POUDRE HIGH SCHOOL
Personal Project Showcase
March, 2024
Topic: Creating an original song to help me explore my creativity and learn about recording software.
Product: A recorded instrumental guitar song with a drum track.
- Owen Addington, Class of 2026
Topic: Creating a book to help little kids feel more comfortable and relaxed in the hospital.
Product: An A-Z children's coloring book about what kids may encounter when in the hospital.
- Isabella Bain, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding how different cultures create different foods with different spices.
Product: Creating Haitian meals using all the spices and ingredients they use.
- Micheleda Bain, Class of 2026
Topic: Recording an original song to become a better musician and to get a better understanding of music production and theory.
Product: A digital recording of my own original song.
-Charlotte Baker, Class of 2026
Topic: Organizing an event that makes people of all abilities feel valued, seen and loved.
Product: The outcome I hope to have is a Unified dance in January, for people from all around the district to attend.
-Ellia Beauprez, Class of 2026
Topic: learning more about Chinese culture and language
Product: Create a chinese corner in my room that shows off experiences I had and characters I learned while taking classes at CSU
- Caitlin Bennett, Class of 2026
琳儿（小琳）
My chinese name, and nickname
Topic: I will build photography skills by learning proper lighting and angles with, water, close-up nature and animal life.
Product: My product goal is to build a folder and Google Slideshow of my photos. These photos will show my progress throughout my project and how much I have learned.
- Kirsten Bennett, Class of 2026
Topic: Establish a base-level understanding of French with the hope of holding a conversation.
Product: A video of me speaking in French talking about progress.
- Margaret Block, Class of 2026
Topic: I will learn how different scents stimulate and/or induce emotions. I will also learn how to put this knowledge to use effectively.
Product: My product goal is to make candles and bath bombs that effectively provide to a relaxing environment.
- Piper Boeding, Class of 2026
Topic: I will build a beehive that can inhabit bees, even during the summer
Product: My end goal is to have a beehive made mostly by hand in which bees are able to live in.
-Arsene Bonnetain, Class of 2026
Topic: Building skills of construction and learning how to make a larger product out of small objects.
Product: A larger image made out of many smaller paper origami cranes.
- Isaiah Boyle, Class of 2026
Topic: I will learn the process of how to build a bike successfully to ensure when I use it it works properly without falling apart.
Product: A complete, homemade bike.
- Jorgie Bruley, Class of 2026
Topic: Pursuing my passion for ice skating
Product: Being able to do figure skating tricks on ice.
-Seleen Burgos, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding how to cut and sew leather
Product: Creating a usable soccer ball for me and friends to use
- Ahlden Carpenter, Class of 2026
Topic: Study benefits of therapy animals being in educational facilities and the psychological and academic growth in adolescents.
Product: Raise awareness about the mental and physical benefits of therapeutic animals in educational facilities.
- Catlynn Carrizales, Class of 2026
Topic: The impact of ballet on mental and physical health.
Product: Understanding and reflecting on the changes in my mental and physical health when taking ballet classes in a journal.
- Eden Chapman, Class of 2026
Topic: How learning to braid leather and make leashes can become a source of profit
Product: A completed dog leash
- Anja Cikara-Gocke, Class of 2026
Topic: Raising awareness of Open Source Software (OSS) in the Poudre School District
Product: A draft for a proposal for the Poudre School District Board of Education that will be presented to Mr. Hunt, the current Chief Technology Officer.
Outcome: A presentation meeting with Mr. Hunt and my supervisor
Alfredo Cisneros Romero, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how different fertilizers affect fruit yield in tomato plants
Product: I will run an experiment using different fertilizers so I will know which gives me the best result for future use.
- Grace Clark, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning comfort food recipes and different meals within my culture by creating a diverse cookbook with numerous recipes and ingredients.
- Sierra Clark, Class of 2026
Product: Cook Book with Filipino Recipes and additional comfort meals
Topic: Understanding the air quality both inside and outside of homes in Fort Collins, and creating data to visualize it.
Product: A data set of air quality and list of theoretical improvements to the sensors.
- Aidan Cleary, Class of 2026
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Topic: Learning how to express my experiences through art and sculpture, and furthering my sculpture knowledge and skills.
Product: A sculpture representing dysphoria resulting from the trans experience.
- Willow Conant, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning different techniques of jewelry making
Product: A collection of jewelry pieces with varying materials and styles
- Rinzin Copeland, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning more about public speaking and leadership skills
Product: A completed outline for a middle school youth group night that I will help lead
- Orissia Cruz, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to read and write in Vietnamese
Product: A hardcover book written in Vietnamese about the cultural features that make up Vietnam
- Linh Dang, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to incorporate my knowledge base to better my artistic expressions
Product: Five costume designs for Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell submitted as an IE to the Colorado State thespian convention
- Leyton Dellemonache, Class of 2026
Topic: Planning and understanding how volleyball skills improve your body.
