Final Reflection

Wow. This is suppose to be my final reflection of the whole "Exit Project" experience. It has been such a crazy, hectic project and has caused me so much stress! Definitely looking back, I wish I would have tried a lot harder to get my project going sooner than I did. Even though I was planning on starting my project earlier, it was just so hard to come up with what I was actually going to do. The last month before Exit Project Night was the time when I really came together and buckled down to get my work done. It seems like now that its all over and done with, I can feel proud of myself for getting through all the stress- however, it would have been easier if there was no stress to begin with!

To address my actual presentation night, I think it went well. I ended up really liking how my display came out- which I was the most worried about (besides my product). I really liked how my letters were put up above my station, because you could read them across the room-- unlike anyone else's! Also, my product judges seemed impressed by my powerpoint with the sound pieces in it. After all my display and product judges had come to my station, I relaxed a little bit, and just enjoyed talking to people when they came to my project. It was weird- I was so worried about my project not being up to standards with everyone else's, but when it came down to it I was really proud to show off what I had done. Besides people being generally turned off by my subject (haha), they seemed interested in what I had to say.

When it came time to give my speech, I had become really nervous! Especially considering Mrs. Dyer was one of my judges- and she happens to be the head of Forensics! It was relieving though that Mrs. Gandin was keeping my time for me, and no one else was in the room. I had actually settled down quite a bit when I gave my actual speech- my nerves had left and it all flowed pretty well. I think my visuals helped too- the smart board and my handouts with my graphs from my product. Overall, I thought it went well.

Now that exit project is OVER, I feel sooo relieved! I can finally concentrate on my classes, and all that is left before I graduate is finals! It is so exciting. Besides my obvious regrets about not starting early, I think my project turned out pretty good. I wish that seniors didn't have to do exit project in general, but I think it does turn out to be a good learning experience.

Goodbye and Farewell!!!!!