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The meaning of life is to accept the things you can not change, find the courage to change the things you can, and gain enough wisdom to know the difference. This is how I choose to live my life. I want to go into government to push for that change. Yet I find peace in ac- cepting others for who they are. The only true evil is the evil man put on one another. I will constantly push for more wis- dom. I love to learn, travel, debate, act, and create. I know my life will be full of photos and TV quotes. Eskimo kisses and theme songs. I push myself everyday to think more about the world around me. I’m so excited for life. Over the course of high school I have learned what real trauma is and with that I have found where human compassion grows. I am so thankful for my small family. My lile broth- er, is already growing into a strong man for us women to lean on. My sister is the eest person I know. My grandma gives me encourage- ment everyday. My mother is inde- scribable. I’m so proud to be her daughter. And everyday I look at my family I know my meaning of life is to simple grow up with them.. Meaning of Life Time Capsule 2 People 3 Memories 4 Achievements 5 World Event 6 Pop Culture 7 Art Section 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Senior Valedictory Portfolio

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The meaning of life is to accept

the things you can not change,

find the courage to change the

things you can, and gain

enough wisdom to know the

difference. This is how I choose

to live my life. I want to go into

government to push for that

change. Yet I find peace in ac-

cepting others for who they are.

The only true evil is the evil

man put on one another. I will

constantly push for more wis-

dom. I love to learn, travel,

debate, act, and create. I know

my life will be full of photos

and TV quotes. Eskimo kisses

and theme songs. I push myself

everyday to think more about

the world around me. I’m so

excited for life. Over the course

of high school I have learned

what real trauma is and with

that I have found where human

compassion grows. I am so thankful

for my small family. My little broth-

er, is already growing into a strong

man for us women to lean on. My

sister is the freest person I know.

My grandma gives me encourage-

ment everyday. My mother is inde-

scribable. I’m so proud to be her

daughter. And everyday I look at

my family I know my meaning of

life is to simple grow up with them..

Meaning of Life

Time Capsule 2

People 3

Memories 4

Achievements 5

World Event 6

Pop Culture 7

Art Section 8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Senior Valedictory Portfolio

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Time Capsule

P a g e 2 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

1. IPhone Headphones

The IPhone Headphones represent

the technology of our generation.

Almost every other student in high

school has these headphones dan-

gling out of one ear. Lastly, it mimics

my love of music as well as my love

for my IPhone.

2. My Mom’s Wedding

I think divorce is such a common part

of our culture, now that divorce rates

will only go up in the future. I want to

remind children to believe in love and

stability. Even though high school

loves are anything but stable, young

loves are memorable and worth the

experience.

3. Toy Story

Toy Story represents our generation’s

childhood. Every 90s child has seen

Toy Story at least once and if you’re a

dedicated fan like me, you went to see

Toy Story 3 in your sophomore year of

high school.

4. Cut up Sock

A cut up sock represents the fashion of

our generation. One of the most popular

trends is to roll your hair into a sock on

top of your head. This represents the

hipster, crunchy look that was “in”.

5. The Complete Series of Friends

Hopefully future generations are still using DVDs,

though I doubt it. None the less, Friends represents

good time and bad. It’s the ones show you can watch

any episode and laugh. It’s funny, heartfelt, and

mimics how we all fell in our youth.

1. Monica and Chandler

2. Pam and Jim

3. Amy and Sheldon

4. Angela and Dwight

5. Gillian and Cal 6. Garcia and Morgan 7. Lily and Marshall

8. Lorelai and Luke 9. Piper and Leo

10. Rory and Dean

Top

10

TV

Couples

I chose my top 10 TV couples because at some

point or another I was obsessed with seeing these

characters every week. I love the chemistry be-

tween all of these couples. In a way these shows

restore my faith there’s someone out there for me,

even if it’s just someone to watch my shows with.

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The Role of Being a Daughter

The events of the day blend together like

water color paint dripping down lined

paper, without purpose. My mother in her

brown coat chatting a way in her ear piece

as she franticly pushed through the

traffic. I recall the “Obama Momma’s”

protesting outside Verizon’s entrance, a

chant leaving the woman’s mouth releas-

ing profanity. My mother returns with,

“That’s real classy; you know there’s a

child in the car.” And she was right I was

in fact a child. The massive crowds made

me uncomfortable, my mother’s lack of

attention towards me made me aggravat-

ed. However as the echoing call of the

helicopter hit the stadium an awkward

silence landed over the crowd. A woman in

a purple blazer, a blur in the distance,

demanded the attention of what I estimat-

ed 6,000 citizens. She gave an empowered

speech of the American Dream but it

wasn’t till the crowd chanted U.S.A that I

began to cry. I was 13 years old, and I

found myself inspired, not by the political

party, but by the system we created. It was

then the water colors dried to display the

deepest red, white, and blue I ever saw.

