E-FOLIO MEMOIRS

■ What were the best and worst parts of the Senior Project/Senior Seminar?

The best part of the project was getting to create stuff with metal. The worst part would be contorting the
metal in a direction it didn't want to go.

■ List three things you now know after completing your Senior Project.

The three things I have learned are that, I prefer to do stuff alone, I love to make stuff with my hands, and
that making one thing can take hours to complete.

■ Which aspect of the Senior Project/Senior Seminar stretched you the most? How did you feel about
and react to this challenge?

The aspects that stretched me out the most is that it really tested my patience and that this is the first time
blacksmithing these. How I felt is that the break times were getting really boring during the heating process.

■ How has the Senior Project/Senior Seminar changed you (skills, attitudes, work habits, capabilities,
confidence, poise, presentation, etc.)?

This project has changed me in learning how my brain wants to do stuff as in with my own will and music.

■ Has this experience influenced your future plans?

I feel like that now when I want to do my projects on my own will and not have the feeling of being controlled.

■ What would you do differently if you had to do the whole Senior Project/Senior Seminar process
again?

Working on something bigger with a bit more freedom rather than doing the project in a scheduled session
format as it feels more constricting and less of a choice.

■ What advice do you have for next year’s seniors?

Have in mind to try to find a common ground with your parents for a project and that you will need patience
and to not forget to take pictures.

■ What grade would you give yourself for your Senior Project and what justification do you have for
that grade?

I would do a B+ as they were accurate to the historic utensils that they had back then with this being the first
time blacksmithing metal into these shapes and designs.