Yesterday was the first day of fall, which marks the shift into my favorite season of the year. I honestly love the cooler weather, the sweaters and scarves, and of course the pumpkin spice lattes! In ISM-related activities, two big events happened this week. First off, we prepared our individual portfolios and put together the resumes, research assessments, and weekly reports that we have created thus far into binders with cover pages and individual page protectors. These portfolios will assist us in our research interviews and at the Business Symposium, which is quickly approaching in less than two weeks! On Thursday, ISM hosted the annual Teacher Appreciation breakfast for the staff here at Liberty. We all signed up to bring certain breakfast items and Mr. Wysong directed us as we set everything up in the conference room of the front office. My 2A class period was lucky enough to fall right at ten o'clock, the time the teachers stopped coming by the conference room to get breakfast. My classmates and I were assigned the duties of cleaning up the room, bringing the uneaten food back to class, and making sure that all the leftovers were either given to the teachers who hadn't had a chance to stop by in the morning, or taken care of by our hungry selves. This week has been a busy and productive one, and I'm looking forward to what the upcoming fall season has to offer!
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As the second month of school approaches, I am starting to ease into the daily routine of school again. Lessons in my classes are starting to shift from concept review to brand-new topics, a nerve-wracking yet exciting change. My ISM teacher, Mr. Wysong, has been preparing us for the upcoming Business Symposium in October. This highly-anticipated event will consist of all the ISM students in the district in one building, interacting with local professionals through mock interviews. I am looking forward to the Symposium because it will be an eye-opening experience that will give me valuable insight to aid me in my future research interviews with pediatricians. To help establish my professionalism before Business Symposium, I have set up a new voicemail greeting as well as phone and email templates to help me when I contact professionals. I have also revised my resume and asked my classmates for advice on how to improve it. Once Mr. Wysong approves of my completed work, I will be able to start contacting professionals in Pediatrics and hopefully scheduling meeting times. So far, my experiences in ISM have set an amazing standard for the rest of the year! I'm excited to see the growth that my classmates and I undergo as we begin to delve deeper into our fields of study. With the third week of school coming to a close, it still hasn't fully settled in that this will be my last year at Liberty High School. Being a senior means that as of now, I have experienced eleven action-packed years of education, more standardized tests than I could ever keep track of, and countless lighthearted memories with lifelong friends. This year, I am a member of my school's Independent Study and Mentorship Program, where I have the opportunity to delve deeper into a career path that I am interested in studying in the future. Trying to nail down a field that I wanted to pursue this year was so difficult for me because there are so many potential fields that I am interested in! Ultimately, I decided that pediatrics would blend my love for working with kids with gratifying feeling of knowing that my actions are bettering others' lives. Throughout my ISM journey this year, I plan to find a mentor who will teach me the inner workings of working as a pediatrician, conduct research and execute projects within the field of pediatrics, and become a more professional and well-informed individual who is ready to take my next step into the future. While I am aware that pediatrics may not be the field I end up having a career in, but I am confident that my experiences in ISM this year will shape me into a more polished and experienced student who has the ability to succeed in whichever field I end up pursuing. I am excited and ready to see what my senior year has in store for me! |
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