SENIOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

The purpose of my senior project is to unite different cultures together through music and dance. This has been a passion of mine to see other ethnicities unite in that aspect for a long time. They will perform in their own style of music and dance.

In the beginning I decided to do surveys to get to know what interests my peers more between cultural music, dance, food, and language. I also wanted to know if they felt we were ethnically divided and if music impacts their lives. I gave surveys to 3 freshman classes, 3 sophomore classes, 3 junior classes, and 3 senior classes. The results were that all grades chose food and music as their most common interest. Majority of students agreed that we were ethnically divided because we came from different backgrounds. Those who disagreed say that we are all equal and have overcome being seperated by ethnicites. In my opinion we are sometimes equal but at the end of the day we go back to our own kind. I came to a conclusion between having a multi-cultural night or a talent show. Doing the surveys I decided to go with a talent show.

I will be putting together a talent show. I feel that it will help me in the future to be responsible, to build my inner personal skills, and interact with different groups of ethnicities. With the responsibilites it comes with finding performers, holding auditions, figuring out the date, place, time, and food. I will also be working on hosting this by researching on what skills and techniques a host has and interview/talk to someone who has hosted or put together something similar to what I am doing. My audience is Evergreen high school so I am searching for students around my age with talent to sing and dance. I will give out sign up sheets for the auditions and flyers a month before the auditions. From then on, I will hold auditions a month before the talent show. I will discuss with Ms. Baimes to use the cafeteria for the auditions and the talent show. At the auditions I will be timing each performer so I can determine how long it will be. The expenses would only be the food which the money would come out of my pockets (meaning my parents). It will cost at least $100-$200 dollars for food and drinks. Overall, I feel that this would benefit me in the future because it will build my character confidence and hopefully my pockets!!!

SENIOR PROJECT AND PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

I have changed my mind about just doing music for my senior project. I am now doing music and dance. At first I thought that music was what I wanted to do because everyone listens to music and loves it. But all of a sudden dance pops up in my mind. Everyone loves to dance whether in front of people or not. I think that music and dance put together will be more entertaining and alive. I planned the date, time, and place but I got to talk to people. I need to rent out the cafeteria in Evergreen because my audience is Evergreen High School students. The time I'll have my performance at is six o'clock on Wednesday April 21st. So I've got the time, date, and place down. I just need to get performers for my project. I also have to talk to my Polynesian club to see if they can help me put this together. Everything is so hard for me because I am not managing my time but I need to work on that. I have everything I need right now. So I've made my final decision on what I want to do for my senior project. It's because it's something I love to do as well as everyone else. But I haven't decided what I'll do after I graduate. I am still asking myself that question.

What I want to do is work with children but I do not know what I will plan to do to conquer my wants and needs. But I've researched on children's hospitals and the one hospital I've looked at is Seattle's Children Hospital Research Foundation. I didn't know where else to look so I figured any children hospital will be good because it's helping children. Seattle Children's serves as the primary pediatric referral center for the largest geographic area of any children's hospital in America. They provide family-centered care, conduct leading-edge pediatric research and serve as an advocate for child health. Their programs are ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report magazine. From all the research I've done I think that this is a good place to start at. I still don't know yet I am going to plan but I pray to God that he will help me get through this and help me succeed in finding a place where God has called me to. So for now I am just focusing on my senior project and having a little time on the side to look for what I plan to do after high school. But thanks be to God I am still living and I'll know he'll me as well as my parents. Other than that, my classes are okay. Still need to work on things to get my grade higher. I know I can do better it's just so many things I have to do. But I am trying my best to strive for the best. Overall, my life is good. I have everything I need. As long as I have God on my side I know everything is going to be okay.

EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STORY

Today I read about a young girl and her childhood. When I think about my childhood I thank my parents for everything because I couldn't have had anything better or greater. In this story she talks about what happened in her past and what happened in her future. I really liked this story because from a girl who was poor, molested, and not so popular really grew up to become a very happy and successful person.

