Ready to Roll!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited for this last full month of school! Today I was amazed when I realized it was time to sign up for our final presentations! It seems like it was only yesterday we were all signing up for the final presentations as juniors! I am very excited to end this part of my life and start a new phase of my life! I have truly enjoyed high school but now come the time to say goodbye! I can't thank my parents enough for supporting me throughout these years! I must say thanks to iPoly as well for teaching me so many great lessons and for equipping me with many skills that not any other school could offer. I will truly miss iPoly and all of the wonderful memories I have made there. I am not done yet though, there is still work t be done. I still have to finish my senior project, which I plan on doing my best on! So good luck to all of you seniors! Let's kill it this year! #2015 #sick #loveyouguys #aaronramosisagrumpylumpy lol :)



"Hammer it!"

Independant Component 2

LITERAL

a. “I, Vincent Valadez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) The knowledge I acquired in my first component while working at the Bavarian Garage.

(c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)

(d)  I took on the job of maintaining the cars at my house, which includes my 2000 Toyota Echo, 1987 Ford Mustang, 1997 Ford Expedition, and a 1971 Volkswagen Bug. I changed the oil on my little Echo, and I also changed the air filter, and cleaned up my engine very nice along with a good wash of the inside and out, I also had my grandpa help me fix the horn too. I washed my mom’s Ford Expedition, the truck was not due for an oil change so I was not able to do that. I also detailed our Ford Mustang inside and out. I also rotated the tires on it as well. Unfortunately the Mustang was not due for an oil change either so I could not do that either. We just got our Volkswagen so I couldn’t do very much to it, but I did help my step dad change the back engine lid and paint the rims white.    

INTERPRETIVE

This Independent Component helped me to get a real on my own experience with the cars. It helped me build my confidence when working on them because I performed all of the jobs perfectly. I got to work all by myself and it felt nice to take my time and not stress over people watching my every move. I just turned on my little radio and went to work in my garage. It almost felt therapeutic! It’s actually very relaxing and enjoyable for me. I have pictures of most of the jobs I had completed for my thirty hours of work. I feel that my Independent Component demonstrated 30 hours of work because it took well over 30 hours to detail each car and perform all of the little jobs for each one.  

APPLIED

This Independent Component has helped me to get in greater detail on my first answer to my essential question because it truly brought my answer 1 to life. I got to actually practice Preventative Maintenance on my own and it felt good to perform the jobs needed to be done because it made me feel responsible and proud to say that I can take great care of my cars by myself. It made me realize how rewarding it is to put so much love and care into a car and see its great effects on the overall appearance and performance of your car. Starting my Toyota Echo up after the hours I spent changing the oil and replacing the air filter, and cleaning the entire engine out, felt awesome! Feeling and hearing the difference in how the car ran was very exciting and made also made me very happy. Overall, it has taught me that Preventative Maintenance is very rewarding and can also be very enjoyable to practice on a car of your own.