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!!!