Day 18 (5-23-17)

Today is our last official day working. The only thing we did today was brainstorm what we wanted to have at our table tomorrow for Express Fest. We had Becky print out our articles and we are going to print out some screenshots to show people the process behind the scenes. We got there at 10:30 and planned that out and finished up at about 11:30. It will be sad not working at the office every day, but I learned a lot and am glad I decided to do this for my project. Later that afternoon I helped Dan move tables from the Chapel to the theatre for Express Fest. Senior project was a great way to end the year and my Proctor career.

Day 17 (5-22-17)

Today started at 9:00 am in the office. The plan today was really easy since there were no games and we had pretty much finished everything up. We had to finish up our senior project reflection blog. We were already close to finished, but we added a few more things and sent our responses to Scott. After that, we filled out our time sheets and got them signed. We went over our hours minimum by three hours! Today was our last real day in the office which was sad. I had a lot of fun on senior project. Tomorrow we do have to go to the office, but the only thing left to do is print out our work for our table at express fest which should only take about an hour or so.

Hours Today: 2
Total Hours: 52

Day 16 (5-21-17) / Week 3 Reflection

Today started at 10:00 after the 5k at the fields. We had to make sure everything at the alumni games ran smoothly. We put out water and rode around in a golf cart with bug spray, snacks, and stickers and sunglasses. It was fun seeing alumni and watching the games although we were mad we couldn't drive the cart. I had to leave at 2:00 to strike the set from the musical. It is so sad that all of that work just goes away so fast.

This week we did a number of things. It was a very busy and exciting week of athletics so we did a lot of social media work. There were games almost every day, so we were busy finding schedules and livestream links. We also put a few articles and blogs out on the website. We also did a lot of work to finalize alumni game logistics like finding uniforms and scoreboards and running the cart. We also talked with Kieth Barrett about development and what goes on on the other side of the office. I really learned a lot this week and it was a fun last full week.

This week was really good. In the communications office they are having a really good problem to have. It is that they are fully caught up and they don't have a whole lot to work on so Scott would give us projects as they came up.

It was really cool publishing another article. It was our second article on the school website and it was exciting. I feel like we are very proficient with posting athletics on social media since we have been doing it for three weeks now.

Everything this week went smoothly and there wasn't anything that went wrong. The only thing that didn't go right was that all of our teams didn't win Lakes Region championships. We did get one though!!

I will benefit from this week’s activities because I have continued to gain experience in the field of communications and marketing. By putting out articles highlighting Lakes Region Tournaments and a team spotlight I feel like I have been doing exactly what I wanted to be doing when I signed up for my project.

I completed my written goals and continue to fulfill my athletic and marketing goals. As for my alumni goals, I have reached out to a number of alumni and have been talking to seniors. I completed my alumni goals today. I achieved everything and more than I was hoping to get out of Senior Project.

Hours Today: 4

Total Hours: 50

Day 15 (5-19-17)

Today started at 9:00 am in the office again. When we got settled, Scott assigned us a new writing assignment. We are going to write a reflection on senior project. We started working on that for the morning and Scott went to assembly at 10:00. We made some progress and when Scott went to assembly we went out to look for seniors to ask them about senior project. We had a hard time finding people, but we did talk to Jay Pier and Jared Abner and got a response from both of them. After we walked back to the office and at 11:00 we met with Kieth Barrett and Scott about the development office. We talked about fundraising and the endowment. We finished up at 12:00. It was cool to learn more about the money side of Proctor and the importance of donating to a non profit organization. I learned a lot today and am excited for the play tonight!.

Hours Today: 3
Total Hours: 46

Day 14 (5-18-17)

Today started off at 9:00 am in the office. Eamonn was going to be late today because he was home for the Celtics game the previous night. We are having a really good problem, which is not having anything to work on because we are so productive and everything is done. Scott asked me to go talk to Gregor about uniforms and scoreboards for the alumni games. When I got to his office, however, he wasn't there. As I was leaving, I got a text from Linda Sargent asking me to meet with her. I went up to her office she asked me to come to a meeting in the business office to talk about a day student lounge. This meeting was with Mike, Rachel, the architects, Linda, Sage, and I. We talked about potential ideas and spaces. We never came to a concrete answer, but we put out some very good ideas. The meeting ended at 10:00 and I went back to the office where I met Eamonn. Scott was at assembly, so we sat in the office and worked on individual projects. We then talked with Lindsay and Natasha about the musical and Lindsay was working on a slideshow for senior dinner that we talked about. Scott got back from assembly late because it was honors society day. When he got back we saw that Erica was in the development office and we wanted to talk to her because she is filling in in the equipment room. She was in a meeting so while we waited Scott sent us to get our yearbooks and his. We looked through those as we waited and when she was done we made a plan to meet at 11:30. At 11:30 we found the uniforms and put those in the equipment room so they will be ready for Sunday. Today was a good day, and tomorrow I think we are going to meet with Kieth Barrett to talk about the fundraising campaign.

Hours Today: 3
Total Hours: 43

Day 13 (5-17-17)

Today started at 9:00 at the office. We weren't sure what the plan was for the day, but when we got to the office Scott told us what we needed to do. We started the day with Chloe and we talked more about the alumni games. We then emailed younger alumni telling them that the games were this weekend and they should come and play and then go to the social at Lake Sunapee Country Club afterwards. There were a little over 200 people, so that took a lot of time to complete. Then we posted the athletics schedule and livestream links to all of the games for the day. Many teams were entering Lakes Region tournament play. When we finished that, we went through all of the senior project blogs and found pictures for Scott that will eventually use. This took up the rest of the day. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend any of the games because I had my own practice, so the day ended at 11:00. The plan for tomorrow is undecided, but we will know in the morning.

Hours Today: 2
Total Hours: 40

Day 12 (5-16-17)

Today started at 9:00 am in the dining commons. Scott had a meeting until advisory this morning so we decided to stay in the dining commons. Our goal for today was to complete the team spotlight of girls and boys tennis and golf. We got all of our interviews and started putting the piece together. We worked hard for until 10:30 when we went back to the office. In the office is where we finished up the piece and found pictures for it. It was interesting to hear what the captains and seniors had to say about their respective teams. When we finished that, I worked on a Lakes Region Tournament preview piece that we published too. Almost all of our varsity teams are in the playoffs and many of them hold high seeds including multiple #1 seeds! When I finished that, Eamonn and I looked for pictures for an alumni game post. We looked through Flickr and the archives and found some good ones for Chloe. We finished up right at 12:00. Today was a good day and we got a couple of things published. I'm not sure what the plan is for tomorrow, but I'm certain that we will be hard at work!

Hours Today: 3

Total Hours: 38