SEN10RS :)

our senior project journey has finally come to an end!

everyones presentations were amazing and showed how

hard everyone truly worked. thanks for an awesome year :)

senior project seminar - class of 2010 xoxo.

Now or Never!?

todays the dayyyyy :)

Field Trip #15

The above picture, in case you were wondering is a piece of white fondant getting ready to be dyed. To dye fondant you add a certain type of food coloring on a tool pick to the fondant, a lot goes a very long way, trust me learn from experience. From there, you knead the fondant in your hands and mix all the coloring into it until you get the color of your dreams! Well, today was probably if not one of the final times I went to visit my sponsor. My main purpose for going today was to take pictures. I am doing a power point presentation along with my final and I wanted to get pictures of the bakery and some of the stuff they make. I also wanted to get pictures of all of the employees and explain their roles in the bakery but of course, everyone hates pictures so I did not get them. In the end, I got some very good pictures that will add the finishing touches to my power point. Before going to my sponsor, I have my mentor fifth period in class and I practiced working with my fondant. I rolled it out and colored it to see what colors I liked best and wanted to use and just messed around and had a good time with it. All the pieces to the puzzle are finally coming together and I getting excited to do my final presentation for everyone but I am still very nervous that something will go wrong. Today was a very successful day! :)

Project Connection #14

Well, it is coming to the very end of senior project and my final presentation is rapidly approaching! My presentation is June 2ND which is basically a week away, scary right? Today, I will be venturing to the store to pick up any last minute ingredients and materials I will need for my final. Also, this week; I will be staying after school with my lovely mentor, Ms. Porter to do a trial run of my cake and work on perfecting my fondant creation. Hopefully, all will go well and I will not have to do any fixing or trying to learn new stuff in time to make my presentation amazing. I really have not had the chance to work with fondant a lot in the bakery because my sponsor never had the time, but I am challenging myself to see what I am capable of. This is why I am somewhat nervous as to what my project will turn out to be but that is why I am doing a trial run. Stay tuned to see how it all turns out :)

My Choice #13

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Lately, I have been thinking about the past, the present and the future. A chapter of my life is slowly coming to an end and a new one will be opening. In twenty-one days, I will no longer be a high school student, I will be a freshman in college starting my life all over again. Therefore, this particular quote by Maria Robinson, a graduate of the Writing Seminars at John Hopkins University, symbolizes exactly how I feel about my life. No one can go back in time to fix what was broken in their lives but they can start from where they are and make the best out of what is left. I feel that I have messed up many things in my life but I did not wait around dwelling on those things, I looked past those obstacles and made the best out of my life. I think this quote is extremely powerful and makes total sense because no one has had a perfect life and I am sure everyone would like to go back and fix things, but that is impossible.

Field Trip #14

Sorry, I was not in school on Friday because I was on the six flags physics trip or I would have posted this then. But since I am here now, mine as well right? I went to see my sponsor on Thursday and of course she was busy as always and one employee short. Butttt, it was still very successful! I did not work on anything but while she was working on pastries I sat and talked to her about my project. I have wanted to do this for the past three weeks or so and never had the time so thankfully we finally talked. She helped me so much with the final touches and supplies for my presentation and gave me advice and tid bits on what to do. After leaving the bakery on Thursday, I actually felt accomplished for once. Now, I feel as though I am ready to finish up my project and presentation and I feel confident in doing so!

Project Connection #13

Lately, I have been doing a lot of baking for many people and it is making me feel very good about myself. I love to bake for people I know and give it to them personally. I made a layer cake for a friend of mine with jimmies inside, a color icing in the middle, and a different color icing on top; something like a funfetti cake! It was delicious might I add. Unfortunately, when I do all of this baking, it makes me wish I had more experience from the bakery. I really have not learned anything new that I didn't already teach myself. This is a major issue in my mind because I wanted to walk away from this whole experience learning tons of new ideas and tips and techniques. I guess; if you really want something, you have to work for it on your own and not rely on other people. Even though I have been somewhat "down in the dumps" about everything, I am still continuing to work on stuff for my final presentation and started to come up with different ideas. Overall, everything is not horrible, or at lest not yet!