STANDARD 3 - PUBLIC SPEAKING
SEMESTER 1: AS A STUDENT LEADER I AM TAUGHT TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC ARENA IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS. ONE TIME THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS WAS WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN MC'S AT TRACY HIGH'S 2022 NIGHT RALLY AT THE PREMIERE OF TRACY+. AS AN MC MY JOB WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE CROWD WHEN I NEEDED, TO SHOW THE SPOTLIGHT ON CERTAIN PEOPLE, AND SOMETIMES EVEN IMPROVe THE LINES ON THE SPOT, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT ON THE SCRIPT. ONE OF THE INFORMAL WAYS THAT I HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO PUBLIC SPEAK IS WHEN I AM TALKING TO MY LEADERSHIP CLASS AND JUST GIVING CERTAIN PEOPLE CERTAIN TASKS FOR THEM TO DO OR WHEN I AM LEADING A DOG POUND AT SPORTS EVENTS TO CHEER ON OUR FELLOW BULLDOGS TO A VICTORY. |
STANDARD 2 - INTERVIEWING SKILLS
SEMESTER 2: THIS FEBRUARY I GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT IN THE INTERVIEW PANEL TO INTERVIEW ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THE 2023-2024 LEADERSHIP CLASS. ON THIS PANEL WITH ME WAS ROWN ULLOA, JAZMINE VARGAS, CHLOE LEMONS, EMERSON LEISKE, NATALIE HEWEY, MR. CHITWOOD, MS. WILLIAMS, MRS. MUNOZ, MR. QUINTANA, AND OLIVIA ORCUTT. IN THESE INTERVIEWS WE ASKED THEM QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND WHY THEY WANTED TO BE IN THE CLASS. WE SPENT THE WHOLE DAY FROM 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM INTERVIWEING CANDIDATES. THROUGH THIS PROCESS I WAS ABLE TO LEARN WHAT INTERVIEWERS ARE LOOKING FOR AND I COULD USE THIS FOR MY FUTURE WHEN I INTERVIEW FOR A FULL TIME JOB. |
STANDARD 4: CROWD MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 1 SENIOR YEAR: LEADING THE DOG POUND YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE A CROWD. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS TOGETHER AND IN ONE PLACE. ME AND THE OTHER SPIRIT LEADER THEN HAVE TO COMMUNICATE ON WHEN TO START THE CHANTS AND GET EVERYONE HYPED AND INVOLVED. EVERY DOG POUND IS ALSO VERY DIFFERENT WITH WHAT THE VIBE IS. SOME DOG POUNDS IT'S FUN TO PLAY MUSIC, VIBE AND SINGALONG AND OTHER TIMES IT IS FUN TO CHEER AND GET LOUD. WITH CROWD MANAGING YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO READ THE ROOM AND SEE WHAT WOULD GET MOST PEOPLE INVOLVED AAND EXCITED TO BE THERE. |
STANDARD 1.1 - GROUP DYNAMICS
SEMESTER 1: THIS YEAR I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT AT LINK CREW ORIENTATION AND ALSO HELP OUT AT THE LINK CREW ICE CREAM SOCIAL. I WORKED AT THE PRIZE BOOTH AT ORIENTATION WHERE AFTER THE INCOMING FRESHMAN HAD FINISHED THIER CAMPUS TOUR WITH THEIR LINK LEADER THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE BOOTH AND SPIN OUR WHEEL FOR A PRIZE. KNOWING HOW TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE THINK SOME THINGS ARE REALLY COOL AND SOME PEOPLE THINK SOME THINGS ARE REALLY LAME. ONE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING FUN IS WHEN YOUR HAVING FUN. IF PEOPLE SEE THAT THIS IS AN ENJOYABLE ACTIVITY THEY WILL ACTUALLY WANT TO BE THERE AND SEE THAT PEOPLE CARE FOR THIS AND SHOW TO THEM THAT IT'S NOT JUST ORIENTATION IT IS A WAY TO MEET NEW FRIENDS AND IT'S A START TO A NEW BEGINNING. |
STANDARD 3.10 - SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
