Alana Jones

Historian

29 January 2024

Position Assessment:

A lot of what I have been doing for the past few weeks have been taking photos for

winterfest, and then scheduling headshots. I think I am going to redo the entire scrapbook

because I want to make the scrapbook feel like it is from paper and tape rather than a yearbook. I

have no idea how well this will go over for the rest of the class, but I talked to a couple people

and they thought it would be a nice change of pace. I am now trying to figure out new color

schemes for each page, how many photos I want on each page, etc. There is a lot of work for me

within the next couple weeks but it will hopefully be worth it. I think my unofficial theme is

going to be The Suite Life Of Zach and Cody. That show had an aura that I cannot describe.

Obviously I won't be putting in random sea hints, but I want that vibe. I have also been sending

out all of the invitations for the scrapbooks.

Standing Committee:

I have been taking a lot more headshots and I have been sending them out slowly but

surely. The editing process for some of the photos have been causing me problems because some

of the photos are super grainy and then other ones are clear as day. I don't know what makes the

difference when I am taking the photo which is the problem. I have been noticing though that the

black and white headshots have consistently been looking better then the colored ones. So I have

now been sending everyone both the color and black and white if they are asking for only color. I

just want to make sure that they have one they are happy with. There have been a couple photos

that I have had to retake because they were so grainy.

Special Committee:

The mental health committee has finalized the book. Morty took it upon herself to make

the paper a little bit thicker because the prototype paper was see-through. This was definitely a

good idea because using a pen and turning the page to bleeding is one of my biggest pet peeves

and is also irritating to so many other people.

Mentorship Evaluation:

I just worked with Alizeh for the production. All of the mentorship assignments have

been really fun to do with her, especially the vision board. I think I really saw how different we

were after the whole vision board was done, most of her side was a dark brown academia, and

then mine was just musical theater. I can't wait to work on more stuff with her, including the next

production.

Concerns or changes:

I don’t think there is any accountability in the program. If I didn't want to set up for a

dance, or help organize a rally there is always someone there to save me. I understand that we

can't have bad rallies and dances because it looks bad on the program. But there is little to no

reprimand for not fulfilling your job duties. The worst thing that happens to most people is a

stern talking to from Morty. I personally have not had one of these stern talking to’s, but I don’t

see how that could possibly change my ways. There are many people in the program, including

myself at times, that let other people do their jobs for them. This is because we know that the

task will be done by someone else and everything will be fine. There may be a passive

aggressive comment from one person or another, but ultimately nothing happens. I don’t know

how you could change this, but it is just something to think about.

Positive Commitment:
 I want to give a positive comment to Mina. This isn’t specifically about his job

description, but Mina is always so extremely nice to everyone. He makes me feel like I have

been his friend for years. Even with the headshots, he tells me that he is going to love it, or that

he trusts my judgments. He is just such a pleasure to be around.

Core Principles:

I think I have been growing and changing a lot recently. Especially after the school

semester ended. I was able to pull together 5 A’s and 1 B after going through 45 college

prescreens, rehearsals for a musical, etc. I was able to help put on an entire production with little

help from teachers. The whole thing was put on by Alizeh and me. I could not have even

dreamed of doing that last year, there has been a lot that I have grown and changed within my

senior year.

I can really improve to be an impeccable core principal because I am constantly settling. I

especially notice this when it comes to my grades. When I actually apply myself in school, I can

excel. But sometimes I feel like there is no need, so I just settle for the 85% or the 9/10. I know

that if I had studied for the test earlier, or made more time to do my homework that 85 could

have gone to a 95. I just need to start caring about things again.

My Impact:

Is narcissistic to think that I changed the world in some way within the past month. But I

recently started a tiktok account, where I post videos of broadway shows. Most of them are fairly

popular, but some of them are a little more indie. I think this does a lot for people like me,

because there are so many times that I want to find more audition repertoire, or learn more about

a specific show and have no way of communicating with other people because I live in an area

where no one knows what I am talking about. But on this page, people from all around the world
can comment and have conversations with each other about these broadway video clips. This is

definitely not stopping world hunger, but it is entertaining and a good way to keep up with any

updated to the broadway world.