AP seminar presentations to take place Feb. 21-22

Lauren Gardner, Staff Writer • February 20, 2019

AP Seminar students Lauren Gardner, Amber Taylor, Arianne Ohman, and Stephanie Zhou practice their presentation.

AP Seminar presentations will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21 and Friday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. At the presentations, students will present their projects they have researched for several weeks for the college board AP exam.

Parents, administrators and students are invited to hear the different groups speak in the lecture hall.

“This project allowed me to learn how to speak and present well” said Arianne Ohman.

On Thursday, student presentations will topics will include educating the deaf in uganda, reducing plastic waste in the ocean and mitigating damages of the heroin epidemic. On Friday, student presentation topics will include juul use amongst teenagers in America, damages caused by Feral Pigs in Texas, solutions to the acceptance of GMOs and how to prevent plastic waste.

“Learning how to present and crafting an argument is just a valuable skill to have in general, and it will be useful in both college and the workforce,” junior Elliana Brown said.

About the Contributors

Lauren Gardner, Staff Writer

Lauren Gardner, a senior, dreamer, logophile, and artist, strongly believes in the importance of pursuing one's passions and evolving fully into who you are. This is her second year on The Red Ledger, and she will contribute as a staff writer. As an individual, Lauren is passionate about social injustice, cognitive and behavioral studies, traveling, the arts and cultural awareness. Lauren believes in the philosophy of broadening the capacity of the mind and analyzing life from a deeper perspective than at face value. After graduation, Lauren is excited to go to college and hopes to travel the entire world. Throughout her life, she feels writing has allowed her to fully express who she is, and without it, she would not be where she is today. Whether she is aimlessly sketching, traveling to new places, or creating pieces of literary work, Lauren hopes that overall she can bring consciousness and change in the world.

Cooper Meldrum, Photographer

Senior Cooper Meldrum is now in his second and final year with The Red Ledger where he will be a photographer. Outside of school, his hobbies include lacrosse and just about any other sport around. He loves to be active in the outdoors and never sits around doing nothing. But, when he does sit around doing nothing, he likes to watch movies. One of his all time favorites is “Top Gun.” He is excited to finish his High School career in in TRL.