Kingsley Palmer's Concentration

 First day of Senior Project 2021! Wahoo!

My day started at 8:30 am this morning. My anticipation was through the roof as I jumped out of bed to hop in the shower and get ready for my day of Academic Concentration! I met up with my fellow hardworking AC students to get a breakfast sandwich and a coffee from Jakes. After, we decided that it might be nice to work outside on the sally porch and plan out our day. We quickly realized it was a little too brisk and windy to work outside, so we relocated to the library conference room. 

My first task for myself was to create a schedule for the next two weeks. Laying out all my deadlines and due dates. After, I wrote four pages of my 15 page paper, as well as worked through revisions from my mentor Tom Morgan, I shared my document with a peer to look over. 

I enjoyed working with Emily, Ayla, and Olivia, we were able to help and motivate each other. 

Looking forward to another productive day tomorrow!

Peace out, 

Kingsley Palmer '21

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  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2021 at 6:55 AM

    Pretty cool, Kingsley. Good luck on the AC work. It sounds like the most important part is down, which is making a plan.

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