She was poor, molested at the age of five and not popular in school. I think that I can kind of relate to this story but in a different way. I was in a stage where me and my family didn't really have much money. I never got molested and I never really cared whether I was popular or not. So yeah that is way different. Everyone has their own story but I feel in some way their all the same. We all go through our problems and some of us solve them and some of us don't. I guess that's how life is. But in my opinion it's the decisions you make to get where you are. But I guess in some cases people don't really get to make a decision. There are many problems in the world that are are the most worst. Like abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, abortions, domestic violence, etc. I've researched on child abuse and my research says that nearly 3 million of children are reported to being abused every year. Reports say that "The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization and was founded in Washington DC in the year 1998. On the 27 th of April, has been launched the Children Memorial Flag Campaign to let know publicly that nearly 3 million children are reported to be abused and neglected every year. The Children Memorial Flag has been designed by a 16 y.o. Californian youth and shows five doll-like figures of children standing side-by-side, holding hands against a red backcloth. A sixth child, in the center, is represented by a thin, white chalk outline, symbolizing a child lost to violence. The “lost-child”! April has been recognised as the Child Abuse Prevention Month. All I can to this is WOW! I never knew that at least a million or more children are abused every year. I can't believe that it would happen to children at all. It makes me feel so sad and worried for the children in this world. I never seen one child in my life get abused. No child should get beat because they are only children. Who would want to hurt someone so little, cute, and young? I don't know why people do that but to all those abusers out there I hope that God will have mercy on your soul because no way will you go to heaven for being a beater. No child or anyone should be beat for nothing. I cannot understand why people do such harsh things. But I pray to God that he will help them.

This story made me think about more problems that are happening in our world. So many things are happening and sometimes it's to late to help. I wish that I could be there for those who are being beat physically and emotionally. All I can do is pray and hope that people will soon realize that abuse, abortion, alcohol, drugs, etc is not the answer. I can say that if we do those things we won't get anywhere. In this story this young girl goes through a lot but she got through it all. She came out to be a girl who was involved in so many positive things and used her childhood as a motivation to succeed in life. This story interested me because it came from someone was a lost girl and is now a happy, positive successful girl. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is a strong and true motto. Everyone has their own story, I have mines and you have yours.

ITS YOUR CHOICE

I read about "MY DRUG LIFE". Drugs, drugs, drugs. When I read this story I thought wow this is so surprising, and yet interesting. It was surprising because such a young girl would do such things at a young age. Looking at the title before reading the story obviously I knew it was going to be about drugs. But I thought it was going to be about someone older. It was so interesting because this young girl really did drugs at such a young, young age. The amazing thing about this story is that she really got to stop herself from destroying her life because not many drug addicts could do that unless they get the best help. But I really enjoyed reading this story and being able to write about it makes me think about who I could of been if I made the wrong choices.

All my life I grew up in church and never got the thought of doing drugs. My dad was always a pastor and being a pastor's daughter, doing drugs was officially not in my vocabulary. I've seen my family and their friends do it but I never thought of doing it because I knew what it was and what it could do. Reading this story I never thought that life could be so destroyed in a blink of an eye. It made me wonder if there are any other lives out there that are being destroyed by drugs, alcohol, etc. Life should be used in positive and healthy ways. We shouldn't do anything to hurt our bodies because God didn't form us like that. Sometimes my friends or people I knew or just met have or has offered me to smoke and drink with them but I always knew what to say. Now my friends know what the answer is to their question so they don't seem to ask at all. Even though all my friends are different from me they don't look at me as a different person. They say that I am a good influence and that I inspire them. All I can say about drugs is that I know it will not get you anywhere. I've seen so many lives be taken away because drugs did it all. But I've also thought about the people who took them, and I said to myself, maybe it was their fault because they chose to do it. But I learned that it is no ones fault because we are given a choice to either live life for God, live life better than just doing drugs or just do drugs and never move on from there. I can say that God is not forcing us to do what he wants. He is waiting for us to call on him and take Jesus Christ as a personal savior. I've been through so many things in my life but I never been through anything that had to deal with drugs and alcohol. I thank God that I am still alive and breathing.

