Today Dennis and I listened to presentations for the Shorecrest Senior Projects. We were on separate panels. I listened and participated with students who
Learned how to take and edit photographs
Designed and planted a fern garden
Choreographed and presented a hip hop dance number
Explored how to make a football highlights video
Wrote and illustrated a children's book
My two favorites were the young man who presented as extremely passionate about ferns, learning about the different kinds, propogation and showed us pictures of his fern garden...and the young woman who worked on the choreography including her mentor Rex who was one of Danny's good friends back in the day. Her presentation included a video of the final dance number.
The young man with the football video barely got through. But he did. He stood in front of the panel of four community members and gave his presentation with his cue cards and did his own voiceover. He passed.
Some fail and they are given at least one other chance. Our neighbor's son failed and one of the neighbors was on the panel. His mom thought it was fair as he had not prepared; saw it as a learning experience. I believe the panel of last resort consists of members of the custodial staff.
I took a picture of a bulletin board recruiting members of the Highland Dance Team, who do traditional Scottish Highland Dancing. Naomi did this; it was a great source of affiliation and status for her. The second shot which I featured earlier was my favorite Lassie picture, taken on the Parliament Steps in Victoria BC during her senior year (as senior captain)
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