Project by: Henry Pomerance (10th Grade), Nate Simon (10th Grade) Faculty Advisor: Stephen MacGillivray Context: Henry and I think the script basically speaks for itself. We were trying to think of something we could shoot with our friends, as well as something that we wanted to write, and we settled on this story of a […]
Month: March 2018
Building a Battery Powered Bass Amplifier – Timur
IMG_4217-13yfd6y Why I Wanted to do This Honor’s Project. Since I started playing bass five years ago I was always as interested in the basses and amplifiers as I was the music. I needed to understand how they worked, why they worked, and what makes them sound the way they do. It didn’t seem […]
Animal Portrait Photography – Jane O.
Through this project I hoped to highlight the connection between New Yorkers and their dogs, I believe New Yorkers have a very distinct relationship with animals, amidst the busyness of the city, and navigating raising a pet in an urban environment. Additionally, this project provided a challenge for me, in capturing subjects that moved and […]
Dinner Stories – Clara
Personal Reflection When I initially started this project, my first thought was that the more stories I record, the more I would gain a deeper understanding of my family. However, after my last interview, I realized that some of the stories were central to my new understanding, and gave me a sense of completion for […]
The Physics of Running – Dakota
Final Reflection: In this process, I used video analysis to draw conclusions about running. I had filmed Amari running and Emily hurdling and compared Emily’s hurdling video to a video of a girl hurdling that I found online. Overall, I think that this process was educational, as I learned how to use a new program […]
Author Study of Yiyun Li – Jack T
My Work in Trimester 2 During the first trimester of my World Literature 9 class, we did a unit focused on short stories. The themes covered in the stories that we studied included loss of innocence, maturation, overcoming ignorance, and moving on from the happiness and carefree aspects of childhood. Such themes were conveyed in […]
