It’s hard to believe, but this week marked the official end of my senior year Independent Study and Mentorship journey. From my decidedly rough first few phone calls contacting local pediatricians for research interviews, to the excitement I felt after reading Dr. Gerlacher’s email where he agreed to be my mentor, and to the stressful yet infinitely rewarding experiences of Research Showcase and Final Presentation Night, this year in ISM has shaped my personal and professional individualism in ways that surpassed anything I could have imagined. On Friday night, crowds gathered through Liberty High School to support ISM as each student presented their own final products and research under their mentors over this year. After the showcase portion in the gymnasium and the mentor recognition in the auditorium, it was time for the individual presentations in the classrooms. This was my opportunity to expand on the processes I went through to create my original work and final product, and I loved getting to share the details of my work under Dr. Gerlacher with my friends and family members. The feeling at the end of the night when my presentation was over and my volunteers were helping me clean up the room was bittersweet, as I was sad that the year of ISM had come to a close, but also so glad that the end of my hard work here at Liberty these past four years had ended on such a high note. With two short weeks left before we walk the stage and begin the next chapters of our lives, I can’t help but feel blessed that I have been surrounded with supportive and selfless individuals who have helped me through my four years of high school and been introduced to programs, like DECA, Youth and Government, and of course, ISM, that have provided me with invaluable opportunities to grow as an individual and future college student. Here’s to a great year in ISM and a memorable high school journey, and to an exciting next four years in sunny San Francisco!
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The most exciting week of the year in ISM is finally here! On the night of Friday, May 19th, Liberty HS ISM will host its annual Final Presentation Night here on campus. At 6:00 pm, all students will be presenting our works in the same set-up style as we had back in January at Research Showcase. After an hour of the booth presentations, everyone will migrate from the gymnasium into the auditorium, where each of the ISM students this year will go up to the front of the stage to give a personal thank-you to their mentors and hand them their official 2017-2018 Mentorship plaques. Following this formal tradition, the individual presentations in separate classrooms throughout the school building will begin. A few weeks ago, each ISM student picked a room to call their own for the night, and I was so lucky to get the first room in the closest hallway to the front of the building! My volunteers will help me set my room up while we are presenting in the auditorium, so I can make my way to my room and start my individual presentation at 8 o’clock sharp. It is hard to believe that the year’s hard work is finally coming together and will be presented as whole at the end of this week, but I am very excited to share my work under Dr. Gerlacher with my friends and family. Something else to look forward to is the Liberty HS Senior Lock-In at Six Flags, beginning at 10 pm after FPN and going all the way until 6:00 the next morning! Besides the excitement that Friday will bring, I will also be attending senior reunions for Borchardt Elementary School and Fowler Middle School, my fourth and last tennis banquet, and the annual Frisco ISD Top Ten Luncheon, where I will be honoring my tennis coach of seven years, Coach Dopson. This week will be a whirlwind of bittersweet reunions and exciting celebrations of the end of my senior year, and I am looking forward to it!
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