(WC.194)

knew if I did what I

was told I could quick-

ly receive what I want-

ed. My father stopped

wanting peace after my

mom left him. Unfor-

tunately without my mother’s present, my father saw nothing but a reminder of

her in his daughter’s place. I haven’t spoken to my dad in three months. I feel

guilty over my dad’s lose and even pity for the man, my mother and siblings left

behind for another family to restore. However, with faith and maturity I reas-

sure myself that it is not a daughter’s role to earn love. My mother reminds me

every day it’s a parent’s job to give it willingly. (WC. 202)

The role of a daughter has always baffled me.

I never understood how I could become a

duplicate of one parent and abandon anoth-

er. I know a psychologist or a parent would

say it’s the responsibilities of the adult to

bond with the child. However no one told me

what my responsibilities were as a daughter.

I assumed it was to keep the peace, avoid the

stereotypical behavior, and follow in the

footsteps to ultimately make a parent proud.

I performed these tasks admirably. I made

tea every night, was an honors student, and

P a g e 3 A s h t o n B o s s t i c k S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

Most Influential Event People

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I will miss the conversations.

Whether I’m in class refusing

to pay attention or actively

participating in class; I’m a

talker. I speak with purpose

and volume. The best part of

high school was people

learned how to talk back. In

this school I found the op-

portunity to debate, analyze,

and learn. At a young age,

teachers always said I was a

distraction in class, which is probably

accurate because I can still hear

myself say, “But I raised my hand!”

None the less high school allowed

this little child to bloom into a stu-

dent motivated to put her mouth to

good use. With a bit of maturity I

found a way to harness all my energy

to the subject at hand. Now I under-

stand how I learn. Multiple choice

tests will always stump me, but I’ve

proven myself as an active student

because I can discuss it. Regardless,

of school subjects I gain something

when I speak to student in class,

even if it’s a new perspective. When

I rant to a computer neighbor, goof

off with a partner, or discuss with a

teacher I’m learning. That’s what I’ll

miss, the conversations that made

class worth going too. (WC.200)

sweet grandmother used a butter knife to jab little hole on top of a mason jar, for me

to begin my lady bug collection. All the little

insects running wild around the jar on top

of one mini marshmallow; Nana told me all

lady bugs love sugar. At the time I didn’t

know that all the yellowish spots appearing

on the marshmallow was in fact pee, instead

I originally thought that is was little bits

taken out of there food source. For water, I

used my little Barbie sized cup to give the

bugs just enough water to drink and not some much they could swim. Looking back

Nana gave me my first pet without even knowing it. (WC.209)

I was three years old and lived in a trailer park in Terra Haute,

Indiana. Before incredibly insen-

sitive redneck stereotypes race

into your mind, let me state that

my first memory was an adorable

one. Nana lived right next door

to me, so I spent most of my days

with her while my parents

worked. She was my dad’s grand-

mother so even though she was

in fact my nana, everyone called her Nana. Thinking back, I don’t

even know her real name. One day while I was at her house my

Memories

Childhood: A Lady Bug Life

P a g e 4 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

Miss From High School

Tiger Fever Freshman Year

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Achievements

Despair

In Kalamazoo, Michigan I was awarded

Best Delegate in UN Women for Model

UN. At IUPUI I was awarded a Unit 2

Award at We the People State. My Duo

partner and I received 9th in the Speech

Team state championship. Lastly, my

own peers voted me most likely to be-

come president. I feel so honored to be

overwhelmingly recognized for all my

activities that I have poured my heart

and soul into. Even though these are all

just papers and plaques that will eventu-

ally collect dust in an old storage box

with yearbooks and prom photos, it feel

so good to be seen as successful in a field

I’ve wanted to be in since I was 13. I hope

I can look back as a

big shot lawyer and

think I was always

motivated to make a

difference. Senior year

in itself has been a

triumph. I had the opportunity to wrap up all these

event with high spirits and say goodbye to all the wise,

wicked, sincere people that I have come to know as my

best friends. Lastly, I’m proud to say that I stuck to

our senior class motto, “Win Everything!” (WC. 198)

comfort of getting better but the

bitter truth. My mother the loving

chemotherapy that she is, desperate

to heal but doing more harm than

repair. My dad was radiation, killing

every living cell in sight. I was the

memory loss. Desperate, clinging,

and confused I held on to bits and

My parents’ divorce was a cancer that

consumed our lives for three years.

My sister a loving stem cell, sacrificing

any chance of life to restore warmth

to our household. My brother was the

hairless from countless sleepless

nights of worry. My grandma is the

sting of an IV needle, giving me the

pieces of my own mind. Divorce is a

cancer that ultimately weakness the

structure, takes the body, and challeng-

es the faith. The love of all these people

gives me the strength to survive. The

people saved my life. (WC.193)

