Letter To Mrs. Carroll

Dear Mrs. Carroll,

As the end of the school year quickly approaches, the pressure of choosing a project for Senior Project has rained down upon us. Many of the students in the class have chosen a project that has reflected their time spent observing and getting hands-on experience during those times. My own project, however, does not reflect the time spent with my sponsor because I do not have the same amount of experience as the others do. I have just found my sponsor, only about 4 weeks ago, and I do not have much experience with the journalism world. However, my project is a written one, given to me by my sponsor, but I decided to use it as a product of my project, if that makes much sense. I am going to write an article, given to me by my sponsor, about Prom. He gave me this assignment, told me to choose an angle, and the angle I’ve decided to go for is the cost of Prom. There isn’t much visual details that will make you awed but I hope that my writing skills will be good enough to make the English teachers cry with joy. My project is unique and separate from the others because it is a written project, and it helps me improve my writing abilities as well as my problem with deadlines. This will fit into my presentation because I will be spending my time at a newspaper office, honing my skills as a writer, and I will accomplish something I’ve never thought of doing before. I never wanted to be a journalist, thinking that the things that they write about wasn’t for me, but the more time I spend there, the more I get excited about writing this article, and the more I start to feel that journalism might be for me.

When I complete this project, I will come out with better writing skills and more appreciative of deadlines. I hope to learn how to write better by being around those who love to write just as much as I do. I have already started my research for the project, interviewing fellow high school students about their experiences and thoughts on Prom Weekend. My sponsor, who is the editor, will be the main person helping me do my project. I still have my mentor helping me, and some of the journalists who work there, helping me as well, so I feel that this article should be a good one. I anticipate very few obstacles in my way because I have so many people helping me do my project. But I feel as though, I, myself, will be the main obstacle in my finishing of the project, but with a lot of help, I will get it done.

Sincerely,
Brionna Bell-Scotton