Plane Crash Simulation

This has been one of the BEST experiences i've had cas wise. It was so much more fun than i expected. having woken up grudgingly and extremely sick with second thoughts bout just not showing up, i was so glad i did. It was well worth it. I'd never even heard of this, and to find out it was an annual thing I'm excited to do it again next year. It was a huge collaboration in the community because not only did they have to have the police, firemen, "crash victims" , EMT's, committed to this, the art school students had to as well. They had to practice and learn how to create very realistic looking burns , cuts, bruises, and shrapnel in  a person. This was interesting to me because these injuries very much so looked real. The process itself was quite interesting. I also learned that if your not screaming in agony you wouldn't get taken care of very quickly. It is a bit alarming to see how long it took these people to get everyone taken care of.

Learning Outcome #6 is stated as: Engaged with issues of global importance. Its important to know and be ready for huge possibilities such as plane crashes, because they could happen anywhere. Sometimes practice in such events can make them go smoother.

Learning Outcome #2 is stated as “Undertake new challenges.” This was  a new interesting thing for me. Because this was more based on having the firemen, police, etc.etc. Have practice for them it was something to be learned. It wasn't entirely based on the "crash victims" learning what to do , but also for the medics to practice what they have to do.

Tink Tink - Summer

This poor baby.
Day1: Research is telling me that if she's gonna live/make it, she's gotta make it through the night. My brother and I wrapped her as straight as i could. =\ she was peeping like crazy when we touched her leg.

Day2: she made it but i have to hold her while she eats or else she stands on her leg wrong and she won't drink water on her own so i have to wet her beak.
Day3: i no longer have to force feed her water, she drinks it on her own and its really cool how , i never knew how they physically drank it. I have a feeling she may not get her second legs function back =[
Day 5: She has made amazing progress and i'm so happy. She's beginning to us her broken leg for functions such as not tipping over and scratching her head a complete difference from a practically dead leg. I think she will make it.

"we go up onstage every night and look like the most dangerous cupcakes in the world"
"some things aren't so cool, like how the fans have changed. You get a lot more 'gerard is so hot, rather than people screaming out for songs. but htats okay because either those people will grow up and reazlise what they love about the band or they won't be here and thats fine with me.
7/17
she's beeen opening and shutting her mouth like she got something stuck in her throat for a few days now
Today i saw a piece of string wedged in between her bottom cheek
i think its the cause of it
it took a while to take out but she eventually let it go
She stopped opening and clamping her beak :3

7/23 HUGE freak out, i've taken her outside before into the front lawn but today while doing the laundry i took her out to the backyard , She ate a few bug, at first she started making sneezing motions and sounds, so i wasn't entirely worried, but then she started spazzing out and i got extremely worried, luckily since my mom has lived on a ranch before she helped me act quick and said if she ate a bad poisonous bug that i had to force feed her lemon juice to eliminate as much as possible and we gave her a cool bath , for a few good minutes we were scared we were gonna lose her, but she's good now and walking around a bit more feearful than usual but more her normal self than before.

Keeping up a daily diary of tinktink's ongoings is a huge hassle simply because she always gets into so much every day.She has grown so much. She has also grown on me. She can be a spoiled brat, but caring when she wants to. This chick has taught me so much about chickens and how they act and interact. This reminded me of why i wanted so badly to become a vet, and why i plan to continue on this path.

Learning Outcome #8 is stated as: Developed new skills. I have developed new skills in how to take care of animals such as chickens. Like how to try and help with it healing its leg. Or how to decontaminate its throat and belly from the poisonous bug it ate. I've learned how to try and remain calm when huge problems like these arise.
Learning Outcome #5 is stated as: Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities. Even after this chick got better I knew that if i returned her A] The other chickens would reject her due to her prolong ed absence. B] My cousins would most likely eat her. One way or another she would end up dying sooner than necessary and all would be in vain. I've kept her and constantly take care of her every day. Its project that keeps going , and won't be ending anytime soon.
Learning Outcome #3 is stated as: Planned and initiated activities. When i saw what had happened to the poor thing i took it upon myself to make sure she made a full recovery.
Learning Outcome #2 is stated as “Undertake new challenges.” I'd never had to heal an animal myself, nor taken care of a farm animal in my life. This was a whole new experience for me to have a pet chicken as opposed to my hamsters and dogs.
Learning Outcome #1 is stated as “Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth.” it increased my mental strength in pursuing the career that i initially planned for.

CAS BASH!