SEMESTER 2: LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM ITALY IN OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS. THROUGH TOMASSO WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT THE ITALIAN CULTURE AND HOW THEY LIVED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INCLUDING PEOPLE AND GETTING PEOPLE TO COME TO EVENTS AND WORKING WITH ALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE. I THINK WE HAVE HAD MORE ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL FUNCTIONS THIS YEAR AND I BELIEVE THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND A NEW WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE KIDS AT TRACY HIGH. HE WAS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CLASS AND IT WAS SAD TO SEE HIM LEAVE WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR FINALLY ENDED. |
STANDARD 1.4 - MEMBER OF A GROUP
SEMESTER 1 SENIOR YEAR: AS ASB VICE PRESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF ASB WE HAVE TO LEARN WHAT EVERYONE'S STRENGTHS ARE AND HOW WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THEM. SOME OF OUR STRENGTHS ARE PUTTING OUR FOOT DOWN, BEING ARTISTIC, AND OVERALL JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT AND WE ALL KEEP EVERYONE IN CHECK. AS ASB WE ARE VERY STRONG THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE VERY CLOSE AND WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER. WE ALSO HAVE TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE ON HOW WE WANT TO RUN THE CLASS AND GRADE THE STUDENTS. EVERYDAY WE TALK AND COLLABORATE ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN CLASS THAT DAY AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. |
STANDARD 4 - COMMUNITY SERVICE
SEMESTER 1: SOME SERVICE THAT I HAVE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS I WAS JOINED WITH A GROUP OF OTHERS AND TOGETHER WE ALL RAISED MONEY FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR DIFFERENT ILLNESSES. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WERE JDFR FOR DIABETES, CHADD FOR ADHD, AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR HEART DISEASE, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $100 FOR EACH OF THESE ORGANZATIONS. THE BIGGEST ORGANIZATION THAT WE RAISED MONEY FOR WAS ST. JUDES REASEARCH HOSPITAL TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $182.74. THROUGH THIS WHOLE JOURNEY I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THAT I HAVE A VERY GOOD POSITION WHERE I CAN USE MY POWER TO DO BETTER FOR NOT ONLY ME BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AROUND ME. WITH MY POWER I WAS ABLE TO LEAD THE GROUP IN RAISING MONEY AND ASKING PEOPLE FOR DONATIONS. THIS PERSONALLY AFFECTED ME BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH HALF OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND WITH ALL THESE GENEROUS DONATIONS WE ARE ABLE TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T AS FORNUATE AS OTHERS. |
STANDARD 1.1 - CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SEMESTER 2: IN THE AG. sCI ACADEMY AT TRACY HIGH FOR MY SENIOR PROJECT I HAD TO JOB SHADOW SOMEONE. I CHOSE TO JOB SHADOW A TEACHER IN MANTECA AND I WAS ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER SCHOOLS AND IDEAS SO THAT I COULD BRING THEM BACK TO TRACY HIGH AND USE THEM AT OUR SCHOOL. SOME IDEAS THAT I BROUGHT BACK WERE RALLY GAMES AND SPIRIT DAYS. I LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THIS I WAS ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH NEW SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND KIDS. I EVEN WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND ACTUALLY WENT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM ON THE LAST WEEK OF THEIR SCHOOL AND HELPED OUT WITH THE CLASS AND MADE ICE CREAM SUNDAES WITH THEM. |
STANDARD 1.3 - partnership for one purpose
