Fashion waste is a massive modern problem. It is a very avoidable contributor to a lot of Earth’s climate issues. A great way to avoid this issue is by thrifting. I recently discovered my love for thrifting and realized the importance of second-hand clothing. This reminded me of a capstone that promoted sustainable fashion practices through thrifting called the SLA Drop N Shop. This project involved getting donations of second-hand clothing from the community and putting it out for free to show how simply passing something on can do a lot. So I took this project and expanded. First, I started by reaching out to my community, both in my neighborhood and at SLA. After a few weeks of donations, I got everything ready to set up. Persevering through a few roadblocks, I was able to get clothing racks and hangers from school and set up. At first, things were slow, but as I advertised myself, I could see more and more attention. I started noticing regulars stopping by, lots of empty hangers, and people wearing thrifted clothing around school. A few highlights included one of my friends getting their prom shoes from the shop and another student finding formal clothing for an interview. In the final week, I took whatever was left and donated it all to those in need. In the end, I created a project that brought together different people and brought out the community’s generosity. I learned a lot about planning and promoting a call to action.

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 My Capstone is a recipe/memoir website. I give my favorite recipes that I developed myself and made multiple times throughout high school and I give corresponding stories/ explanation to each website. Cooking and baking were one of my favorite hobbies in high school. I feel like each recipe I use resonates with a person or a memory from my life so I wanted to include this in my website. i developed recipes individually and then I assigned a story or an important detail of my life to each recipe to represent how cooking has helped people.

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My capstone project, EcoSTEM, is a sustainability and STEM-based initiative aimed at educating and empowering youth, particularly in underfunded and marginalized communities. The project originally began as a video game concept with three key missions: turn trash into treasure, clean up the community, and teach others about environmentalism. However, after testing and feedback, I realized the game lacked tangible impact. I pivoted the project, becoming “Player One” in real life—putting myself in the center of the mission to inspire change.

Rooted in personal experiences and passions, EcoSTEM was shaped by moments from my childhood: growing up in an environmentally conscious neighborhood, falling in love with STEM through a summer camp robotics experience, and seeing my creative work spark inspiration in younger students. These moments made me realize how powerful it is to give back—and how critical it is to provide access to sustainable innovation and creative technology for kids like me.

Through this capstone, I partnered with organizations, pitched to companies like Braskem to receive recycled 3D printer filament, and developed workshop ideas to educate youth on sustainability through hands-on creation. I explored how we learn, what we can create, and what it means to lead—by reflecting on my story and using it to design a solution for others.

EcoSTEM brings together art, science, sustainability, and equity to spark long-term environmental and personal change. It is more than a project—it is a mission to empower the next generation of creators, thinkers, and leaders.

This year my Capstone was Rocketfest which was a group capstone with my partners Olivia Gavin and Mira Khurana. Rocketfest is a Philadelphia Film festival hosted by Philadelphia Public School Students for Philadelphia’s Public School Students at the Philadelphia Free Library. The project itself consists of a Film Festival in which students from across the Philadelphia Public School area will submit films or photography to be judged by filmmakers and judges to be placed into the festival. Really working to create more filmmakers within Philadelphia and create a tradition for SLA to have for years to come.

My senior Capstone project involved teaching a mini-course to 9th graders about strength training, while having them do exercises. This was possible due to an abundance of research, mentor assistance, and planning. I wanted my students to be ahead of their health, and I wanted to share the thrill of physical exercise with the youth. I have made several slide shows that I update regularly and plan to share with my students when my mini-course is over. I also have videos of them exercising, as well as my people who took pictures of my mini course in action.

My Capstone was based around creating two books, a poetry book and a fantasy novel. Using Krita and KDP, I successfully uploaded the artwork for both books, the PDF forms of the scripting for each book, and so on. Creating this was hard because with school, work, and many other things I was worried that my project wouldn’t have turned out great but it instead became something I couldn’t have imagined. I learned how to properly publish books, how to do art in a way that’s more easier for me, and how to motivate myself when I’m feeling down for future projects. My motivation for these books is to inspire the Youth in my neighborhood. reminding them that being an artist and an author isn’t hard and that they can become someone in life as long as they follow their passions.

During SLA 2025, I inspired to create a space where SLA students can work on their bodies, use material during PE gym time, and overall build a space where i can share my passion of working out with others. For my capstone I redesigned the weight room to make it more organized as well as give it a better appeal, create two small posters (one a poster of a workout regime and another of weekly diet), and lastly a short film in order to bring awareness of this space to underclassmen.

Capstone Video- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxgmBQXr1VM6yfQaN56xUPtRpsryXcQP/view?usp=sharing