One thing we have noticed is how much more confident we are becoming about approaching people and describing our goals in this project.
We remember the first day of senior options when we were introduced to Nita Lowey, and all of us were unsure of how to describe the project to her. Now when we meet people we portray an impression of confidence and knowledge about the subjects and issues relating to our project.
We are now able to arrange meetings on our own and feel like we really know what we are talking about.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Day 14
Today we were planning to begin editing our footage, but we had a scheduling difficulty, and had to change our plans.
We have so many different meetings that we decided to get organized and get a blank calender where we can write down our appointments to help us keep track of our schedule. Looking at our calendar, we feel very accomplished and we feel like we are business people out in the real world.
One person that has gone out of their way to help us is George from the Public Access Department. Although he has a very busy daily schedule, he always treats us like we are important.
We have so many different meetings that we decided to get organized and get a blank calender where we can write down our appointments to help us keep track of our schedule. Looking at our calendar, we feel very accomplished and we feel like we are business people out in the real world.
One person that has gone out of their way to help us is George from the Public Access Department. Although he has a very busy daily schedule, he always treats us like we are important.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Day 13
Today we interviewed Chief Kapica of the Greenburgh Police Department for our cable TV show.
We met in the filming room at the Greenburgh Town Hall, and this was our first time being in a real TV studio. Although we were really nervous to be on camera,it was definitely a good experience.
We also plan to interview other people for our show. We are thinking about interviewing Town Board members and representatives from disabilities organizations.
We also have to think of a name for our show and edit the footage that we already have. Creating a TV show is a lot of work. There are so many different aspects that go into making a show entertaining for the viewer.
We met in the filming room at the Greenburgh Town Hall, and this was our first time being in a real TV studio. Although we were really nervous to be on camera,it was definitely a good experience.
We also plan to interview other people for our show. We are thinking about interviewing Town Board members and representatives from disabilities organizations.
We also have to think of a name for our show and edit the footage that we already have. Creating a TV show is a lot of work. There are so many different aspects that go into making a show entertaining for the viewer.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Day 12
Today we began planning for our lobbying trip to Albany. We will be in Albany on June 11th and 12th.
We set up meetings with Ric Swieret from WARC and a woman who works for Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Once again, we faced the obstacle of having people not take us seriously on the phone or in emails. We had to call places several times, usually getting only an answering machine, or getting transferred to another number. One person who we emailed wrote angrily that she had no idea why we would even think of contacting her. We have learned to become more assertive during this project so people will listen to what we have to say.
We set up meetings with Ric Swieret from WARC and a woman who works for Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Once again, we faced the obstacle of having people not take us seriously on the phone or in emails. We had to call places several times, usually getting only an answering machine, or getting transferred to another number. One person who we emailed wrote angrily that she had no idea why we would even think of contacting her. We have learned to become more assertive during this project so people will listen to what we have to say.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Day 11
Today we made our third radio broadcast.
This was the first time that we really got to look back on our progress and what we have done. Although we have been facing a lot of obstacles, we realized that we have been accomplishing so much. This is only our third week of internship, and already we feel that we have made so much progress. As we look back on the first day of this project, we realize that we have learned so much about how politics works, and we have all become much more confident speaking on the radio and the phone. We are also getting the opportunity to meet so many different people who have given us insight about this project and other topics.
As we continue with our internship, we would just like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsor, Emily Kingsley as well as Paul Feiner, and our mentor at Scarsdale, Mr. Henry.
This was the first time that we really got to look back on our progress and what we have done. Although we have been facing a lot of obstacles, we realized that we have been accomplishing so much. This is only our third week of internship, and already we feel that we have made so much progress. As we look back on the first day of this project, we realize that we have learned so much about how politics works, and we have all become much more confident speaking on the radio and the phone. We are also getting the opportunity to meet so many different people who have given us insight about this project and other topics.
As we continue with our internship, we would just like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsor, Emily Kingsley as well as Paul Feiner, and our mentor at Scarsdale, Mr. Henry.
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