SEMESTER 1 SENIOR YEAR: IN THE AG. SCIENCE ACADEMY FOR MY SENIOR PROJECT I AM TRYING TO BRING BACK TRADITION TO TRACY HIGH AND REIGNITING THE SPIRIT BUS. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD MY FIRST BUS WENT TO SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL IN SACRAMENTO TO SUPPORT THE BULLDOGS. AS A GROUP, ALL 50 OF US GOT TOGETHER AND PARTNERED TOGETHER ALL FOR ONE PURPOSE. OUT MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO SHOW THE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT THEY HAVE OUR SUPPORT AT HOME OR ON THE ROAD. NOT ONLY DID THE DOG POUND HAVE FUN BUT THE FOOTBALL TEAM HAD MORE FUN AND THE PARENTS. THE PARENTS CHEERED ALONGSIDE US AS WELL. OVERALL I THINK IT DID PRETTY GOOD AND EVERYONE SEEMED LIKE THEY ENJOYED THEMSELVES. |
STANDARD 4 - EFFECTIVE MEETINGS
SEMESTER 1: OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS RUNS VERY SIMILAR TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. EVERY THURSDAY WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL ASB MEETING WHICH MEANS THAT SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE MINUTES AND AS MY ROLE OF SECRETARY I'M THE ONE THAT HAS TO TAKE MINUTES AND NOTES SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THAT MEETING. THESE MINUTES GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND REVIEW WHAT WE REVIEWED, TALKED ABOUT, AND APPROVED DURING A SPECIFIC MEETING. tHESE MEETING MINUTES ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE TRACY HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE EVERY WEEK. ALSO LIKE THE GOVERNMENT WE HAVE TO KEEP EACH OTHER IN CHECK AND MAKE SURE NOT ONLY ONE PERSON HAS MORE POWER THAN OTHERS AND EVERYONES IDEAS ARE HEARD. |
STANDARD 1.5 - AUTHORITY AND GOVERNANCE
SEMESTER 2: EVERYBODY IN THE LEADERSHIP CLASS IS ORGANIZED IN THEIR CLASSES, WITH A COUNCIL, AND COMMITTEES. THE MAIN ONE WE USE ARE THE COUNCILS BECAUSE THAT IS THE GROUPS WE GET INTO EVERYDAY. SINCE I AM ASB SECREATRY I AM IN CHARGE OF ALL THE CLASS SECRETARIES, LINK CREW AND ATHLETICS COMMISSIONER. THESE GROUPS ARE MADE TO BETTER THE CLASS BECAUSE I AM THE ONE THEY GO TO IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND WE ARE ALL TRYING TO REACH THE SAME GOAL AS SECREATRIES. WITH THESE COUNCIL GROUPS WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE ONE COMMON GOAL AND HELP EACH OTHER REACH THE GOALS FASTER AND MORE EFFICENT. |
STANDARD 4.4 - inclusive meeting strategies
semester one senior year every thursday our class holds an asb meeting to approve purchases that clubs and organizations want to make and also give updates to everyone in the class. at the end we have an open forum where we can talk about anything. at this thursday's meeting we talked about what movie we all wanted to watch at our school wide movie night at the end of the month. this was an effective strategy that we used because we came up with a list of movies and then we posted it on our instagram so that we can get the opinion of our whole student body. another strategy that we have is pros and changes where we talk about what we can do better for our events and what went good. this is very effective because then the following year we look back on these notes to see how we can become a better program. |
STANDARD 2 - FUNDRAISING
SEMESTER 1: BUSINESS AND FINANCE IS NOT ONLY AN IMPORTANT PART ABOUT LEADERSHIP BUT ALSO VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFE. LATER ON IN LIFE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BUY A CAR, BUY A HOUSE, FILES TAXES, AND PAY A MORTGAGE. KNOWING YOUR BUDGET AND KNOWING HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE. THIS IS WHY EVERY OTHER WEEK EACH TREASURER READS OUT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS HOW MUCH MONEY EACH CLASS HAS SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE BUDGETING THEMSELVES. THIS YEAR I HAVE HELPED PLAN A FUNDRAISER THAT WE DID TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL. WE DID A FUNDRAISER THROUGH THE VERTICAL RAISE PROGRAM AND WE ENDED UP RAISING A TOTAL OF $6,699. RAISING THIS MONEY PUTS US IN A GREAT POSITION TO MAKE OUR EVENTS BIGGER AND BETTER SO THAT STDUDENTS ON CAMPUS WANT TO COME TO THE EVENTS AND BRING THEIR FRIENDS WITH THE, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. |
