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"Believe you can and you're halfway there" - Theodore Roosevelt
The project in English that really challenged everything I did in my sophomore year was the documentary project, which was also the sophomore summit night project. My group members were Rory, Katarina, and Addison Caldwell. At first, this project went really smoothly as we all divided the parts of the project easily, so it would all be efficient when we finished it. This project proved to me that not all things can be done a week before the final date; we were all rushing. Although we did get frustrated with each other a lot. It proved that communication can really help get through anything, and this was shown throughout this project.
The documentary project embodied the JAGS pillars of investigating the world and communicating ideas. We chose to do our documentary on transportation, and we needed three countries to use as our perspectives. We did the United States, China, and Norway. For each country, we had to get an expert there to compare the three. I was in charge of finding one from China. One of my friends' cousins lived in China, and I was able to communicate with her via Snapchat. It was a super cool opportunity as I got to communicate with her and get to listen to what life in China is compared to that of the United States, as she grew up here. This project, although tough, taught me the importance of communicating ideas, as it can lead to more insightful investigations of the world.
Ava Brown, 11/13/23 - 11/27/23, Documentary, Sophomore English, Mrs. Muckley
Documentary Outline
Ava Brown, 2/8/24 - 2/14/24, Yellow Journalism, Sophomore U.S History, Mr. Taray
Yellow Journalism Research
This year, I took AP US history, and this was easily one of my hardest classes this year, but I was able to learn so much from it. The project that had a lasting impact on me was when Mr. Taray tasked us with the job of making a type of newspaper that resembled the yellow journalism back in history, which incorporated aspects of almost anything anyone could think of. This was a challenging object as we had to use all of the knowledge we had gained throughout the year to come up with different but connected ideas to put into our newspaper.
This project resembled the pillar of investigating the world, as we had to investigate history and find problems that people would put into the newspaper back then. We were able to learn so much information that we would then be able to use on our APUSH final exam. I was able to research the deep past of our country with others and how those relationships have built over time. It really helped me put into perspective America's connections to this day and how they fit into the past. Which made me able to recognize the perspectives of all of the connections the United States has collected over time.
This trip is one of my favorites so far in high school. The JAGS group travelled to Costa Rica and got the opportunity to practice the foreign languages we learned in school. This trip really made the JAGS group bond as after this trip everyone got really close with each other and was able to stay close even after the trip ended. this trip was about a week long but each of us left with freidnships that will last a lifetime. this trip was so fun as it was a way for all of us to relax before getting into our documentary project.
This trip reflected the JAGS pillars of investigating the world and communicating ideas, as we went all over Costa Rica and were able to communicate with the locals. It made me feel really good about my Spanish, as most people can pick up on what you are trying to say. The only thing that matters to them is that you are trying, and the locals love that and will help you along the way. Communicating ideas was so important during this trip because many people did not know how to speak English, or they just really wanted you to try. This trip made me more confident in speaking Spanish and helped me grow as a student. There were so many enrichment opportunities for me, and I got to experience a different culture.
Ava Brown, 2/15/14 - 2/19/24 , Costa Rica, Sophomore Co-Curricular, All JAGS teachers!
Ava Brown, 8/21/23 - 5/30/24, Familia, Sophomore World Language (Spanish), Señora Dria
In my Spanish two class, my Familia was a group of people I was grouped with at the beginning of the year that I had to work with for the whole year. This class had almost no duo or solo projects; everything was with your family. This was the most significant thing that happened in my world language for my sophomore year because I built long-lasting friendships with my family. It was me, Ali Williams, Hayden Kemper, and Anna Gillette. This group of people was very random, and the only person I was friends with was Ali, but we haven't talked since middle school. This family project we did throughout the year made Ali one of my best friends today, and created really good and strong relationships with both Anna and Hayden. Our family name was the Velezaques, and it will also be a positive memory for me when I look back at my sophomore year.
The Familia project was all about the JAGS pillar of communicating Ideas. For every presentation and every worksheet we did, we had to communicate with our family in the class, and it was difficult because we mostly had to talk in Spanish. But it was so funny because I could not pronounce the word's but since my family was really good at listening, they helped me, and each one of us grew so much in the Spanish class of Senora Dria. It's a class that not one of us will ever forget. The family in Spanish helped me realize what a true group is supposed to look like, as everyone was able to do all of their work, and they did it successfully. It helped me realize that communication is key, not just in a group project, but in everything that we did in that class.
For Go Night, the presentation we had to do was about one of the UN sustainability goals. My group was Rory, Katarina, and Addison Caldwell. We choose to do the Sustainability goal of Zero Hunger, as almost every country has people suffering from a lack of food. This project was the most important science one for me because we were able to make meaningful connections and communicate ideas with a wide range of people that we would not have reached out to. The sustainability goal was important to all of us because everyone could have suffered, is suffering, or will suffer from hunger. It is a problem that affects the whole world and not just a certain group.
An important part of this project was the service project. This followed the JAGS pillar of take action. We reached out to Sonia, who is the food bank coordinator at River Tree. We did this service for several weeks and helped organize the food items that the church got each week, so it would be easier for the church to serve those in need. This connection with Sonia created an opportunity for service in the future that I will be using, as she is very nice and easy to work with. She is also very easy to communicate with. This is my best quilty of work as I realized that taking action does not have to be something big. Everything can make a huge difference, even if it is just sorting food.
Ava Brown, 9/21/23 - 11/16/23, Hunger Project, GO Night, Sophomore Chemistry, Ms. Arter
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