Product: A plan for a kids volleyball camp and a research slideshow on how skills help different parts of your body.
- Audra Didier, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning the basic components of photography and understanding how the skills can be applied under the context of community service.
Product: A photo album displaying my progress within photography, as well as photos displayed on the website of a local animal shelter.
- Ganah Elhemri, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning more about my Libyan culture by starting to learn Arabic
Product: A recording of my mom and me speaking Arabic
- Mohamed Elkriwi, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how helping people with food insecurity can affect them
Product: A revised and revamped food pantry at Lopez elementary school
- Jake Fontana, Class of 2026
Lopez food pantry
Topic: Connecting to my family heritage through a cookbook made up of recipes from distant relatives or online research
Product: A 7 page German themed cookbook with different dishes
- Holden Gant, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to play the cello
Product: A recording of me playing Jupiter by Gustav Holst on the Cello
- Izaiah Garcia, Class of 2026
Topic: Service as action and understanding of insecurities in the hospital setting for children.
Product: Stuffed animals being donated to the ER at UCHealth Greeley to reduce apprehension for children.
- Livia Garner, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to bake new cookies recipes and be more confident in my skills as a baker
Product: Different batches of cookies depending on the recipe I choose so I can give it out to others in my community.
- Leyla Garza-Jimenez, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning running techniques and run a half marathon.
Product: Ran different organized races around Fort Collins
- Channing Gessler, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird Solo on my electric guitar
Product: Playing the Free Bird solo
- Adrian Gonzalez, Class of 2026
Topic: Learned new art techniques and used differential items to become better as an artist.
Product: Two art pieces that represent my culture and background that I was able to use the two differential techniques.
- Scarlet Guerrero Castro, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding what it takes to successfully train a dog to track, flush,and retrieve birds
Product: A dog that can track and retrieve birds by scent
- Carter Harrison, Class of 2026
Topic: I will learn how to work more with fleece.
Product: I will make several fleece tie blankets for myself and others.
- Eastlyn Hoffman, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how tension control and a simple stitch can impact the outcome of a crochet project.
Product: A usable blanket I created
- Morgan Huffman, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning bike repair and responsibility of volunteering time.
Product: The knowledge/ skill of bike repair and one completely repaired bike.
- Isaiah Hurt, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning about the origin, purpose, and elements of surrealist art
Product: Composing one or more original paintings inspired by surrealism.
- Izzy Johnson, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to promote and coach skills to a younger audience within Fort Collins
Product: A basketball camp focused on a younger age group to help improve their skills
- Jake Kirby, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to cook vegan foods.
Product: Cooking three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) that are vegan, healthy, and tasty.
- Sage Kopriva, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding how food can affect the amount of muscle that you are able to gain
Product: Me sampling different diets and trying to gain weight
- Jake Leonowicz, Class of 2026
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Topic: Attempt to make a fountain without using electricity
Product: A fountain with no electricity
- Charlinn Lawler, Class of 2026
Topic: Planning and budgeting out meals for a week
Product: A meal plan for a week with the meals prepared in advance
- Molly Locke, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to create landscape art.
Product: Two landscape drawings of different settings, both are being affected by global warming to show the effects of climate change on landscapes in nature
- James-Dennis Martin, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning the basics of woodworking
Product: Three different iterations of the Flash logo made out of wood.
- Quentin Metcalf, Class of 2026
Topic: Learn and practice using a pattern and sewing machine using athletic material and fabrics
Product: A figure skating dress fit to me that I can use for competitions
- Mayley Miller, Class of 2026
Topic: I wanted to learn how to create a board game and generate rules.
Product: Created a soccer related board game.
- Owen Mills, Class of 2026
Topic: Run or workout multiple times a week, while learning about better foods.
Product: A fitness journal that shows my progress.
- McKenna Moinester, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning about my Italian ancestors.
Product: Gather the information needed to apply for Italian Dual Citizenship.
- Zola Morgan, Class of 2026
Yoga: Learn mindfulness and fitness by taking yoga classes and incorporating it into my lifestyle.
Journal: Create a journal that showcases my yoga journey by talking about my experiences in class and research
- Emily Nance, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning different healthy strategies to increase mental health
Product: Each month practice a different strategy and journal about the impact the strategy had on me.
- Kendall Neeb, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning more about hiking and connecting with nature more by going on hikes.
