family, and theywere the ones who helped me in stting up the events. In the first three weeks, I just performed in block parties; they would hire me to entertain the people, but the last one was something bigger. They took me for a booth where I had to attract people to their tend with my magic tricks. They made announcements and everything for me...

At the end of the project I raised 400$ which was the amount of money that I had combined with Mr. Kay ( the basketball coach ). With this money he could purchase new jerseys for the boys.

The project was a success! The project helped me in creating new firends, contacts, opportunities, etc. At the end, I could notice that I was a lot more confident in performing and handling the crowd, which helps you in express yourself better; and of course... the improvement of the language since English is my second one.

1st Source

"Bicycle Cards." Bicycle® Playing Cards. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.

< http://www.bicyclecards.com/> .

I selected this source because the 3 most important things for you to become a magician , or if you want to become one, are : The performance, skill ( sleight of hand ) and EQUIPMENT.
Since I began studying magic , I always had difficulty making certain movements with the cards , and I was often annoyed because my movements were not equal, as the magicians that I admire. So after I discovered that professional magicians used this deck brand , I ran to the internet to see if they had a own site .
Having the right equipment makes a big difference, with the right deck we are able to make techniques and advanced moves that leave people impressed , thus making the performance at another level , because the only thing you want to do while does a magic trick, is to impress the audience .

2nd Source

"How to Do the Dynamo Shuffle / Sybil Cut Tutorial / Learn Card Flourishes / REVEALED." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIVP-jCMYow >

This source is extremely important, because I think it was because of it that I had this desire to learn all I know. At the beginning of my life as a "magician" if I can say that... I did not want to do anything that was connected with magic, I just wanted to do "cool" things with a deck, which are called "cardistry". It was in this video I started my passion for cards and so it was taking me to what I am today.On the page of this video, all the others videos that were related, were about magic tricks, then one day I was interested to a trick that was called: The ambitious card, (which is now a performance I do all the time) I clicked and so it all began.

3rd Source

"David Blaine Real Or Magic TV Show 2013 Full." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU4YQJYM6yo >

I selected this source because this magician called david blaine, is my mentor. All I know is because of him, I watched his performances so much that now I perform exactly like him. It was at this particular show, he did with celebrities like Kate Perry, Kenye West ... I started to like him, because everyone likes magic, but to see a magician doing absurd things with stars that we love, makes us, want to do the same.

Whenever I see, and think something is cool, I do not content myself with only watching, I want to learn, and that's my motto of life, if I can say that. Now I can take the same people’s reaction, that he was taking from those people on that show.

4th Source

"David Blaine Street Magic (Made in 1997 - 2013)." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqJ0GaVU344 >

I found this source very useful because in my early days as a magician, because I wanted to be a pro with cards, I did not want to make big shows on stages and things like that, so I thought myself to be a card magician. In this video we see David Blaine( the magician) performing what we call, street magic, which for me is the best kind of magic, because we go on the streets, and we ask random people if they want to see something amazing with simple objects, like a cell phone, a balloon or a pack of cards.

5th Source

"Disturb Reality." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/user/howtoDisturbReality >

This source is, and was useful for me, because while i was practicing it was in this Youtube channel that I learned my first magic moves, the guys who used to make the videos, used to make tutorials, for basic sleight of hands techniques. I started watching his videos to learn amateur card tricks. With time passing I realized that those videos was , becoming very " basic" for me, so then I started to read books, written by great magicians, because I wanted to upgrade level as a card magician. Because it is in old books that we study the true secrets of magic.

6th Source

"SECRETS OF DAVID BLAINE." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvz7a3kOB1A >

Most of my sources are videos, and in this video source is very useful because, the guy that presents the video, give us tips for people that wants to do street magic. He give us very good tips, about how to approach people that we never met, performance tips, how to handle the crowd etc. When I was back in Brazil I made a street magic video with two other friends, and It was one of the coolest thing I've ever done, and in this video that I mentioned, the guy says things that you really need to know, things that I had to do in my street magic video, so it worth it check it out.

7th Source

"Lincoln Now: The Art of Cardistry by Dan and Dave." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPCJY2Ctdzs >

This source provides us, cardistry.

