Describe your outstanding achievement in depth and provide the specific planning, training, goals, and steps taken to make the accomplishment successful. Include details about your role and highlight leadership you provided. Your essay must be a minimum of 350 words but not more than 600 words. Be thorough.
(Limit: 4000 characters or approximately 600 words)
August 30, 2014 is a day that my school community and I endured one of its greatest losses. On this day, three students and friends of mine tragically passed away in a car accident. Drawing inspiration from this, I have spent the last two years planning a meaningful addition to my school that resembles not only my three friends, but also all of the lives who have passed from the Council …show more content…
I have focused my attention on the use of technology and community outreach while planning the project. I created and designed the donation site, the promotional video about the project, and the class website. Furthermore, I handled social media posts and press releases that have gone out to the public.
When the project went out to the public on September 16, 2016, it surpassed its goal of $15,000 within 6 days. When the project was completed on October 15, the Serenity Garden raised a total of $18,322. It has been amazing to see how fast this project took flight, and this progress makes me extremely proud. The construction of the Serenity Garden is now complete, and was unveiled on October 15, 2016.
At the project unveiling, hundreds of people were in attendance. It was one of the most meaningful and emotional ceremonies that I have taken part in. There was special seating for the families who had lost someone. The most emotional part of the ceremony was when the families in attendance were invited to unveil the project and lift the cloth that was overtop of the Serenity Garden. As this was being done, the Council Rock South Alma Mater was being sung. Although I already had seen the project completed, I saw it for the first time at this ceremony as an emotional attachment to my friends whom I had
(Limit: 4000 characters or approximately 600 words)
August 30, 2014 is a day that my school community and I endured one of its greatest losses. On this day, three students and friends of mine tragically passed away in a car accident. Drawing inspiration from this, I have spent the last two years planning a meaningful addition to my school that resembles not only my three friends, but also all of the lives who have passed from the Council …show more content…
I have focused my attention on the use of technology and community outreach while planning the project. I created and designed the donation site, the promotional video about the project, and the class website. Furthermore, I handled social media posts and press releases that have gone out to the public.
When the project went out to the public on September 16, 2016, it surpassed its goal of $15,000 within 6 days. When the project was completed on October 15, the Serenity Garden raised a total of $18,322. It has been amazing to see how fast this project took flight, and this progress makes me extremely proud. The construction of the Serenity Garden is now complete, and was unveiled on October 15, 2016.
At the project unveiling, hundreds of people were in attendance. It was one of the most meaningful and emotional ceremonies that I have taken part in. There was special seating for the families who had lost someone. The most emotional part of the ceremony was when the families in attendance were invited to unveil the project and lift the cloth that was overtop of the Serenity Garden. As this was being done, the Council Rock South Alma Mater was being sung. Although I already had seen the project completed, I saw it for the first time at this ceremony as an emotional attachment to my friends whom I had