DASHBOARDWHS - Senior Capstone Project
Assignment
***Capstone ePortfolio Requirements
Home Page (Example of a Home Page)
Your name (large font - heading)
An image of you or something that represents your personality (with a caption)
Welcome Message (a brief introductory statement)
?About Me? section (a paragraph all about you!)
OPTIONAL: a map of Wilton, additional information about you
Subpages (as many as you want; organized in any way you want, such as: by grade, by academic vs. extracurricular) to house your artifacts and reflections
Artifacts each with a title, a visual, and a reflection (Artifact and Reflection examples)
1 artifact representing you as a Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Balanced, Healthy Human Being with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Self-Navigating Expert Learner with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Courageous Ethical Leader with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Creative Entrepreneurial Designer with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen with a reflection
[How to connect your WHS ePortfolio to the POG]
Home Page (Example of a Home Page)
Your name (large font - heading)
An image of you or something that represents your personality (with a caption)
Welcome Message (a brief introductory statement)
?About Me? section (a paragraph all about you!)
OPTIONAL: a map of Wilton, additional information about you
Subpages (as many as you want; organized in any way you want, such as: by grade, by academic vs. extracurricular) to house your artifacts and reflections
Artifacts each with a title, a visual, and a reflection (Artifact and Reflection examples)
1 artifact representing you as a Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Balanced, Healthy Human Being with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Self-Navigating Expert Learner with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Courageous Ethical Leader with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Creative Entrepreneurial Designer with a reflection
1 artifact representing you as a Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen with a reflection
[How to connect your WHS ePortfolio to the POG]
Connor Sweeney - Capstone E-portfolio 2023
Connor Sweeney
Capstone E-portfolio 2023
Welcome to my Capstone project. I am Connor Sweeney, and I am a Wilton High School Senior. I am preparing for college and my future by being a leader and by asking myself "what can I bring to this day" and "what problems can I help solve".
I gain happiness from being around other people. I love meeting and getting to know new people. I believe that there is a place for every person in this world.
I believe in practicing small habits every day so that I am prepared for life?s bigger challenges when they come my way. I like to be a problem solver; I look forward to conquering difficult tasks.
Please enjoy this reflection on some of my times during high school and thank you for visiting my Capstone project page.
About Me
I am 17 years old and love adventure. I value being kind to everyone, and my goal is to help everyone I can. I believe no ideas are stupid and everyone deserves friendship. I am an athlete, and I am going to college next year to play lacrosse. I am excited for what the future brings and look forward to the next challenge.
School & Friends - Helping Others
Reflection:
All throughout my life I have found inspiration and guidance from the people who surround me. My brother has shown me what it means to have a strong work ethic. He has always been a role model for me, and he has taught me what hard work looks like. My mother taught me what respect looks like, she taught me to have respect for myself and for everyone else around me. My father has taught me about responsibility. He has shown me the value of helping others and treating others the way that I would want to be treated. This is something that I have learned to live by. I have witnessed bullying throughout my life, and it has shown me the value of being nice to others. I believe that first impressions go a long way. I have also always valued helping others. I strongly value building strong and lasting friendships, because friends are the ones who stick by your side no matter what.
POG Attribute(s): Courageous Ethical Leader & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
All throughout my life I have found inspiration and guidance from the people who surround me. My brother has shown me what it means to have a strong work ethic. He has always been a role model for me, and he has taught me what hard work looks like. My mother taught me what respect looks like, she taught me to have respect for myself and for everyone else around me. My father has taught me about responsibility. He has shown me the value of helping others and treating others the way that I would want to be treated. This is something that I have learned to live by. I have witnessed bullying throughout my life, and it has shown me the value of being nice to others. I believe that first impressions go a long way. I have also always valued helping others. I strongly value building strong and lasting friendships, because friends are the ones who stick by your side no matter what.
POG Attribute(s): Courageous Ethical Leader & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
Sports - Lacrosse
Reflection:
Lacrosse has always been one of my favorite sports. I grew up watching film from some of the best college and professional players in the country. My season last year (junior year) was by far the most fundamental and dominating season even in our high school's history. We went to the FCIAC finals and won the state championship. Throughout the whole journey of that season, I learned more than just the game. Lacrosse has taught me many lessons about life. I learned so much about what it meant to be a leader, and the value of hard work and having a routine, I learned how to balance practice, lifting, and schoolwork. Lacrosse has taught me how to take responsibility for myself and what it means to be on a team.
POG Attribute(s): Balanced, Healthy Human Being & Self-Navigating Expert Learner
Artifacts:
Lacrosse has always been one of my favorite sports. I grew up watching film from some of the best college and professional players in the country. My season last year (junior year) was by far the most fundamental and dominating season even in our high school's history. We went to the FCIAC finals and won the state championship. Throughout the whole journey of that season, I learned more than just the game. Lacrosse has taught me many lessons about life. I learned so much about what it meant to be a leader, and the value of hard work and having a routine, I learned how to balance practice, lifting, and schoolwork. Lacrosse has taught me how to take responsibility for myself and what it means to be on a team.