STANDARD 4.1 - ADVERTISING
SEMESTER 2: FOR HOOPLA THIS YEAR WE MADE SHIRTS FOR THE BLACK LIGHT RALLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MATCH AND GLOW TOGETHER. THESE SHIRTS WERE SOLD IN THE STUDENT STORE FOR $15 EACH. WE ADVERTISED THIS ON OUR INSTAGRAM AND OUR MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS STUDENTS SO THAT THEY COULD MATCH WITH THEIR PEERS AND ALSO HAVE SOME NEW TRACY HIGH MERCH. THIS WAS ALSO DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PARENTS THAT FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM SO THAT THEY COULD GIVE THEIR KID MONEY SO THAT THEY COULD BUY ONE TOO. WE ENDED UP ADVERTISING THIS VERY WELL AND ONLY HAD A FEW SIZES LEFT AT THE END OF THE WEEK. WE EVEN HAD KIDS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS PURCHASE OUR SHIRTS TO SUPPORT OUR GREAT SCHOOL. |
STANDARD 3.2 - creating a brand
SEMESTER 1 SENIOR YEAR: AS A PART OF MY SENIOR PROJECT AND THE AWAY DOG POUNDS i HAD TO PUT TOGETHER A DESIGN FOR A SHIRT SO THAT WE CAN ALL LOOK UNIFORM AND LOOK LIKE ONE. I MADE THESE SHIRT DEISGNS AND IT GOT THE POINT ACROSS OF WHO WE WERE AND WHAT WE WERE DOING. ON THE SHIRT IT SAYS BULLDOGS/DOG POUND ACROSS THE CHEST, IT HAS A BUS SYMBOLIZING THAT WE TRAVELED ON A BUS, AND IT ALSO SAYS WHO LET THE DOGS OUT SHOWING THAT WE WEREN'T AT OUR OWN HOUSE. THIS ADVERTISING WAS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS A SIMPLE DESIGN THAT EVERYONE LIKED AND IT GOT THE POINT ACROSS. IT WAS A HIT THAT I THEN PUT IT UP FOR SALE BECAUSE PEOPLE WANTED TO BUY THEM WHO DIDN'T GO ON THE BUS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UP FOR SALE FOR $18 A PIECE AND I NOW HAVE TO ADVERTISE IT SO THAT I CAN MAKE A PROFIT ON IT AND USE THAT MONEY TO GO TOWARDS THE NEXT BUS TO GO TO ANOTHER AWAY GAME. |
STANDARD 4.5 sEMESTER ONE - SENIOR YEAR
tHE STANDARD SAYS THAT THE STUDENT LEADER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IMAGES/VIDEO OF STUDENTS AND STAFF SHOULD NEVER BE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WOULD EMBARASS OR HUMILIATE SOMEONE ELSE. tHIS PICTURE WAS POSTED ON BAND OF A GIRL SLEEPING DURING OUR SECOND MOVIE NIGHT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSTED BECAUSE THIS IS HUMILIATING THE PERSON THAT IS BEING POSTED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TEXT THE PERSON THAT THIS POST SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE IT'S HUMILIATING AND EMBARASSING. iT ALSO EFFECTED HER MENTAL HEALTH, SHE WAS CRYING ALL NIGHT AND HER EYES WERE SO PUFFY THE NEXT MORNING FROM BALLING HER EYES ALL NIGHT. SHE SAW MY NICE TEXT MESSAGE AND SAW I WAS ON HER SIDE SO SHE FELT COMFORTABLE ASKING ME FOR EYE DROPS. AFTER THE TEXT MESSAGE THE BULLYING STOPPED AND THE HUMILIATION WAS OVER. THIS IS WHY I SCREENSHOTTED THIS FROM OUR BAND CHAT AND PUT A BIG X THROUGH IT TO SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. HUMILIATION IS A HORRIBLE FEELING FOR THE PERSON BEING ATTACKED, BUT EVERYONE ELSE THINKS IT'S FUNNY. HUMILIATION IS A HORRIBLE FEELING THAT NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH. I AM VERY THOUGHTFUL AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT I POST OR SAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I KNOW ONCE I PUT IT INTO THE WORLD I COULD NEVER EVER DELETE IT EVEN IF I THINK I DELETED IT. |