Rising to the Occasion

In my first year as a senior student, it has presented me with many truths about the reality of life in school. As much as I may dislike the onslaught of tests that challenge my mental sanity it did present me with an opportunity. An opportunity to explore different ways to learn. An opportunity to […]

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A One Way Trip Back in Time

It’s the end of the year and as per usual, it brings a time of reflection. The year is long and requires a certain lasting mental strength. PGP provides the tools to maintain that mental strength year round. Lessons about goal setting and time-blocking are just 2 examples of how PGP can improve my life […]

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The Final Moments

2 and a half years ago I joined PLP, and as of April 7th, I have finally completed one of the most critical legs of my PLP journey. Looking back at my triumphs and failures at the DI competition it illuminates a lot about who I am. It is crazy to think about how far […]

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To Fly or Not to Fly

With March comes a PLP tradition, Destination Imagination. Another rendition of one of the most stressful projects of all always has experiences that will require reflection. It’s hard to understand what makes DI so exhilarating with the steady inflow of cringe-worthy moments. Even when we bomb parts of our presentation, I see the successes and our […]

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Filming Greatness

After perfecting our abilities on recreating something it was time to progress. Our next task was to… Follow and film a live event of our own! We needed to use the many tools provided by our editing software iMovie. Some of tools we had to incorporate into our films were time lapse, slow motion, audio […]

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