Snapshot of The First Month

Welcome to the second online Final Presentation and the last of my Sophomore year! Back in December, our school participated in something called Snapshots of Joy. This was where we were given a disposable film camera and were tasked with taking about 24 pictures of things that brought us joy. We were given the cameras on December 6th, and the deadline to turn them in was the following week, on Friday the 13th. Those pictures were going to be used in this term's Final Presentations but unfortunately, the store where they were being stored, burned down in a fire, taking the pictures and the negatives, down with it. Not wanting to abandon this idea of reflecting on pictures that bring us joy, instead, we gathered pictures or anything from the past few months of quarantine and online school, that has brought us joy. For my project, I gathered some of the pictures that I had from the last week of school (before quarantine) and from the first month into quarantine. I chose to do only the first month because I feel that it was the most important time because it was when all of us at GCE and around the world, were getting used to these times that are, hopefully only periodically, affecting our lives. Below you will see my slide show of moments that brought me joy during this past term.


Due to the Coronavirus causing us to be in quarantine, these last few months have definitely been a struggle for many, but an equally important journey. Though it was very long and we didn't know when it would end, I feel that it gave us a chance to grow even further and work on ourselves both academically, and personally. I also feel that it brought us closer together and we became more connected. My slide show only depicts moments I caught on camera, however, there were many more moments and people that brought me joy, during this time. Each category I chose resembled points in the first month that were most important and eventful. Now that we are on our last day and project of the year, I am proud of everyone for pushing through, what seemed like an eternity, and are ready to start a new chapter in the Fall of next year. I hope you enjoyed my project and we made it!