For my capstone, I hosted a Health and Wellness fair for the freshman class. This fair had six different interactive stations that covered different aspects of health and wellness. Students were able to listen to information presented by senior volunteers, create emergency kits, decorate journals, learn about their heart rate and send a kind note to the incoming freshman class. The ultimate goal of my fair was to create a welcoming and supportive space where students felt comfortable asking questions, talking to their peers and learn healthy habits. In all, my fair was for students to feel seen and apart of a larger community while getting their questions answered.

For my capstone I decided to create a uniform inventory for our SLA’s sports department. I decided to do this because of a trip to Drexel University’s sports management department with my mentor in junior year. I loved seeing all the behind the scenes and what goes into making a strong, organized, and efficient team. I started drafting ideas with my mentor after the trip to be prepared for the next school year. When I finally started my capstone I did a lot of research on how I could make this the best possible project I could with main goals focusing on organization, structure, and consistency for coaches, athletes, and all sports admin. I spent a lot of my time reaching out to coaches and figuring out when and where I could pick up the uniforms, and something I learned from this was the importance of being able to advocate for myself. Even when it felt like I was nagging, I knew this project was my responsibility so waiting around on other people wasn’t an option. To get this project done I needed to step out of my comfort zone and talk to people I didn’t talk to on a regular basis or continuing to reach out every week until I got what I asked for.

Sewology by Milan is the website that I decided to create for my capstone project. I chose to do it because I wanted to challenge myself, while also strengthening my craft. Spending 80 hours on a capstone project throughout the school year is something that is really demanding, and I wanted it to be something that I enjoyed doing. My interest in sewing started when I was assigned a passion project in Advanced Art last year with Ms. Angeles. At my previous school, I never got the opportunity to take art, so I was really excited when it was on my class roster. My passion project sort of followed the structure of a capstone project, with similar elements like documentation, trying a new skill, and doing a presentation. My passion project helped me with the beginning foundations of sewing, and also introduced me to being more independent when trying to start my own hobbies. I was previously in the sewing club, and I enjoyed it, but I never learned anything that stuck with me. With research, I quickly learned the differences in certain stitches, starter tools, and techniques that can help me become a better seamstress.