CH GCE Portfolio

Welcome to my first action project for my Social Entrepreneurship class. In this class, we learned about the five levels of Maslow’s hierarchy and the Tragedy of the Commons. For the end of our unit, we then had to create an action project and behave as an organizational consultant, and do a SWOT analysis on my school.  Purpose: I am focusing on the communication aspect of my school. Specifically on how my school collects feedback from the students and what they do with the feedback once they have collected it. Collecting feedback from students is important for GCE because it helps tailor the classes to how each individual learns. It also helps identify concerns and problems within the school so that staff can easily address them.  SWOT Analysis Strengths: Our school is better than most schools because we set aside time to collect feedback from students and is one of the only schools that actively ask students for feedback. With fewer students in the school, it is easier to co...

Welcome to my last action project for Journalism. During this unit, we focused on documenting voices and how impactful recordings can be. For this action project, we were tasked with choosing an impactful voice of the 20th century and creating a short podcast about that individual. I chose Selena Quintanilla-Perez. Selena Quintanilla-Perez known as simply Selena, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer. She was named the "Queen of Tejano music" and was also known as the "Mexican Madonna". Selena was born as the last child of a Mexican-American father. She released her first LP record at the age of 12 with her Selena y Los Dinos band. At the 1987 Tejano Music Awards, she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award. She won this award nine times in a row. In 1989 Selena signed a record deal with EMI Latin. She released five Spanish language albums with EMI Latin, each having successful charts and sales. Selenas life was sadly cut short when she...

 Welcome to my AP for Journalism. In this unit, we focused on photojournalism. We learned about the functions of a camera and core parts of photography like aperture and shutter speed. We spoke with Caleb Hammernick, a professional photographer and photography teacher. We also talked about the book 'Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago'. We focused on the key parts of Lloyd and LeAlan's interviews for their book. While reading this chapter we searched for our definition of the meaning of life. Now for our AP, we are tasked with interviewing someone and documenting their meaning of life. I hope you enjoy this post and that my project helps you in your own search for your true meaning of life.  --------------------------------------------------------- Make Your Mark What is the meaning of life? This is the question that is guiding my search. This search led me to interview Tricia. Tricia describes herself as a mom of seven, with six living children, as a w...