POG Attribute(s): Balanced, Healthy Human Being & Self-Navigating Expert Learner
Artifacts:
Commercial Fishing
Reflection:
I grew up on a commercial fishing boat. It is where I learned what hard work is, responsibility, and being accountable for my own actions. My brother and dad taught me how to fish when I turned ten on a boat named the Time Bandit. It was a fitting name for the boat, because it is where I spent all my time in the summers. Commercial fishing has always been a part of my family's life, when I was younger my dad would fish to make extra money for our family. When My brother was old enough he was taught how to fish, and he eventually taught me as well.
When I became old enough I started working for a man named Kurt Martin. Kurt is one of the best commercial fishermen on the North Atlantic, in Cape Cod. I grew up working for Kurt. We would meet on the dock at 3am every morning, and I learned fast that what Kurt says, goes. Commercial fishing is a dangerous job, if a rope becomes wrapped around your foot it can take you overboard and down to the bottom in an instant. Every day we would travel away from the coast, as much as 50 miles offshore, and we would line up our buoys throughout the ocean, marking where we left our lobster traps and nets. We would pull up the traps or nets, place them into the boat, re-bait them, take out the lobsters or fish, and then place the traps or nets back into the ocean. Time, money, and your life were on the line. Any wrong move was a threat to your life and everyone else on board. I was taught how to complete a task with no slip ups, because the slip ups could have devastating consequences. Listening was crucial so that nobody was hurt or killed.
The time spent on the water wasn't necessarily 'ideal', it was challenging, sometimes cruel. The weather in New England is almost never predictable, but it did not determine whether we were fishing lobster or not. Rain, shine, ice, or monster swells, we would be on the dock at 3am. The days were long and tiring, but we kept each other's spirits up by telling stories and jokes. While this is not the most comfortable way to spend my summer, it taught me at a young age how to be accountable for myself, and what a work ethic looks like. This has helped me throughout my life in sports and school.
What I learned by working on the fishing boat is perseverance, determination, and never giving up. I learned that no matter how tired you are, you still show up the next day.
It also taught me about team work and responsibility. The guys on the boat depended on me and I depended on them. We helped each other in very harsh conditions and we relied on each other to show up and get it done. We also relied on each other to keep our spirits up and to help whenever needed and to watch each other's backs, especially during dangerous conditions. These characteristics have taught me how to excel at athletics and other aspects of my life.
I may not always be a commercial fisherman, but it will always be part of who I am.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner, Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
I grew up on a commercial fishing boat. It is where I learned what hard work is, responsibility, and being accountable for my own actions. My brother and dad taught me how to fish when I turned ten on a boat named the Time Bandit. It was a fitting name for the boat, because it is where I spent all my time in the summers. Commercial fishing has always been a part of my family's life, when I was younger my dad would fish to make extra money for our family. When My brother was old enough he was taught how to fish, and he eventually taught me as well.
When I became old enough I started working for a man named Kurt Martin. Kurt is one of the best commercial fishermen on the North Atlantic, in Cape Cod. I grew up working for Kurt. We would meet on the dock at 3am every morning, and I learned fast that what Kurt says, goes. Commercial fishing is a dangerous job, if a rope becomes wrapped around your foot it can take you overboard and down to the bottom in an instant. Every day we would travel away from the coast, as much as 50 miles offshore, and we would line up our buoys throughout the ocean, marking where we left our lobster traps and nets. We would pull up the traps or nets, place them into the boat, re-bait them, take out the lobsters or fish, and then place the traps or nets back into the ocean. Time, money, and your life were on the line. Any wrong move was a threat to your life and everyone else on board. I was taught how to complete a task with no slip ups, because the slip ups could have devastating consequences. Listening was crucial so that nobody was hurt or killed.
The time spent on the water wasn't necessarily 'ideal', it was challenging, sometimes cruel. The weather in New England is almost never predictable, but it did not determine whether we were fishing lobster or not. Rain, shine, ice, or monster swells, we would be on the dock at 3am. The days were long and tiring, but we kept each other's spirits up by telling stories and jokes. While this is not the most comfortable way to spend my summer, it taught me at a young age how to be accountable for myself, and what a work ethic looks like. This has helped me throughout my life in sports and school.
What I learned by working on the fishing boat is perseverance, determination, and never giving up. I learned that no matter how tired you are, you still show up the next day.
It also taught me about team work and responsibility. The guys on the boat depended on me and I depended on them. We helped each other in very harsh conditions and we relied on each other to show up and get it done. We also relied on each other to keep our spirits up and to help whenever needed and to watch each other's backs, especially during dangerous conditions. These characteristics have taught me how to excel at athletics and other aspects of my life.