P a g e 5 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

Triumph

My Unit 2 at IUPUI for We the People State Finals

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There truly is nothing that stops the fast paced, self-involved America

we’ve become until the day our own citizens became the terrorist. I

remember 9/11 vaguely. I was 6 years old ironically the same age as

most of the victims in the Newtown shooting. All I remember is the

patriotism that spilled out of everyone

around me, including my mother. On

the day of September 9, 2001, I lay on

my parent’s bed half watching the

news and my mother teasing her

80’s hair. I see the color of her

blue scrubs that mark her as a

St. Vincent’s nurse. She looks at

me and says, “It’s just hard to

imagine anyone hating that

much.” That was the first time

my mother taught me the lesson

that marks who I’d become. Hatred

kills people. On December 14, 2012 I

cried. My stomach actually felt pain, pain

for the children lost, pain for their

parent’s sanity, and pain for the society

that produced its own enemy. People use

the school shootings to push their politi-

cal agenda of gun control. Though those

are valid concerns, I think basic human

decency is being overlooked. We raise

these murders, we talk about them as

idol gossip in high school, but we never

think to show kindness to any of these

shooters. The boy who killed those chil-

dren denied his humanity but it’s time for

us to stop denying ours. (WC.236)

treatment at the ages of 13 and

15. When asked about the birth

of her two daughters, she said, “

I was just so happy not to be

allow anymore, I just wasn't

allow.” On August 24, 2009 Gar-

rido visited the campus of UC

Berkeley accompanied by two girls.

Their unusual behavior sparked an

On June 10,1991 Jaycee Dugard

was kidnapped at the age of 11 in

South Lake Tahoe, California by

convicted sex offender, Phillip

Craig Garrido and his wife, Nacy.

She was held captive for 18 years

in tents and storage unities in

there back yard. She even experi-

ence two labors with no medical

investigation that led to his bringing the girls to a

parole office . Investigators, identified Dugard as

one of the girls and now Dugard has returned

home to her mother. (WC 156)

World Events

P a g e 6 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

Sandy Hook Elementary

El-Ghobashy, Tamer and Barrett, Devlin. “Dozens Killed in Conn. School

Shooting.” The Wall Street Journal.n.p.17 Dec. 2012. Web 15 Jan. 2013

A Stolen Life

By: Jaycee Dugard

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Pop Culture

P a g e 7 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

Viral Video Mania

http://www.businessinsider.com/ho

w-doves-real-beauty-sketches-

became-the-most-viral-ad-video-of-

all-time-2013-5

“Charlie bit me!” and “Double rainbow” are just some of the many

viral video sensation that have brought our generation procrastinat-

ing on YouTube. This article addresses a more inspiring viral com-

mercial video for Dove Soap. I personally found it touching and

should my grandma. In the video a man is facing a canvas away from

different types of women, asking them to describe themselves. Then

he asks others to describe the women to him. He draw to different

sketches, both without seeing the women for himself, and the places

them side by side. The last scene is the women getting to observe how

they see themselves compare to what others describe about them. The

women see their own self-image right in front of them. It an amazing

display of naturally beauty and self-esteem. The commercial ends

with the power your appearance has on you and the people around

you. I found it touching and an amazing what to display a product.

Some any commercials put meaningless charts animated next to

slogans while this moves the viewer to actually go look this up online

rather than fast forward on TV. (WC201)

Pop sensation, Lady Gaga, shocked us all in 2010

MTV Video Music Awards by wearing a dress

constructed out of raw meat. Even though, Gaga

took home a Grammy for best dance recording

for “Poker Face” during 2010 MTV Video Music

Awards, all we were paying attention to was the

crazy out fits When Gaga wore the dress as a

political statement. She wore the dress to spark

the debate of "Don’t ask, don't tell" policy protest the ban on

gays serving openly in the military. She explained that if

people don't stand up for their rights, "pretty soon we're

going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones.

And, I am not a piece of meat." Now the dress has been pre-

served and dyed to keep its meaty look and will be displayed

along will many of her ensembles in The Rock and Roll Hall

of Fame in Cleveland. (WC.194)

Mother Monster in Meat

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/lady-gaga-meat-dress-museum_n_1861254.html

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Art Section

P a g e 8 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

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Art Section

Music Lyrics

P a g e 9 S e n i o r V a l e d i c t o r y

I know they say you cant go home again.

I just had to come back one last time.

Ma'am I know you don't know me from Adam.

But these handprints on the front steps are mine.

And up those stairs, in that little back bedroom

is where I did my homework and I learned to play

guitar.

And I bet you didn't know under that live oak

my favorite dog is buried in the yard.

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it

this brokenness inside me might start healing.

Out here its like I'm someone else,

I thought that maybe I could find myself

if I could just come in I swear I'll leave.

Won't take nothing but a memory

from the house that built me.

Mama cut out pictures of houses for years.

From 'Better Homes and Garden' magazines.

Plans were drawn, concrete poured,

and nail by nail and board by board

Daddy gave life to mama's dream.

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it

this brokenness inside me might start healing.

Out here its like I'm someone else,

I thought that maybe I could find myself.

If I could just come in I swear I'll leave.

Won't take nothing but a memory

House that Built Me

By: Miranda Lambert

from the house that built me.

You leave home, you move on and you do the best

you can.

I got lost in this whole world and forgot who I am.

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it

this brokenness inside me might start healing.

Out here its like I'm someone else,

I thought that maybe I could find myself.

If I could walk around I swear I'll leave.

Won't take nothing but a memory

from the house that built me.