10th Grade: 2023-2024

Sophomore Documentary

English

The JAGS Sophomore documentary is the magnum opus project of my sophomore year. Done of the course of a semester, a group of 2 other students and I wrote, filmed, and edited a 20 minute long documentary about a global issue that our group found important; we chose misinformation and disinformation, analyzing the effect it had on the politics and society of various countries around the globe. Our documentary is displayed below. It can be accessed on YouTube for free.

Communicate Ideas

This project taught me how to work well with others, research in cooperate research into a digestible, and video editing, which are crucial skills that have helped me be able to share my ideas with others. Especially with the rise of the Internet and social media platforms, the ability to make videos is becoming an ever more necessary skill in everyday life. In that regard, this documentary project really gave me the tools to succeed in this increasingly digitalized world.

APUSH Newspaper Project

History

Sophomore year (at least for our grade) was the first year that most students were able to take AP classes, and a right of passage for almost anyone who wants to take these classes of increased rigor, is APUSH, or AP United States History. The class is difficult, with daily notes based on the textbook required along with of a normal class worth of homework. The class forced you to go beyond the surface level memorization of dates and events required in most history classes and to seek a profound understanding of the time periods covered, with complex analysis of primary source documents and using them to construct arguments being being key parts of the class. It was certainly the most rigorous history class I have taken so far.

Communicating ideas

While I learned so many important skills from APUSH, such as effective writing, critical analysis of ideas, and college-level reading comprehension, our teacher ensured we could express them. Projects like the news paper project displayed on the left not only furthered our historical knowledge, but developed key writing skills to actually share these ideas with others, a key element of JAGS.

Joining the Sociedad Honoria Hispana

Foreign Language

I am honored to be part of Jackson's extremely developed Spanish program, which includes an active Spanish Honor Society or the Sociedad Honoria Hispana. My Sophomore year, I entered Spanish IV, which made me eligible to join our chapter of the Sociedad. It was a golden opportunity for me to not only expand my knowledge of the Spanish language, but meet motivated, like-minded people who share my passion for the language.

Taking action

In the Sociedad, I had the opportunity to involve myself in several of their service events, such as the lecciones, as pictured to the right. The lecciones are an the Sociedad's primer fundraising event where we teach elementary schoolers basic Spanish. They make our young generation excited to learn Spanish and other foreign languages, which is critical for a monolingual area like Canton. It was a really fulfilling experience

JV Tennis Captain

Extracurricular

My Sophomore year, the tennis coaches selected me as the Captain of the JV boys tennis team at Jackson. This was a big role to fill, as I not only had to fill my regular obiligations being part of the tennis team, but I also had to get a diverse group of people and bring them together to make them more than a handful of individual tennis players but make them truly function as a team.

Communicating Ideas

Being captain of the JV tennis team greatly improved my interpersonal communication. I had to balance being the representative of the coaches and a leader among the players in order to bring them together to make a team. But in addition to this, I also had to make sure every player felt socially included. Oftentimes, I had to resolve disputes between players in place of the coaches. It developed my skills as a leader among my pears and my ability to work with adults.

Mole Day Project

Science

Mole Day Thing

In our JAGS Chemistry class, our teacher put a big emphasis on Mole Day, which is a day to celebrate the invention of the Mole, a scientific unit of measurement for molecular particles. To celebrate, we had to do a big project. For me, I had to make a stuffed-mole and dress it up for the theme, which was Sherlock Molmes.

Communicating Ideas

This project pushed us to explain scientific concepts in unique and non-traditional ways. The field of science is often hidden behind large studies and scientific tests, which leads to it being inaccessible the general population. Although this project seems silly, it teaches us ways to make science more accessible by using unique forms of media to communicate instead of raw text.

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