Blog 23: Helping 2013

I interviewed Alex Ayala, on 4/24 during elective.

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

• Something to do with engineering
• I told him he should choose a specific type

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?  Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.

• He said he wasnt sure but was going to talk to purther and see what other seniors have done for their service learning
• I told him that he might be ale to talk to the robert or angel because they were doing sound and music engineering.

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

• He was hoping it would be informative, but fun
• I told him just to pay attention to what everyone had done over the course of the year

(4) What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project? 

• He wanted to know how the final presentation worked, with regard to the timing
• I told him it was 2 hours maximum, with a minimum talk time of 30 minutes, and most of the time can be spent on activities.

Blog 17: 4th interview questions

1. How do you define beauty?
2. How does beauty differ between a man and a women?
3. What are some factors you take into consideration when perceiving beauty?
4. What role does the media play in our society's views on beauty?
5. When it comes to facial beauty, why are symmetrical faces more attractive than a-symmetrical?
6. How is beauty subjective?
7. Who would you say exemplifies beauty? why?
8. Are we, the american society, more superficial when it comes to beauty and looks than other cultures?
9. Is beauty important?
10. How do you think our view on beauty and looks affects the younger generations?
11. What influences your views of an attractive person?
12. Why is the term "ugly" used so much in out vocabulary?
13. Why is being beautiful or attractive, so important to our society?
14. When did women begin to strive for beauty?
15. Does beauty ever have a true definition? What is it?
16. How, or when, is beauty universal?
17. How is the beauty of art different from the beauty of a person
18. What is most significant when perceiving beauty?
19. How is our societys view on beauty different from others?
20. What gets a women further in life, inner beauty or outer beauty?

Blog 11: Third Interview Questions

1. What do you think is the most important thing Miss America does throughout her year with the title?
2. What is the most important thing you've done with your title?
3. What is one thing that most people don't realize Miss America does? (ie: working with Children's Miracle network)
4. How can winning a title change the life person?
5. What new things have you learned since you've won your title?
6. If you won Miss America, what would you be most excited for?
7. Who does Miss America serve as a role model for?
8. What do you think are the most important factors a girl needs to win a title at the local level? is the state level any different?
9. Whats your favorite thing that you've done since reciving your title?
10. If out president represents our country, then who do you think Miss America represents? 

Blog 5: second interview questions- updated

Originally, i had planned to interview Chrisina Campbell, the executive director of he pageant, but after emailing her to set up the interview, i found out she has stepped down as director and Katrina Moramarco has taken over the position. I will now be interviewing Katrina, who was originally the event chaperon for the title holders.


Questions:
1. What exactly do you do as executive director of the pageant?

2. What what was your previous involvement in the miss covina pageant before becoming the executive director?

3. Have you ever participated in the Miss Covina, or any other  pageant? If so, what pageant?

4.  How did you initially get involved with this pageant?

5. How has working so closely with the pageant changed your perception of the miss America organization, if at all? 

6.  Does it ever become stressful for you when working with the title holders or contestants? 

7. I know the 2011 Miss Covina pageant is coming up pretty soon, is there anything you're thinking of changing this year as opposed to previous years?

7. From your perspective, what is the most positive effect of this pageant on it's contestants and title holders?

Blog 2: Interview Check

1. Who are you interviewing and why?

I interviewed Sarah Gleason. I chose to interview her because she has competed in several Miss Covina Scholarship pageants, which is a local level Miss America pageant. She was the first runner up this past year, and is currently the princess of covina, working closely with the winners of the pageant.

2. What additional questions will you ask them?

The main questions i asked her, besides the 5 required, were:

1. Why did you start competing in these pageant?
2. When did you start?
3. Why did you continue?
4. What positive effects has it had on you?
5. What skills has it given you that you didnt have before?
6. Would you every consider competing in pageants that aren't under the Miss America Organization, like Miss USA?