Cardistry, is nothing more nothing less , than fancy moves, and techniques, that you need to learn to be a good card magician. Because once you are skilled with cards, the first thing that you need to do, is to show the audience that you are good, we need to show them that we are going to do something amazing with the cards, we are not going to do a amateur trick. This is very important because if you make cardistry moves (before you perform the magic trick for it self), for someone, this person will expect something awesome, and then you will have a better reaction.

8th Source

"On How I Approach Strangers in the Street | Humans of New York Creator Brandon Stanton | UCD, Dublin." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxzlGPrM3A >

I found this source useful because, the guy that is talking in this video is a photographer, and he is telling us how he asked random people on the streets to take pictures of them. And he told us how he accomplished that, in one of the coldest city in the world, which is New York. And this is very useful because when we perform street magic we must know those same things, because it is the same concept. We need to be quick, precise and do something remarkable. Make the the day of those people.

9th Source

"A Beginner’s Guide to Fundraising." The Fundraising Authority RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015.

<http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-basics/>.

This source provided me information about how to create an organized and successful fundraiser. I have been doing card magic for a long time, but I have never done it to make a profit and help others. Because of that I will need to persuade the viewers to give me money. This will mean that I have to be very charming and respectful. I think I will be able to get them to pay me because the money will go to the SLA basketball team and my tricks are impressive. One limitation to this site is that it is not made for small events like mine.

10th Source

"David Blaine Street Magic." David Blaine Style Best Free Magic Tricks Revealed. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.

< http://www.goodtricks.net/david-blaine-street-magic-tricks.html >

This source is useful because it give us a few exemple tricks that we can do while performing on the streets. Because once you are on the streets we need to be quick, we can not take so much time of the audience, so in this source we can select a few tricks that are very good for this condition. One limitation that I found on this source, is that at the examples, there is just a few card tricks, and I wished there was more so I could have more ideas, since I am a card magician.

Marcus Burrell Capstone

Posted by Marcus Burrell in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:45 pm

http://https://docs.google.com/document/d/12_OjNVpn9s7voYpQi7-syrW6C1zIholO5K3u2aWhZlI/editMy capstone was completed as of may 18th. Another student and myself hosted the first ever SLA Ultimate frisbee clinic where we taught new players and JV players how to play the sport. Passing down our knowledge and what we have learned to them. You could say it's like we are going to continue playing through them after we graduate. The whole point was to prepare them for the future and make another championship run and continue the great name that the Rockets have created. As well as spreading awareness about the sport. People hear the name and immediately think it's something dumb or soft, until you actually play the sport. It is probably one of the hardest sports to play aside from athleticism. The amount if skill and brain power needed for this sport is incredible and does not receive enough credit. More people should be out playing Ultimate and that is exactly what we tried to encourage. The clinic was a huge success as kids left the fields with smiles on their faces. Honestly, there is no greater joy than playing Ultimate Frisbee for Science Leadership Academy.

Brian Birkmire Captsone

Posted by Brian Birkmire in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:31 pm

My Capstone project was to host an Ultimate Frisbee tournament with my peer Julian Makarechi called “Hip-Hop” for other high school teams all around Philadelphia. The purpose of the project was to not only give back to the teams that consistently host tournaments but to also build networks with PADA, PHUEL, and the other teams attending. We worked with many people to get supplies like snacks, cones, porter potties, and merchandise. It was a difficult process but the outcome was magnificent and everything went smooth. We were able to have a two day tournament (Saturday & Sunday) at the field in Oaks, PA, for all of the boys teams while the girls played Saturday only. In total, we had about 16 teams that came out to support us. I learned from this experience how to put myself out there and step outside my comfort zone. I also learned what it takes to create an event and how much time and effort is put into it.

Sources:

#1 Chris Lehmann (Coach of SLA Boys Varsity Ultimate/Principle of Science Leadership Academy) "Chris Lehmann." Interview by Brian J. Birkmire. Chris Lehmann. SLA Varsity Ultimate. Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA, n.d. Television.”

