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Catherine Cornelius. Senior Culminating Project 2010-2014 My Educational Odyssey. Who I am. Daughter Sister Vegetarian Humanitarian Anglophile Visual Learner Reader Music Lover Introvert. Road to Graduation – Elementary School. Maplewood Elementary School (1-6 grades) Friends Art
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Catherine Cornelius Senior Culminating Project 2010-2014 My Educational Odyssey
Who I am • Daughter • Sister • Vegetarian • Humanitarian • Anglophile • Visual Learner • Reader • Music Lover • Introvert
Road to Graduation – Elementary School • Maplewood Elementary School (1-6 grades) • Friends • Art • Piano • School Plays • Campfire Girls • Values • Family Issues
Road to Graduation – Middle School • School Transition • Family - Separation • Hayhurst Elementary (7-8 grades) • 8th Grade Algebra
Road to Graduation - High School • Wilson High School (9-12 grades) • Family – mom, sister - dad • Work – house cleaning • Social Life - none • Interests: reading, art, music, British television • First car
Where Am I Going • University of Oregon (Bachelors Degree) • Summer work Standard Insurance Company
“What Do I Want To Be” • Independent • Educated • Compassionate • Healthy and Positive • Politically and Socially Aware • Helpful • Someone who makes a difference
Career Goals • Financial Independence • Meaningful Work • Lifelong Learning • “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”― John Lennon
Resources, Budget, Finances • Family – 1st year of college • Students Loans – remainder of college • Work – Standard Insurance Company • Co-operative Living
Greenpeace Mission Statement • Greenpeace is an independent, nonprofit, global campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. • Greenpeace’s goal is to ensure the ability of Earth to nurture life in all its diversity. • Greenpeace stands for positive change through action to defend the natural world and promote peace. We investigate, expose and confront environmental abuse by governments and corporations around the world. We champion environmentally responsible and socially just solutions, including scientific and technological innovation.
Community Service • 12 kilometer Walk-a-thon in Forest Park/Greenpeace • Sponsorship dollars donated $120.00
Final Thoughts • Thank you – Mom, Dad, Ali, Mr. Birt • Confidence • Tolerance • Forgiveness • Courage • Compassion • “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – Lennon/McCartney