 | "know first hand the pressure of a last hurrah before leaving for college. However, I alone cannot speak for the number of seniors in the school worrying about how they are going to leave their path for future seniors next year."--Jade Chevalier |
As the year comes to a close at OSA for 2018, seniors across the school seem to be busying themselves with final projects for their emphases. In just the next few weeks we will have gone through capstone events for Literary Arts, Visual Arts, Vocal Arts, Fashion Design and Theatrical arts.
As a senior in Literary Arts , I know first hand the pressure of a last hurrah before leaving for college. However, I alone cannot speak for the number of seniors in the school worrying about how they are going to leave their path for future seniors next year. I wanted to know what a senior show meant to the seniors, and what the pressure of it felt like for each as they looked back on their progress at OSA.
I took to the halls of OSA and inquired my fellow seniors as to what they thought on the manner.
First I interviewed a few of those who did have a project.
To start I interviewed Emma. Emma and I are both in the same emphasis, and yet she was much more relaxed as the year came to a close. Possibly because we both had printed and sold our books and all our hard work had seemed to pay off. The more you believe in your work the more at ease you’ll be when it’s done. I have no doubt that we both worked hard, but Emma was more sure of herself during the process, creating a strong produce and a sound mind as the year comes to an end
Emma Hardison- Literary arts
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Emma Hardison: It’s haikus and photography that i have put in a book for a senior project and am now selling them #buymybook
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
EH: I feel really good about it, it looks and reads exactly how I wanted it too.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
EH: Yeah, I am. I don’t know how much art is going to be in my greener pastor.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
EH: I would have set up more photo-shoots with OSA kids because I had a lot set up but then totally flaked on them.
Next I interviewed Carlos Garcia, who’s in Vocal Arts and is in charge of many aspects of the vocal show. Carlos was also very sure of himself and it was refreshing to hear from an artist that was so purely excited about his project and ready to graduate at the same time.
Carlos Garcia- Vocal arts
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Carlos Garcia: The seniors are doing a vocal show to represent their growth and their time at OSA.
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
CG: I thinks very intense and stressful.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
CG: I’m excited! It’s the first that I will get to showcase what I’ve been working on for the passed ten years. Which is my voice.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
CG: I would wish that I would have started practicing. I wish I would have given myself more time for this project.
Last for those with senior projects I questioned Kevin Xu. Kevin is a senior is music production and worked on a senior project throughout the year. He was very sure of himself and positive while working on the project but on the back end it caused him more stress as it meant he had less time to work of assignments in his emphasis and needed to catch up.
Kevin Xu- Audio Engineering & Production
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Kevin Xu: I'm restoring a scene from a movie. And that is Tron legacy. Found my own soundtrack and doing my own sounds as re-dubbing all the dialogue.
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
KX: Pretty great. It's probably the only project I have done. My problem was I spend too much time on this project and not enough time on others so my management was a bit off.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
KX: Yes. And I say that only because I think I am very proud of my project. When people hear it they say” who's I thought that was the original” and that erasures me when I'm working on the project because then I feel more confident about each move that I make and also outside of the project it makes me feel better about it.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
KX: Time management! If I had worked on each of my projects equally I don't think my senior project would have been as flushed out but then I wouldn't have to pull out two more projects out of nowhere because now I don't have enough time.
Interviewing those with senior projects, I found that everyone wished they had had more time to finish them, which is humorous considering this is everyone’s last year to create something on a large scale that they must finish before the year is over.however even with this anxiety, everyone was exited about their projects and didn't regret how they turned out.
In addition to interviewing those with large projects I also interviewed a senior that actually didn’t have much of a senior project. I wanted to see if they felt less stressed or were disappointed. For this, I interviewed Winston in digital media.Winston in all didn’t seem to bothered by the fact he didn’t have a senior project because he was still doing something big in his final year at OSA, it’s just that more than one grade would be included. He expressed however that his family may be a bit upset about the situation.
Winston Grove- Digital Media
Jade Chevalier:If you aren’t having a senior showcase why do you think that is?
Winston Grove: It might be because the teachers feel all students should be included, if we were to do a senior specific thing we would dedicate a section of a show to the seniors, either it be a room dedicated to them or a section of a film festival.
JC: Are you content with this?
WG: I think it’s fine if we don’t get one but my parents might think otherwise.
JC: If you could do something for a senior showcase, what would it consist of?
WG: I would have a collection of films I’ve made since 9th grade. There is a particular series called “Horse that is also a Theif” where I accidentally misspelled thief and we had to keep it for continuity. I would also show some digital drawings I’ve done in the past and photography throughout the years.
As the year comes to a close for seniors, winding down to the final stretch, there isn’t much stress and most everyone is happy and excited about their final senior projects. Everyone wished to have more time but all were very positive and don’t regret what they’ve created. And even those without senior showcases still got to create something on a large scale for the end of the year. As June 8th approaches all are comfortable and looking forward to graduating, letting the next generation of students look upon how a senior grows from the beginning of their OSA career, to the end.