So overall, this story helped me think more about what I want to do in life. It made me want to do better and not think about the negative things that are waiting to pull me down underground. But I know my answers to all those situations because I know the cause and effect and everything that I need to know. But I know that I won't do it because I have a choice and that choice is to live life for God and to succeed. I am not saying I'm perfect because I always want to or do the right thing. I am saying that God has gave me a choice, you too. It's up to us to decide because God is not going to force us. From reading, learning, thinking, and wondering I've become more aware of the fact that drugs is an addiction and definitely a destroyer. I've been given a chance to make the right chance and proclaim the gospel and achieve and accomplish all my goals in life.

NEVER GIVE UP

Today I read the story of a daughter who's mother had breast cancer. This story stood out to me because one of my teachers just passed away because of breast cancer. Everyone loved her.
My teacher Ms. Hoof was a loving teacher who loved all her students and teaching the most. I had her for french class my junior year and she was such a wonderful teacher to us students. Through all her teaching I never seen her get really angry at us and start yelling. I've always seen her be such a graceful person. I remember she would always let me turn in work late even if it was like two weeks late. I am not saying she is a good teacher because she let me turn in my work because it was late. I am saying because she had a amazing heart she let me turn it in. I will always remember my french teacher Ms. Hoof who helped us and inspired us to do better in life.

When think about breast cancer or cancer the only thing that runs through my mind is death and pain. I researched on how many women dies from breast cancer I found out that women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 lifetime chance of developing breast cancer and a 1 in 33 chance of breast cancer causing death. According to the Cancer Society, approximately 44,000 women die from breast cancer annually. I can't imagine what it would feel like going through the pain all the women who had breast cancer. I can't believe that they would have to go through it. So many questions that are wanting to be answered. So I've done some research on breast cancer and
my research shows and says that Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with a rather unpredictable outcome and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. Over 150,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and 45,000 women die of this disease every year in the United States alone.
Breast cancer is a serious illness affecting not only the physical, but also the emotional well being of many women around the world.Initially, feelings of shock, devastation, disappointment, failure, guilt and/or anger are the most common presentations. Later, denial is followed by acceptance, but ultimately a certain percentage of patients experience varying degrees of anxiety and depression. Similar reactions have also been observed in recurrent breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer in developed countries is 200 to 250 per 100,000 women per year. Despite this progress, the rate of decline in breast cancer mortality in the last 20 years has not been significant and the question of "why women die from breast cancer" remains unanswered.

My thoughts about the story of MY MOTHER has taught me that life is a precious gift that we shouldn't take for granted. It has me think more about what life has in stored for me, what God has in stored for me. Even though sometimes we may not always get what we want but yet we have everything we need I learned that I need to appreciate my parents and God for just what I have because not everyone has what I have. This story has also made me realize that I need to spend time with my mother because I don't know how much time I have left. My mother means a lot to me and if something happened to her I don't know what I would do. My time with my mother is important because I know that our bond is unbreakable. I know that no one can love my mother like I do. Through reading and learning I have come to know that no matter what nothing can stand in the way of a women of love who's love is unconditional and unstoppable.

By seeing these results, nothing but death and pain runs through my head. Just seeing and hearing women go through breast cancer makes me think that women will no longer survive as long as men. But I believe that God will help us women if we just let his son come into our lives and serve him for as long as we should live. It hurts me to see women go through this disease because women deserve to live in happiness and not always think about fear and death. Sometimes I think that maybe I will get breast cancer because sometimes things happen. But I thank God for being the loving father that he is for keeping me healthy and for letting me live this long. I just pray that all the women out there who are suffering from breast cancer, I encourage you to be strong and live life as if it is your first and last. I pray that God will destroy your disease and make you into a stronger person. I pray that every women on earth will take care of themselves and be strong for others. I know that with God everything is going to be okay. Live, laugh, and love like it is your last. God is on your side and so am I.