This is a reliable source because Mr. Lehmann has been playing for 23 years and is well known throughout the entire Ultimate world. He has been a huge asset and a wonderful mentor, giving us the right knowledge to complete tasks and contact the right associates. Also, he has been to and played at hundreds of tournaments throughout his Frisbee career, so he knows exactly what to have at the events. There were no limitations to this source because we can ask Lehmann anything at any given moment.

#2 "Home." Philadelphia Area Disc Alliance. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <pada.org>”

This is a reliable source because it has contacts of everyone we’ve already and will be in communication with. We used the website to find the Program Director of PADA, Rick Atkins. Also, this website gives information on how long the people have been in charge and have worked for PADA. This website is useful because it gives a schedule for any upcoming events that I can attend, also allowing us to promote our tournament. This source’s only limitation is what it can offer, but it gave us plenty of information to work with and especially who to keep in touch with to have everything we need for the tournament.

#3 Rick Atkins (PADA Program Director) "Rick Atkins." Interview by Brian J. Birkmire. Rick Atkins. PADA. Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA, n.d. Television.”

Rick has been a huge asset to the entire capstone project. I can’t tell you how many emails we’ve exchanged getting us much detailed information as possible. Rick has helped us immensely with what to have, what to bring, who to contact, when to contact them and much more. We are continuously in communication with Rick, even if it means we must send emails consistently, but it is imperative that we get any and all information necessary. We will continue to keep in touch with him about the finalization of our tournament. There are no limitations to this source because we can ask Rick for help at any time about anything.

#4 "Philadelphia Spinners - Major League Ultimate." Philadelphia Spinners. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015 <http://philadelphia.spinners.mlultimate.com/>”

This source has been very reliable because it allows Julian and I to contact the professional Ultimate representatives. The Philadelphia Spinners are the professional team for this wonderful city, and play in the MLU (Major League Ultimate). The Spinners are popular, not only in the Ultimate world, but luckily this will gives us ideas on what to add to what we already have. The Spinners hold events all the time, so we can gain some inspiration from their past events. Also, if possible, we can get some Spinners players to attend our tournament and give autographs and lessons. This source has no limitations besides what is on the website, but we can always contact people in the Spinners management.

#5 "The 10 Steps to a Successful Fundraising Event." The Fundraising Authority RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-basics/fundraising-event/>”

This was one of the first websites we visited to get a good idea of what it takes to have a fundraising event. Most of the information was straight forward and very detailed in what a fundraiser really means and how to get it to work. The step by step process gave us a good idea on what to do next. Currently, we use the steps as a checklist to ask ourselves did we do everything they are saying works. Although it’s the basics, they are essential to creating a successful fundraising event. There are only some limitations to the source like the fact there’s only 10 steps given.

#6 "Rob Jenkins." Interview by Brian J. Birkmire. Rob Jenkins - Former SLA Ultimate Player. SLA Varsity Ultimate. Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA, n.d. Television.”

This source would have to be the best. Rob has previously played with Julian and I for about three years at SLA. He also was captain before Julian and I, so not only has he been a teammate but a former friend. Rob’s capstone was the creation of a frisbee tournament he called it Huck to the Moon. We wanted to continue his ideas and this is how we decided on our capstone. Rob has been very helpful in letting us know who we should contact and has also given us tips to improve from his tournament. We chose this source because we felt who would be better than someone that has done this exact event before on his own. Rob has given us lots of support and we know we can ask him anything and he will lend us a hand. This source has no limitations because we can ask Rob for any favor and he will help Julian and I.

#7 "Breakmark | Breakmark Apparel." Breakmark. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.breakmark.com/>“

This source has been very reliable because they are a business that creates Ultimate Frisbee apparel. We have been in constant contact with one of their representatives about the jerseys and other clothes we will be selling at the tournament. He also has helped us with logo ideas and finalizations on the jersey color schemes with the clothing and the logo together. He also has ensured us that when we give him the exact dates for the tournament he will have all the products ready and prepared to selling on time throughout the entire event. This source has no limitations because we can consistently ask for any new products and clothing.

