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At first glance, it seemed like just a typical field trip: my class would arrive in the morning at a company I had never heard of, spend the day listening to their spiel about the company and what they do, and drag through the day until we reached the mediocre lunch, signaling the end of the excursion. I was more than happy to be proven wrong. At the end of the day, I left with much more than a vague recollection of presentations. Instead, I had a framework for the layout of my website, a better understanding of coding, and a new appreciation for web design as a profession, all things I’d consider far from typical of a field trip.
On an early September morning, my four advanced classmates, teacher Mrs. Tasha Candela, and I arrived at Seek Momentum, a local web design company based in Clinton Township. We all entered the small office building, unsure of the agenda for the coming hours. We were greeted by the welcoming and casual staff, led by Jimi Plouffe, the CEO of the company. After walking through a single room of small cubicles, we settled in in a conference room with several laptops and a large monitor on the wall. Everyone took their seats, along with name tags and complimentary donuts and cider, and the day began. Plouffe introduced himself and his team, and gave us all a quick description of what Seek Momentum is all about. Starting off as a small team of Jimi and a few others based in metro Detroit, Momentum has grown significantly over the past few years, increasing their clientele to over 100 companies and causes. We then discussed the Michigan Council of Women in Technology’s annual web design competition and its requirements, the whole purpose behind our trip. Since the five of us would be competing in the advanced category, Mrs. Candela procured this opportunity specifically for my classmates and I. She wanted us to learn more about coding, give us a better chance at succeeding in the competition, and how what we learned in class could translate directly into a career. The web designers at Momentum got started teaching us the basics of setting up a website layout. In the next few hours, the team helped to create two different layout styles based on our visions for our sites. The foundation of my website was formed within just a few hours. Time passed much more quickly than I had expected it to; my classmates and I had the opportunity to ask questions about anything, from our codes to designing websites for a career, and we all genuinely enjoyed the chance to learn from experts. My idea for next year's theme would be "Around the World", and contestants would have to choose three aspects of another culture to describe. Girls could choose topics like education, romance, transportation, diet, fashion, government, or anything else they can think of. It would be really cool to see why each contestant chose the country they did and how they related their aspects of culture together. This is a universal theme, literally, because any person could choose a country and research it. The meaning behind the choice would be important. I think I would research either Greece or the Ukraine, because that's where my family is originally from.
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Natalie S.
I am a senior at Lake Shore High School and I go to Macomb Community College through the Early College program. I play volleyball, basketball, and softball, and I will play softball at Hillsdale College next year. Archives
December 2016
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