WORKING ON SENIOR PROJECT

When it was time to start working on our senior projects, my mind went blank. Totally blank. I thought and said to myself that I wasn't going to do it because I didn't know what to do. Through my three years in high school I thought that my senior year would be easy for me but I thought wrong because 1: I don't have all my credits and 2: I don't have the grades I want. I struggled and failed my freshman year because I made decisions to go the wrong way. But I've managed to pick myself up again and get back on track. I did everything I could to catch up. When I look back I think about all the bad choices I made that could of helped me but I chose not to let it help me. But things changed, I've changed into someone who is working harder than ever before, someone who has learned from their mistakes. Failing my freshman changed my decision making and my time management. Overcoming the challenges I've face my freshman year helped me get through my sophomore and junior year. I thank God for helping me, my parents also. So therefore, I now use my experience as motivation.

My senior project was hard for me to figure out. My capstone teacher started giving out papers on what a senior project is and what we need to do. I didn't even think about it. I wasn't even trying to think about it. But time went faster and I needed to start working on my senior project. We were assigned to write a essential question about our issue in our community. But I didn't have an issue about anything. My teacher Ms. Fry helped me on it and she asked me what do I like to do. I told her that I love to sing. So we tried to figure out a question about music. We finally came down to "How can diverse cultures be united by music?" As soon as I finished writing down my question, I still didn't know what to do. But I had to do something because time was ticking.

I started thinking about throwing a music performance night. My purpose is to bring awareness of the fact that music can be appreciated productively by creating a positive outlet for the culturally diverse students at Evergreen and/or bringing together a culturally diverse audience. Basically I am uniting diverse cultures through music at Evergreen High School. We started working on our proposals but I needed to write an outline of my project. I wrote my thesis which was my essential question, then I wrote my purpose, an my process. Monday I went to the attendant at the HS3 Office and asked for a breakdown of different cultures for my research. I also came up with questions for my survey to find out what people thought about our school ethnically and what is the most common interest among a culturally diverse group of people. I passed out my surveys today to only freshman's and sophomores. My results were that the most common interest in freshman's and sophomores was food and 21 freshman's said yes to the ethnically divided and 16 to no. And for sophomores yes to 31 and 23 to no. I am still in the process of getting juniors and seniors input for my project.

After my research I am going to be working on my proposal explaining what I'm going to do for my senior project. I know that I will have to manage my time well because I not only have my senior project to work on but I have to complete my work for other classes as well. I know that this will take a lot of hard work and time but I am going to try my best to put this together and hopefully everything will turn out good. The most thing I am worried about is finding an exact date for the performance, getting help to set up for the performance and getting performers and hosts. This helps me a lot because I am learning how to prioritize myself and manage my time. So right now I am in the process of getting all the results for my research for my proposal and networking with people. I am learning more and more about myself and also others. My worries are the number of people showing up and how the people will react to the performers. But a close friend told me not to worry too much because if I over think it then I won't be able to think. That helped me and made me laugh. I am now getting more and more in to my project and hopefully I continue to keep working on my project as well as my other classes.

PASTOR APPRECIATION DAY

Today I woke up, got ready to go to church. I took and shower, got dressed, and did my hair. Then my family and I went to church. Today it was awesome. I loved the way church went today. Praise and worship was amazing. Everyone sang and danced to the songs. It was so awesome because the way our program for today went. I loved every minute of it.