#8 "Projects - Skyd Magazine." Skyd Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://skydmagazine.com/projects/>”

This source is full of Ultimate News all around the world. Skyd is a website we use to check out current Ultimate news and information. They always have great writers putting out interesting articles. They also describe major events all around the country and update the news about it. This notifies us of any upcoming events that would be inspirational to know about. This source’s only limitations is that we can’t watch the events live or know how they set everything up.

#9 "Ultimate Frisbee Field Dimensions and Layout Tool | Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker." Ultimate Frisbee Field Dimensions and Layout Tool | Tru Mark Athletic Field Marker. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.<http://www.athleticfieldmarker.com/ultimatefrisbeefield/>”

This source is reliable because it gives us the proper dimensions for an Ultimate Frisbee field. Being host of the entire tournament, it will be our responsibility to prepare everything and set everything up, including the fields. We are only given a specific square foot area of space and must make the right amount of fields to withhold the brackets of teams. This means Julian and I must know how many fields we can fit given the limited space we have. I chose this website because it’s a perfect example for what we will need. This source has no limitations because it’s specifically on one topic that I needed to find so it is a great source.

#10 "USA Ultimate." USA Ultimate. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.usaultimate.org/index.html>”

This is a reliable source because it is the heart and soul of Ultimate Frisbee. The USA Ultimate is the main life source of any and all Ultimate in the entire country. Their website is filled with information on important Frisbee representatives and the “top dogs.” The website also has the Official US Ultimate Rulebook, which is something important to the entire tournament. The rulebook states any and all rules that teams must obey when playing. This is important to the tournament because it will be used throughout the day. This websites is a good source because we can have access to the rules at anytime during the day if needed. There is no limitations to this source because we can use the Contact Us section if we need any questions answered.

Jian Zhang Capstone

Posted by Jian Zhang in Capstone - Thompson - Wed on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 10:53 am

Abstract

The project that I chose for my capstone is the blood drive. As many of us know every year there are blood drives here at SLA. This year I decided to continue that and organize the blood drive in order to help the people in need. In order for the blood drive to be a success I must learn as much as I can about the blood drive and what the blood is used for. During this I learned that blood is not something that everyone can just give to someone. Only certain kinds of blood can be used on other kinds of blood types. A blood can only be used on people with A type blood, B can only be used for B type blood and so on. However there is one type of blood that anyone can use. That is the O type blood, O blood can be given to anyone since it is compatible with any blood type. During this process I also researched many things about advertising which was pretty interesting. There are many ways to attract the attention of the people. Persuade the people to do things they don't really need to. But overall I have learned many things about blood, the red cross and even parts of marketing.

Digital

This was taken during the drive as people are getting ready to donate blood. There were seniors like me, some sophomores and even the assistant principal himself.

In the waiting room we see a senior who has just finished donating blood and is now relaxing and enjoying a light snack.

Here we have two hard working SLA students helping out with the drive. They are in charge of helping people who have yet to sign up actually sign up. They did a very good job and helped many people sign up in order to donate.

This bag of blood may not seem like much, but it will go and help out many people out there.

It may go to operations, transfusions, treating certain blood problems and many others.

(maybe vampires too)

Last but not least is a view from someone who is donating blood, aka myself.

It is quite a sight laying down and watching your blood being slowly drained out of you.

But this blood may save many lives, just the idea alone is worth it.

Bibliography

"Latest News." American Red Cross. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.redcross.org>. My project is to run a successful blood drive, know that I need someone who actually have the certification and the equipment to do so. When thinking of saving people and helping people in need, red cross was the first group that comes to mind. Not only do they save lives, they also do many other things to help people in need. So I knew I had to have them do the drive, as luck would have it, it seems that the previous person who did the drive also used red cross. This makes red cross the perfect group to colab with to do the blood drive.

"Share Your Power Donate Blood." Share Your Power Donate Blood. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.oneblood.org/>. In order to run a blood drive, I needed to know about blood first. All I know is that blood comes in different types O, A, AB etc. However there are many other things I didn’t know. One of which is that there is also O blood that can be used for anyone since the body will not reject it. This website gave me the information I needed to know about blood in nice short videos that is easy to understand.