As a senior in Literary Arts , I know first hand the pressure of a last hurrah before leaving for college. However, I alone cannot speak for the number of seniors in the school worrying about how they are going to leave their path for future seniors next year. I wanted to know what a senior show meant to the seniors, and what the pressure of it felt like for each as they looked back on their progress at OSA.
I took to the halls of OSA and inquired my fellow seniors as to what they thought on the manner.
First I interviewed a few of those who did have a project.
To start I interviewed Emma. Emma and I are both in the same emphasis, and yet she was much more relaxed as the year came to a close. Possibly because we both had printed and sold our books and all our hard work had seemed to pay off. The more you believe in your work the more at ease you’ll be when it’s done. I have no doubt that we both worked hard, but Emma was more sure of herself during the process, creating a strong produce and a sound mind as the year comes to an end
Emma Hardison- Literary arts
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Emma Hardison: It’s haikus and photography that i have put in a book for a senior project and am now selling them #buymybook
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
EH: I feel really good about it, it looks and reads exactly how I wanted it too.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
EH: Yeah, I am. I don’t know how much art is going to be in my greener pastor.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
EH: I would have set up more photo-shoots with OSA kids because I had a lot set up but then totally flaked on them.
Next I interviewed Carlos Garcia, who’s in Vocal Arts and is in charge of many aspects of the vocal show. Carlos was also very sure of himself and it was refreshing to hear from an artist that was so purely excited about his project and ready to graduate at the same time.
Carlos Garcia- Vocal arts
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Carlos Garcia: The seniors are doing a vocal show to represent their growth and their time at OSA.
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
CG: I thinks very intense and stressful.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
CG: I’m excited! It’s the first that I will get to showcase what I’ve been working on for the passed ten years. Which is my voice.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
CG: I would wish that I would have started practicing. I wish I would have given myself more time for this project.
Last for those with senior projects I questioned Kevin Xu. Kevin is a senior is music production and worked on a senior project throughout the year. He was very sure of himself and positive while working on the project but on the back end it caused him more stress as it meant he had less time to work of assignments in his emphasis and needed to catch up.
Kevin Xu- Audio Engineering & Production
Jade Chevalier: What are you doing for your senior project?
Kevin Xu: I'm restoring a scene from a movie. And that is Tron legacy. Found my own soundtrack and doing my own sounds as re-dubbing all the dialogue.
JC: How do you feel about it as the school year comes to a close?
KX: Pretty great. It's probably the only project I have done. My problem was I spend too much time on this project and not enough time on others so my management was a bit off.
JC: In a way this is your last hoorah! Are you satisfied with your last shot to show the school how you’ve grown before you leave onto greener pastures?
KX: Yes. And I say that only because I think I am very proud of my project. When people hear it they say” who's I thought that was the original” and that erasures me when I'm working on the project because then I feel more confident about each move that I make and also outside of the project it makes me feel better about it.
JC: How would you have done things differently if you could change your experience this senior year?
KX: Time management! If I had worked on each of my projects equally I don't think my senior project would have been as flushed out but then I wouldn't have to pull out two more projects out of nowhere because now I don't have enough time.
Interviewing those with senior projects, I found that everyone wished they had had more time to finish them, which is humorous considering this is everyone’s last year to create something on a large scale that they must finish before the year is over.however even with this anxiety, everyone was exited about their projects and didn't regret how they turned out.
In addition to interviewing those with large projects I also interviewed a senior that actually didn’t have much of a senior project. I wanted to see if they felt less stressed or were disappointed. For this, I interviewed Winston in digital media.Winston in all didn’t seem to bothered by the fact he didn’t have a senior project because he was still doing something big in his final year at OSA, it’s just that more than one grade would be included. He expressed however that his family may be a bit upset about the situation.
Winston Grove- Digital Media
Jade Chevalier:If you aren’t having a senior showcase why do you think that is?
Winston Grove: It might be because the teachers feel all students should be included, if we were to do a senior specific thing we would dedicate a section of a show to the seniors, either it be a room dedicated to them or a section of a film festival.
JC: Are you content with this?
WG: I think it’s fine if we don’t get one but my parents might think otherwise.
JC: If you could do something for a senior showcase, what would it consist of?
WG: I would have a collection of films I’ve made since 9th grade. There is a particular series called “Horse that is also a Theif” where I accidentally misspelled thief and we had to keep it for continuity. I would also show some digital drawings I’ve done in the past and photography throughout the years.
As the year comes to a close for seniors, winding down to the final stretch, there isn’t much stress and most everyone is happy and excited about their final senior projects. Everyone wished to have more time but all were very positive and don’t regret what they’ve created. And even those without senior showcases still got to create something on a large scale for the end of the year. As June 8th approaches all are comfortable and looking forward to graduating, letting the next generation of students look upon how a senior grows from the beginning of their OSA career, to the end.