So we sang songs and gave God our total praise. I felt so free and open to God during praise and worship because it was just me and him and nobody else. I felt so safe and secure because nothing was stopping me from praising my God. God made me feel safe and secure. I felt like a lot of things were lifted off of my shoulders because I knew that God took care of it. God says "Cast your burdens onto Jesus, he cares for you." Today I realized that God didn't come to save the people who are already been saved, he came to save the lost and I am one of them. God helped me and showed me.

But today was pastor appreciation day and after praise and worship my dad preached a good sermon about the plan God has in our life, and the promise he made about coming back for his people. It was such a good sermon that I understood and agreed with. Then we had communion. My dad prayed and everyone drank juice and ate bread, a symbol of God's blood and body he shed and broken for us. Then our youth choir went up to sing our song for my dad. My older sister said a few words that made everyone cry. You see my dad is such a hard working, loving, caring, and humble father to all of us. It made us cry because he has been there for us through all the times of trouble we had. Even though we are different people doing things that he doesn't agree with, my dad is always there no matter what the situation is. As well as the first lady, my wonderful mother. The lady of the house who does everything for us. We love her so much. So we lei'd both of our parents and gave them a hug and kiss. And continued to sing our song. That's when everyone started balling. I shot a quick glance at my brother and he was crying. It made me cry even more because I never seen that side of him. I love my brothers with all my heart. I know there are sometimes they act like they don't care but deep inside I know they do. I love my family from the bottom of my heart. Especially my parents.

Today was an emotional day. My parents have done a lot for me and my brothers and sisters. They have been through a lot. And today I told myself I didn't want to put them through anymore. I want to take care of my parents the way they took care of me. I know that someday it will happen. It will switch around. I will take care of my parents. I love them and my family as well. I thank God for blessing me with parents that love me for who I am and not the bad things I've done. I thank God for being the loving father he is, for just giving me a family who supports me through all that I go through, my parents for just being there 24.7. Everyday day. Non-stop. I respect my parents and love them. And I thank God everyday for blessing me. I would never want to replace them because there all I want and have.

UGM'S HALLELUJAH NIGHT

So today I woke up around 12, got up to clean. I was so mad because I was still tired. I didn't want to wake up but my sister forced us to wake up. I wanted to just go crazy because I am not a morning person. But anyways me and my sisters cleaned our house. I cleaned the kitchen such as washing the dishes, wiping the stoves and counters, and sweeping and mopping the floor. After I rested for a little bit. It was a lot of cleaning but I was glad it was over.

We were suppose to have practice at two for our worship team tomorrow for church. We were waiting for my cousins to show up and it was already passed two three and I guess she called my cousins telling them that we start practice at 3. So my cousins got to the house waiting for practice to start and they asked me where my sister was and I didn't even notice that she was gone until they told me. So while I was laying there my sister called yelling at me asking me why, why we didn't start practice and I told her we were waiting of her. So she said to start without her and my guess was that she was going to be late. But anyways I went downstairs and my brother, cousin and I was practicing this special song that the choir is going to sing for our pastor's appreciation day. And it was okay. Then my sister came home and after getting the order and the voices of the song for the choir, everyone came down for practice. I sang the ad libs of the song and I thought it was okay. I thought our practice was okay but I thought it could of been better.

So later after our choir practice we had our worship team practice because we only practiced our youth choir song. But we ran through some old songs. It was very old fashioned to me but we didn't have a lot of time because people had things to do. So we ran through a lot of old songs. It was good and funny because we were enjoying each other's company just singing and laughing together, moving to the sound of the piano. I had a great time spending time with my family.