"New Health Guide." Blood Type Chart. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.newhealthguide.org/BloodTypeChart.html>. After finding out about how there is O blood that can be used on anyone, I decided to do some light research on how rare each blood type is. And of course the best type of blood, O, is also one of the rarer blood type. However O+ will also work for many different blood types with the only downside being O blood type people can only take blood from other O blood people. THe good news is that 38.5% of the population has O type blood.

"Am I Eligible?" Am I Eligible? Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://www.bloodcenters.org/blooddonation/amieligible/>. I need to understand who and what do they need to donate blood to the Red Cross. Since I have donated before I do know that you need to be of age to donate or if you are under 16 you will need parent permission. Also blood sugar, pressure and such are also something that needs to be checked before one can donate blood. So this website was able to help me understand more about the requirements of donation. With that I can make much better announcement when it comes to telling people about the drive.

"How to Increase Red Blood Cells | MDHealth.com." How to Increase Red Blood Cells | MDHealth.com. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mdhealth.com/HowToIncreaseRedBloodCells.html>. Blood is not only important to people who gets in accidents, it is important for everyone. That is why we generally prefer to keep them inside our body most of the time. So to use something to get blood out of us, when it should stay inside, would cause some problems for the donor. So in order to keep the donor alive as well so they can donate again later, there needs a way to give them a quick boost. Things such as nuts contains a good amount of iron and can help the body to create more blood.

"Blood Transfusion." Why It's Done. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/testsprocedures/bloodtransfusion/basics/whyitsdone/prc20021 256>. With the blood that we will be getting from the blood drive, it can help many people. Blood transfusions isn’t only for people who lost lots of blood, people with certain illness also needs blood. There also also people with problematic blood and needs transfusions to keep their bodies working as well. Then there are some people who don’t really need the blood, but the plasma within the blood. However since plasma is in the blood so actual blood will be needed anyways. So blood is used in many way to keep people from being sick, anemic and most importantly dying.

"The Needle Phobia Page Fear of Needles and Needle Procedures." The Needle Phobia Page Fear of Needles and Needle Procedures. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.needlephobia.com/>. In order to extract blood from the donors a certain tool is required. Yes there is the blood bags and stuff but the thing that actually goes in and gets the blood out is the needle. However there are people who are deathly afraid of needles so much so that there is a word for it. Trypanophobia is the fear of needles, and surprisingly 20% of all the worlds population have this. That means 2/10 potential donors won’t even bother just because there is a sharp pointy stick that have to poke them. So this website gives some of the reasons why people are afraid of it and with some luck a way or two to get around that.

Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://hr.fiu.edu/index.php?name=reward_recognition>. To me, the reason for giving blood is one it helps people and two it also makes me feel happy knowing that someone out there is alive because I give out some blood. But of course no one really knows what happened to your blood. It may just be sitting on a shelf for weeks without ever being bothered with. So can we make people who donate feel that feeling without showing them what the actual blood is doing? The plan is to give them a small reward such as a sticker. Even though the sticker isn’t really anything big, just the act of getting something should make the donor feel that “I made a difference and this sticker shows it” kind of feeling. This website explores the idea of giving and how and why it works.

"Donate Blood." How to Organize a Blood Drive. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <http://www.communitybloodservices.org/db_organizedrive.php>. One can never have enough backups when it comes to doing something. Since my project is running a blood drive, I want red cross to do it since I very much trust them. However they may not always be able to do so. So having a backup in this case is very important just in case red cross is unable to do so. As I was search around I found that while red cross is the biggest when it comes to blood drives and stuff, they were not the only ones. Most places and hospital are able to host blood drives since they have the equipment as well as the requirements to do so. This website just shows an alternate way to a blood drive just in case red cross couldn’t make it.

"Blood Donation Documentary A." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6qHPvowGA8>. Since this is my first time actually running a blood drive, I have no idea what I will be running into. So in order to prepare for some of things that will happen, I decided to look for some form of documentary on blood drives. However even the all mighty internet doesn’t seem to give any and the only thing that does is youtube. While I don’t really think youtube is a good source, it is the only one I can find. So I looked through many video and found that it was more helpful then I thought it would. Some shows how the process of the drive works, what to do during the drive, how to prepare for the drive and other information that I might need.

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