Product:I learned about new parks and plants that I didn't know could be found in Fort Collins.
- Joseph Newman, Class of 2026
Topic: Learn and practice the heel-toe technique to be able to play faster and more advanced double kick drum.
Product: A drum cover of Avenged Sevenfold’s Unholy Confessions.
- Charley Olson, Class of 2026
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Topic: Learn about and use compost to grow a garden in the summer.
Product: Create a composter out of a plastic garbage can and produce compost over the next three months.
- Bannock Paolucci, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning about health/fitness through the act of running
Product: Seeing how running and eating good foods has affected my mental and physical health.
- Madeline Pierce, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to create roses out of ribbons
Product: I will create roses in different colors and decorative the spaces around them to make bouquets.
- Elizabeth Plata Valdez, Class of 2026
Topic: To learn the basics of crocheting animals.
Product: I will create a penguin to start with, then expand on other creatures.
- Anahi Proano-Arreola, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to cook healthy recipes and how it affects the human body.
Product: Creating an Instagram account with posts on healthy food options and recipes for people to learn from and make at home.
-Audrey Pursley, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding the effort behind developing music, as well as discovering the complex factors that go into deciding how to construct different forms of music.
Product: A complete drum cadence.
- Sophiya Quigley, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding the sciences, technologies, and methods used at ski resorts to create a prime skiing surface.
Product: A segment of groomed ski slope using a snowcat on my own.
- Navin Ranweiler, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning about different cultures around the world by making popular foods that originated there.
Product: Three different courses of meals from three countries around the world. (Jamaica, Italy, Japan)
- Dakota Rice, Class of 2026
Topic: Building a bike to increase my knowledge and skills with bike maintenance
Product: A complete, rideable bike
- Rowan Ridley, Class of 2026
Topic: Building a golf simulator in my house and using the data I collect to analyze and improve my swing.
Product: A fully functional golf simulator that I use daily to improve my golf.
- Max Riley, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to gain strength and velocity while pitching
Product: Throwing harder while pitching
- Diego Rivera, Class of 2026
Topic: Creating more inclusive and accessible community for our unified students.
Product: Unified Prom with high school students from all over the district.
- Olive Schelly, Class of 2026
Topic: Paint and change the design of an old bike.
Product: Have a uniquely colored bike and different style bike then before.
- Jake Schump, Class of 2026
Topic: American Sign Language (ASL) and communication
Product: Translate three songs into ASL to show my abilities
- Maya Scott-Donegan, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to develop a baking recipe and understanding the baking process better.
Product: A well developed recipe that could be used by others.
- Sierra Solomon-Gavin, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding how ecosystems and nature function through creating an aquarium
Product: A self sustaining aquarium that I don’t need to do any maintenance to or feed the creatures in it.
- Jaspar Simpson, Class of 2026
Topic: Understanding the history of jewelry and how jewelry is changing
Product: Making some beaded bracelets
- Haneen Tahseen, Class of 2026
Topic: Learn new techniques to improve my art skills and to create with a variety of meanings and uses.
Product: Pottery and sculptural pieces.
- Sylvia Talbert, Class of 2026
Topic: I will be researching Guatemalan culture.
Product: Examples of traditional clothing, language, traditional music instruments, and traditional festival of Semana Santa
- Carlos Tomas, Class of 2026
Topic: Researching efficient volleyball drills appropriate for younger children in order to use these when coaching a middle school team.
Product: I created a presentation about different drills and their benefits when learning volleyball and what muscles they exercise, and an agenda for a camp with some of the most efficient drills for a specific age group.
- Clementine Ulle, Class of 2026
Topic: Furthering my understanding of mechanics and engineering through the repair of an automobile.
Product: A fully functional, and improved vehicle complete with new part installations and upgrades to ensure it’s longevity.
-Garrison Ware, Class of 2026
Topic: Leading a club at Poudre High School with Global Leaders called Intercambio.
Product: Know how to run a club and increase both my leadership and Spanish skills.
- Kai Warren, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to do wood carvings with only basic tools
Product: Create multiple small wood carvings that are aesthetically pleasing
- Jaxen White, Class of 2026
Topic: Building a storage bench.
Product: Strong box with lots of room for blankets and strong enough to sit on it.
- Liam White, Class of 2026
Topic: Creating a business selling my products, along with a business website
Product: A website where my products are displayed and people can purchase them.
- Jacqueline Wilson, Class of 2026
Topic: I will learn how to throw a rise ball in softball
Product: I will throw a rise ball in a softball game.
- Zyana Wilson, Class of 2026
Topic: Learning how to make soap
Product: Original, colorful batches of soap to give away as gifts
- Gabriel Woodard, Class of 2026