City Council Meeting

      As a part of my Girl Scout Gold Award (which has become my first independent component), I wanted to promote my community service event. The project has been completely planned and promoted by me, so I decided to make a presentation for the Covina city council to promote my project even further.
      As I have gone though both my Gold Award Project and my Senior Project, I have been learning more to improve my leadership. These have been great opportunities to expand my knowledge and exercising my skills. I know I have been struggling, but I'm still striving to do my best. These to projects merging has helped me in so many ways.

    

 

  And don't forget to buy those Girl Scout cookies!

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

Literal: 


What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?

• I wasn't able to find a mentor       

 (Need to know) What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them.    

• Who would be fit for helping me with my project?

 
Interpretive
 
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

• I wasn't able to find a mentor, so I didn't gain anything.

 
Applied
 
5. How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

• Everything I'm involved in is leadership related, so I was curious about the military and their leadership.

 
  

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• I was proud of all the preparation work I did. I came up with the case studies with my dad's help and made cards with General, Major, Captain, and Lieutenant rankings to decide who would be the groups facilitator. I also made printouts with the marine's 14 Leadership Traits and 11 principles.

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

•        P

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I felt I had reached all of the necessary components on the rubric. I felt I communicated well. I had all my materials and PowerPoint in order when my turn came up. I thought I justified my answer with evidence from my mentorship and research and I felt I engaged the class.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• Having a timer was something that helped me a lot. I also felt I got a better idea of how to plan for my final presentation.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I would have tried practicing a few more times before to make the 10 minute time.

5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• I've been looking at possibly using team dynamics as my second answer. Leadership is greatly involved with teams and guiding your teammates, so I think this would fit as one of my answers.

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

Content:

• EQ: What trait is the most important to develop in order to qualify for advancement as a military officer?
• What are some requirements for advancing in rank?
• As an officer, what type of education is required in order to advance?
• What are the most important requirements that one should focus on?
• What are the most important elements in making one's self more eligible to advance as an officer?
• What is the process in order to become a officer?
• With being a leader, how can one be more effective?
• Based on the Marine principles and traits, which 3 are the most important to you from both lists?
• What should a leader be most concerned about when leading others?
• From your experiences, what have you seen to be admirable in a leader?

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 hours check

Due Date:  Friday January 10, 2014 by 8AM.

Content:

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

• I have been doing most of my hours with my mentor, Captain Hankle, at his office in Santa Ana or when he is running a Marine information booth at colleges and schools. I do the rest of my hours with my dad at home.

2.   Who is your contact?

• Captain Hankle is my contact.

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?   

• I've done 10 hours exactly.

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

• I basically have been job shadowing Captain Hankle and discussing my project with him. With my dad, I'm helping him create an Army Cadet Unit at iPoly. So what I do with my dad is help with brainstorming and going through documents.

5.   Email your house teacher the name of your contact and their phone number confirming who they should call to verify it.  

Blog 10: Senior Project, The Holiday

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?

• I went in to complete some hours with my mentor at his Orange County Office. We discussed our plan of action and we also looked into different answers for my EQ. I also began to talk with my dad about what we want to do with our Army Cadet Unit.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

• I learned that leadership is a combination of things, but the most important is to improve on yourself and your own understanding as you continue on. If you don't look to improve yourself in any way, you won't become the most effective in your position.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

• I would talk to my dad (who is a Major) and my mentor, Captain Hankle. They both have had years of experience with leadership and they have their own perspectives on how to lead in the military.