Although i had already met Holli through band getting to hang w/her outside of band was pretty interesting. We each put all our efforts into the cas activities and even won a prize for collecting the most and awesomest trash including a chair in the middle of the woods. I'd like to think that i helped her by making the activities of cas something that could be fun. While others didn't seem to into it , we got  hardcore into it. Getting cuts from the thorns of plants and going deep into the woods in search of neglected trash.
Learning Outcome #8 is stated as: Developed new skills. I'd always been somewhat of a mentee , but at this point i was the one to have to do the mentoring and i did what i could to help and encourage her when she seemed to not want to continue.
Learning Outcome #6 is stated as: Engaged with issues of global importance. Litering is a global issue that can't be dealt with all at once but can begin its decrease by beginning in your small communities and areas. Holli and I did what we could to clean up and pick up as much as we could with what we had.

Learning Outcome #4 is stated as: Worked collaboratively with others. Holli and i worked together to find and collect the biggest amount of trash that we could. We worked together as a team rather than individually.
Learning Outcome #2 is stated as “Undertake new challenges.” Personally i'd neve gone through the side of the rode picking up trash and other such things , this was a first for me. 

Senior Banquet

During this senior banquet i gained more of a respect for all the seniors, and not just because i had to be whilst serving them. Through the attendance , i noticed whose parents supported them and those who didn't. I go to take pictures of them and how far they'd gotten. When it came for the actual award ceremony I got to see all the different types of certificates each student got, and what it meant to get each one. While some were silly, others were meaningful. I learned about how far i'd have to go through to get to where they were at.
Learning Outcome #4 is stated as: Worked collaboratively with others. During the banquet itself we all took different stations , such as handing out plates, cups ,and taking pictures. We all took turns doing each.

Super Kids Day :D

This brought back old memories of when we had super kids day in my elementary. I wanted to help these kids have as fun a time as i had, and be encouraging , even to the kids who would "lose" the small competitions because the point of it all was to relax, be active, and have fun. I also tried to help my partner who may i add, is not much of a kid person, so he definitely needed someone to help balance that out. It was fun to see how things have changed and yet remained the same, such as the cup stacking. They have modern mats that test your speed, opposed to the manual timing we'd used at my school. There was an actual theme to the activities rather than the random activities i'd had at my school.

Learning Outcome #4 is stated as: Worked collaboratively with others. Cris and I worked to together to explain the rules of each game, and give directions to the kids who needed help. We were flexible about our placement , even when it was hot outside, and others complained we didn't mind it much.

Clarinet Lessons = Fail :\ sorta

I remember planning out lessons to go visit the middle school. A small group of us had planned to do so. The initial plan was to go to Humble Middle School. I'd talked to the director at the time and even planned out the days of the week that I could help. The day of, I went only to find two clarinet players in the backroom practicing on their own. When i looked for the director she wasn't there. I introduced myself to these players and met their first chair, Amber. I helped with what i could on their region music. Later on the director got there and i spoke with her to find out she hadn't gotten the lessons approved with the principal and that they wouldn't be able to happen. Afterward the idea lost its fuel and we never initiated another plan.While this was somewhat of a fail, in the end i got to meet Amber, who is now in the HHS band. When she got here i recognized her and we quickly became pretty close. I try to impart all my knowledge of how to calm down, how to learn and practice better, and how to fix problems when things go wrong in the stands on the field and at practice. In the end i got to give her personal lessons anyways. She knows to come to me when she needs help. I got to teach the unteachable fish, how to countermarch.
In the end i got to give her something of personal lessons anyways.

Learning Outcome #7 is stated as: Considered the ethical implications of their actions. I realized that forcing the situation upon the director would not be effective, especially with a director unwilling to cooporate and let the situation drop.
Learning Outcome #3 is stated as: Planned and initiated activities. While it didn't work out , each potential lesson per instrumentation was planned out individually per instrument. Attempts to initiate the activity didn't go over well but were attempted.

Learning Outcome #2 is stated as “Undertake new challenges.” It was a challenge to me personally because i've never had to control and give lessons to a group, or individual and was something i was going to have to work at.

Invisible Children

Having already heard about the Invisible Children situation, i didn't learn that much more from the last screening except the updates. But I did learn more about the groupies. After helping Kevin setup and take apart their setup in the auditorium we got to meet and talk with them personally. The things that these people go through just to spread the word of the ongoings of these invisible children with no actual personal gain other than knowing they are making a difference, are amazing. They are in this cramped van with merchandise whose profits all go to the cause constantly traveling. Its like being in a low budget band constantly touring, not always entirely sure about the gig and how things will go over or if it'll even make much of a difference but doing it anyways. I learned more about not just the cause but the things these guys are willing to go through to spread the word.
Learning Outcome #6 is stated as: Engaged with issues of global importance. The problems in Uganda are very much everyones problem and of global importance and doing  the very least i can to help these guys out, even just setting up tables and helping with mikes, and set up their small merch stands is  better than nothing. Especially with their time constraints , having their stuff setup for when they get there is extremely helpful.