I may not always be a commercial fisherman, but it will always be part of who I am.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner, Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
Computers, Coding & Math
Reflection:
I grew up with coding, I learned it myself. My father introduced me to it, but I never really understood it until I learned the potential of coding. I figured out how to use coding to make new websites and programs. Coding can work as a way to problem solve certain situations. It works by creating a goal and implementing a solution. The hardest part about coding is troubleshooting the potential underlying issues. It is extremely satisfying when you can figure out the correct way. Coding also has taught me how to make some profit, by using nothing but myself.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner & Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar
Artifacts:
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I grew up with coding, I learned it myself. My father introduced me to it, but I never really understood it until I learned the potential of coding. I figured out how to use coding to make new websites and programs. Coding can work as a way to problem solve certain situations. It works by creating a goal and implementing a solution. The hardest part about coding is troubleshooting the potential underlying issues. It is extremely satisfying when you can figure out the correct way. Coding also has taught me how to make some profit, by using nothing but myself.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner & Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar
Artifacts:
Engine Mechanics & Dirt Biking
Reflection:
I got into mechanical work and mechanical engineering when I was a freshman, although I have always loved dirt biking and motorcycles. I didn't have the time or money to start investing in it until I got a little older and got a job. As I got older, I used my passion for working to earn what I wanted. I started working in a restaurant and fishing to make enough money to kickstart my projects. Troubleshooting and physical mechanics have been my interests since I was very young. I started off slowly, fixing lawn mowers and starting small projects to kick off my interest in mechanics. Eventually, I moved on to bigger projects such as buying dirt bikes, fixing them, and selling them for a profit. This grew until I had gained a larger income and my interest skyrocketed. I learned more and more about mechanics while studying and talking to industries and people that could help me turn this hobby into a lifestyle.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner & Balanced, Healthy Human Being & Creative Entrepreneurial Designer
Artifacts:
I got into mechanical work and mechanical engineering when I was a freshman, although I have always loved dirt biking and motorcycles. I didn't have the time or money to start investing in it until I got a little older and got a job. As I got older, I used my passion for working to earn what I wanted. I started working in a restaurant and fishing to make enough money to kickstart my projects. Troubleshooting and physical mechanics have been my interests since I was very young. I started off slowly, fixing lawn mowers and starting small projects to kick off my interest in mechanics. Eventually, I moved on to bigger projects such as buying dirt bikes, fixing them, and selling them for a profit. This grew until I had gained a larger income and my interest skyrocketed. I learned more and more about mechanics while studying and talking to industries and people that could help me turn this hobby into a lifestyle.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner & Balanced, Healthy Human Being & Creative Entrepreneurial Designer
Artifacts:
Sports - Ski Racing
Reflection:
When I started skiing many years ago, aging back to around when I was 8, I knew skiing was going to be a part of my life forever. My father taught me how to ski, I never needed lessons teaching me how to. I had my father by my side, every step along the way. Over time, my father brought me into ski racing, into VARA (Vermont Alpine Racing Association). I have competed in many races. I have had to grow throughout my experience, winning races was always my goal, even though I failed many, many times. It was not all about winning though, there was more to skiing than a title saying you were the best. It is about going to new places you never thought of going to before. Meeting great coaches that not only teach you how to ski, but also taught many life lessons. Skiing has taught me discipline, waking up early for races, organization, social responsibility to communicate with friends and family, and most importantly to learn how to succeed.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner, Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
When I started skiing many years ago, aging back to around when I was 8, I knew skiing was going to be a part of my life forever. My father taught me how to ski, I never needed lessons teaching me how to. I had my father by my side, every step along the way. Over time, my father brought me into ski racing, into VARA (Vermont Alpine Racing Association). I have competed in many races. I have had to grow throughout my experience, winning races was always my goal, even though I failed many, many times. It was not all about winning though, there was more to skiing than a title saying you were the best. It is about going to new places you never thought of going to before. Meeting great coaches that not only teach you how to ski, but also taught many life lessons. Skiing has taught me discipline, waking up early for races, organization, social responsibility to communicate with friends and family, and most importantly to learn how to succeed.
POG Attribute(s): Self-Navigating Expert Learner, Contemporary Multi-Literate Scholar & Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen
Artifacts:
Safe RIDES/Boy Scouts
Reflection:
I have used SafeRides and Boy Scouts as a way to give back to my community. I feel as it is my duty to give back to the community that has supported me so much. Through SafeRides and Boy Scouts I have been able to give those in need a safe mode of transportation, and I have also been able to participate in many fundraisers. I have learned the value of giving back to my community and helping those in need. I feeling you get from seeing others happy changes the way you think about life.
POG Attribute(s): Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen & Courageous Ethical Leader
Artifacts:
I have used SafeRides and Boy Scouts as a way to give back to my community. I feel as it is my duty to give back to the community that has supported me so much. Through SafeRides and Boy Scouts I have been able to give those in need a safe mode of transportation, and I have also been able to participate in many fundraisers. I have learned the value of giving back to my community and helping those in need. I feeling you get from seeing others happy changes the way you think about life.
POG Attribute(s): Active Socially-Sensitive Citizen & Courageous Ethical Leader
Artifacts:
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