Week 18

I HAVE MENTORS!!!!!!

This past week in the Independent Study and Mentorship was incredible. I presented my research speech to the class, researched the field, and gained two fantastic mentors.

My research speech went well. I am proud of the format it is set up with, and I believe I have a nice flow. My teacher suggested that I make it even better by opening up with an investigative story to hook everyone's attention. This will add a great flair to the presentation and keep attention engaged.

I also asked Jason Trahan and Byron Harris, investigative reporters from WFAA8, to be my mentors. They both said yes and we met up for the first time on Friday. We began discussing possibilities for the original work and product, and they showed me the current projects they are working on.  This year is going to be AMAZING, and I could not have ended up with a better pair of excited, diligent, passionate mentors.

Some of the ideas we threw out were the possibilities of my filing for open records requests from the state and investigating my own story. They will help me along the way and give me camera access, etc. I simply cannot wait for what this year holds.