Thanksgiving break is finally here! With this one week break from the hectic craziness of senior year, I have decided to go out of my way to enjoy the simple things that I am thankful for. On Friday night, I decided to start off Thanksgiving break by spending time in the kitchen with my friend and baking a sweet treat for our families to enjoy. The final result was a delicious and warm apple crisp that tasted like cinnamon and fall. I loved sharing it with my family, and seeing them smile as they enjoyed the dessert made me thankful that I could spend quality time with them. Later that night, I went out to dinner with my friends and watched Liberty High School's production of Shrek the Musical. I had never seen a LHS Theater production in my four years at Liberty, and I was not disappointed. Students at my high school are so talented! I ended off the great day by finding out that I had been accepted to the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin! This was the perfect opportunity for me to reflect on how blessed I was to have so many amazing people who have helped me and supported me in my journey in the next four years of my life after high school. #HookEm2021?? For the rest of this break, I will take time to of course work on my other college applications, catch up with friends and spend time with family, and just relax and reflect on the things that I am thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!
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If the last few blog posts I've written made it seem like I had pushed ISM to the back of my mind, this week has reversed that idea completely. With my first ten-minute ISM research speech presented on Friday, this week had consisted of preparation, a few nervous breakdowns, and of course many holiday-themed Starbucks drinks. On Thursday of this week, I went on a research interview at a local Starbucks with Dr. Gary Gerlacher, a well-known pediatric urgent care business owner and former pediatrician. I was extremely excited going into this interview because Dr. Gerlacher was so different from any other professionals I had met with. He blends business and pediatrics into his own company, where he helps to open pediatric clinics across the nation that maximize profits and effectiveness. When I began speaking with Dr. Gerlacher about my desire to create an original work related to both pediatrics and business, he introduced me to PediaQ, an innovative company that uses a mobile app interface to create an on-demand service for pediatric urgent care. Dr. Gerlacher was gracious enough to introduce me through email to Mr. Jon O'Sullivan, the founder and CEO of PediaQ, to arrange a meeting and learn more about his company. My research interview with Dr. Gerlacher was an eye-opening experience, and I learned more about pediatrics in that hour of speaking to him than I had in weeks of online research. I presented my research speech on Friday to my ISM class just as I had practiced multiple times in front of my family the night before, and I felt relieved and proud as I finished my first-ever ISM speech. I know that the speeches in ISM from here on out will only be longer in length and more comprehensive in content, but I feel confident that I will be prepared and ready for the challenges when the time comes. This week started and ended with exciting activities. On Monday, October 31st, I celebrated Halloween "Trunk or Treat" style. Trunk or Treat is my high school's take on the classic Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating. Different organizations on campus sign up for parking spots in the student parking lot, and they decorate car trunks in unique themes. On Halloween night, children in the Frisco community come to the Liberty High School parking lot to stop by the trunks and trick-or-treat at each organization's car trunk. I worked with the other National Honor Society officers to set up the NHS "Winter Wonderland" themed trunk. Our two cars were decorated with festive green and red, and we had a full-size white Christmas tree decorated with candy. Handing out candy to the adorable toddlers in their Halloween costumes was such a blast! After Trunk or Treat, the next few days consisted of catching up on schoolwork and preparing for the first research speech that we have coming up next week. I scheduled a research interview with Dr. Gerlacher, a local doctor who has had experience as a both a pediatrician and a business manager. On Friday, DECA had its annual Mavs Day, in which students from across the area spend a day at the American Airlines Center learning about the business aspect of sports enterprises, and at the end of the day everyone gets to watch the Mavericks as they play in a season game. I loved getting to explore Dallas before the business presentations, touring American Airlines Center and seeing the practice courts for the Mavs, listening to the business executives in the Mavericks brand speak to us, and of course cheering my heart out for the Mavericks! At the end of the game, the Mavs fell 10 points short to the Portland Trailblazers. Although our team wasn't able to get the win, I had an amazing time getting to learn more about the field of sports management and spending time with my friends.
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