2014 Interview

1.  Who did you interview and what house are they in?
Lizzeth Acuna, East House

2.  What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
"For my senior project I'm planning on doing it on either karate or cake decorating. The reason why I want to do it on karate because I'm a black belt and I'm pretty sure I'm knowledgeable enough to even be able to pull off the project. I also have a mentor for this already. I'm also considering on doing my project on cake decorating/ baking because I'm not too terrible at it and I know a few people that could mentor me." 

This immediately got me thinking that she could/should go see Rene's presentation and/or JD's. Rene's because he's doing Karate and JD because he's doing Pastry Arts and both of those express similarities/are identical to what she has in mind for her own project. 
3.  What do you plan to do for your summer 10 hour mentorship experience?

"For my summer mentorship hours I'm planning on going to my karate class and simply teaching the class. I've already spoken with the teacher and he's okay with it. Also, worst case scenario, I can just go assist a cake decorating instructor while they're teaching class. "

4.  What do you hope to see or expect to see in watching the 2013 2-hour presentations?
"Well, I just hope to get some ideas for my senior project because to be perfectly honest I really haven't given it much thought yet. Also, I'm just hoping to see what type of things I could do for my own senior presentation." 

5.  What questions do you have that I can answer about senior year or senior project?

"Well, one question I've always had about senior year is how hard is it to survive it? Also, are there any pointers on how to survive because I'm really worried because there come times when my middle name is procrastination." 

To which I responded with, "Senior year was one of the toughest years for me simply because senior year is all on you. You may have help from teachers and mentors, but besides that, it's a one man show. By that I mean, you pretty much set aside major group projects (which is weird and something we're clearly not used to here at iPoly.) However, just meet the deadlines and you'll be fine. Unfortunately, I myself am a huge procrastinator and that's a majority of the reason I spent so much of this year stressing out. If I could give any tips, I'd say just make sure whatever you end up choosing as your topic, make sure you love it and you're passionate about it. Keep up with research and don't be afraid to talk to your mentor because they're there to help and everything should come pretty naturally and easily. Hope that helps!"