Event Participation: Briefly describe your involvement from start to finish.
For the Halloween event in October, I contributed as part of the team running Photobooth A. My role included both designing and setting up the booth’s decorations to fit the Halloween vibe. Our group collaborated to bring the booth to life by blowing up balloons, creating spider decorations, and designing a festive Halloween sign. I personally worked on crafting the border for the sign and helped cut out spiders. Although my club meetings sometimes conflicted with the decoration designing at lunch, I tried to attend as many meetings as possible. On the day of the event, I assisted in setting up the booth and took photos for students using their phones and cameras. After the event, I stayed to help with the teardown of the photobooth.
Curricular competency: · “Demonstrate and identify individual accountability while working within a team.”
This competency aligns with my course goal by focusing on:
Encouraging responsibility and self-motivation: By taking ownership of my assigned tasks, like preparing decorations independently, I developed greater self-motivation and accountability by wanting to have things done nicely. This responsibility strengthened my commitment to teamwork and showed me how being self-motivated can really enhance your work and support team success. I believe this skill is crucial for leadership, as it ensures that each members’ contributions are equally important, reliable, and effective.
Developing time management and prioritization skills: Balancing my responsibilities with club meetings taught me how to manage my time carefully and prioritize commitments effectively. For example, I would attend the meetings at lunch in room A109 for half of the time then head to the club meetings for the rest of the time. This experience allowed me to understand how to stay organized and balance multiple responsibilities. These skills would be essential for future leadership roles and real-life challenges. Learning to balance commitments strengthens my ability to make the most of my time while supporting my group.
Building strong relations: Working closely with my team on a fun and creative project made me build new and positive relationships and strengthened our teamwork. By working together on tasks like blowing up balloons, crafting decorations and setting up the photobooth, we created an enjoyable and inclusive environment. This experience taught me how working together can lead to greater work and more successful leadership.
Actions taken:
Before the event: In preparation of the event, I worked to balance my responsibilities by prioritizing tasks that would contribute effectively to the photobooth. Although I wasn’t able to attend meetings for the whole lunch due to overlapping commitments with clubs, I took accountability for my contributions by staying for half of the meeting and helping with as many decorations as I can before going to my other meeting. I stayed informed on updates through teams, ensuring I was prepared to take on specific tasks even without fully attending every meeting.
During the event: On the day of the event, I worked efficiently with the team to set up the photobooth by sticking the balloons onto the wall. I arrived early to help organize and decorate the booth, making sure it looked inviting for students. I took on the role as the photographer, using students’ cameras and phones to capture their photos. I believe it was a smooth experience for the students as they were pleased with their photos after. However, I did notice that it got crowded, and students weren’t sure if they were allowed to come up to the booth or not. I believe next time implementing a line or having a clear sign would be clearer and more concise to the students.
After the event: After the event, I helped the team tear down the decorations and pop the balloons outside. I demonstrated accountability by picking up the garbage off the floor and ensuring everything was cleaned up. Overall
Evidence:
Example 1: I was asked to come in and help with the decorations because they needed more people, even though I was just a photographer. I created the border for the Halloween sign, carefully cutting a cardboard box and lining it with plain black paper to for the theme and ensure the photobooth had a prop. I also drew large spiders and cut them out so that they could hang from the top of the photobooth. This example demonstrates my individual accountability within the team, as I took responsibility for a specific part of the decoration that contributed to the overall vibe of the photobooth. In addition, my involvement with the decorations shows how I value teamwork by contributing to the group and making the event a success.
Example 2: I took photos for students who wanted to capture memories with their friends in their costumes at the photobooth, using their phones and cameras to make sure everyone had a positive experience. This example highlights my commitment to supporting my group’s goals by actively participating in the event and making sure students felt welcome. Since I was in a costume, my friends asked if I could take a few photos with them in the cafeteria, so I stepped out shortly while it was slow. However, I got someone to fill in for me after I stepped out. I tried fulfilling my role in making the photobooth a memorable and enjoyable experience for everyone involved.
Example 3: I stayed to help with the event teardown, assisting in popping the balloons, picking up the garbage from the floor and packing away all decorations and equipment until the area was completely cleaned. This example reflects my individual accountability by showing that I followed through my responsibilities from start to finish. By staying to clean up, I demonstrated reliability and supported the team in cleaning up the event, and making sure everything was put back where it was supposed to be.
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