So after our practice we got ready for the UGM's hallelujah night. It started at 6 like white center's and we were late again and left from the house around 7:30. When we got there it was so crowded and decorated. It was big, there were games in different rooms. The biggest place where they had it at was in the gym. There was a lot of games, food, people, and especially good candy. I thought like wow this looks fun. And when we got in the gym there were a of kids and people were giving, well throwing things like stuffed animals, candy, socks, and other things. There was also a dance competition and this lady was dressed as a angel who looked 40. It was so funny the way she was dancing. Everything was fun and exciting. I enjoyed my time there because it wasn't like the one I went to the day before. I like it because they had things to keep people and the kids going. There were a lot of games, dance-offs, give-aways, costume contests, food, and candy. I just liked the fact that I got to have fun with my sisters and little nieces and I'm happy they got to have fun too. They loved it and got a lot of candy. So after that it finished and we left and talked about how fun it was. Me and my sisters went bowling just for a girls night out and had fun. Then we came home and I had to write down the songs to put on the transparency. My sisters and I had to fix the candy lei's and bags for my dad and the little kids. We were suppose to have our own hallelujah but we didn't have time for setting up so we decided to go to other churches hallelujah night. So then we had to put together a lot chips, cookies, and candies together for the little kids tomorrow. There was a lot to do. But we finished it and now I am tired. I want to sleep. But I just wanted to share what I did today and I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween because I did!!!

WCA OF GOD'S HALLELUJAH NIGHT

Yesterday after school I went home...
Got ready to go to white center assembly of God's hallelujah night..
and when we got there we stopped by this lady who sold musubi'z which is rice with spam and sea weed. It was so good!!! I haven't ate that since I've been in Hawaii. But anyways we bought a lot and ate it. I know its kind of weird of me telling you of what I ate but I have always love musubi'z. But that's not my main point of what I'm going to tell you about.

So yesterday we went to the hallelujah night.
If you don't know what hallelujah night it is a christian positive celebration. We don't call it Halloween night because it is a positive way of celebrating Halloween but in the way of God. We were late because it started at 6 and we got there like around 7:30 and all the games were just about finished. It was okay. Because they have it every year, last years was way better. It was bigger, there were more games, more people, more excitement, more candy, and more things to do. This year I'm not going to say it was the worst thing I've ever been to because it wasn't but it wasn't as good as I thought it was. I didn't want to let the way I felt about the way things were going stop me from enjoying my night.

During the time I was there with my family I seen this girl that I know from school. We seen each and greeted each other and said hi. The weird thing is that she came up to me and hugged me. It was weird because it was the first time she hugged, she never hugged me in school. After that I thought it was just for show because my family was there. I felt so disappointed because of the way she treated me at school and out of school. The second weird thing is I seen her again and she hugged me again. I was like what is this girl doing. But I wasn't going to let that stop me from going on with the okay night that I was kind of enjoying.

You see there are some things about certain people that I've learned. They act so nice to your face but when you turn your back on them they act so cruel and brutal. I know everyone knows that but ever since I've moved up here I've noticed that certain people are like that. How would I put it?, FAKE. There you go, FAKENESS and PHONINESS. Back at home in Cali, I've never had a problem or drama with anybody. My family and I never had drama with anyone. But ever since I've moved up here to Seattle, I've come to know and learn that they're are a bunch of certain people that I know and met are just backstabbers and liars. I am not saying that Seattle is a bad place and no one should move here. I know that everyone has their lieing and back stab moments but the people that I've known and met, some of them have been nothing but backstabbers and liars. But I've learned to just put them behind me because I know what I'm putting in front of me. But anyways, last night I just felt so dishonest with her because to me it was just a show. I don't know what it meant to her but that's how I felt.

I guess what I am saying that this hallelujah night made me realize who really are my friends and who aren't. I guess I'll just have to find out more about my friends so I know who is real and who isn't. You know I've learned that sometimes, most of the time, or all the time, your friends isn't always going to be there. The ones who are always going to be there is your family. God especially. I've been told that family comes first and God comes always. To me friends are there just for the time being, but family and God are always there. Overall, living my life has been such a roller coaster but I've learned things that helped me overcome my challenges, I've helped myself become a stronger person in times of trouble, I've been able to unlock doors that I couldn't open. I just thank my family and God for everything because they are always there every step of the way. So I hope everyone had a exciting positive hallelujah night!!!!!!