Letter to the judges

1550 Owens Store Road Canton, GA 30115 April 19, 2012 Judges, Senior Project Creekview High School 1550 Owens Store Road Canton, GA 30115 Dear Judges: My name is Gretchen Pierce and I am a senior at Creekview High School. I have been accepted into the University of Alabama where I plan to attend in the fall of 2012. I have chosen Down Syndrome dentistry as my senior project because two of my biggest passions in life are special needs kids and dentistry. In college, I plan to double major in Biology and Chemistry so I can peruse my dreams of entering the Pre- Dental school in order to become a dentist later in life. The video demonstration I put together with the down syndrome students in my peer facilitation class, showed how they are able to keep good oral hygiene by simply brushing their teeth. My research paper allowed me to easily pull information into the making of my video. When working through the obstacles and challenges within my product, I had to learn how to edit and finalize videos on my computer. I did, however, achieve many things throughout the process. I did finalize and finish up my video along with creating a scrapbook for each individual student that partook in the “flossing With Friends” activities. Both special needs kids and dentistry have always been very interesting to me. I have learned that you must have a great amount of patience and dedication in order to be a part of either one of those hobby’s. Although, I do not plan to be a

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1550 Owens Store RoadCanton, GA 30115

April 19, 2012

Judges, Senior ProjectCreekview High School1550 Owens Store RoadCanton, GA 30115

Dear Judges:

My name is Gretchen Pierce and I am a senior at Creekview High School. I have been accepted into the University of Alabama where I plan to attend in the fall of 2012. I have chosen Down Syndrome dentistry as my senior project because two of my biggest passions in life are special needs kids and dentistry. In college, I plan to double major in Biology and Chemistry so I can peruse my dreams of entering the Pre-Dental school in order to become a dentist later in life.

The video demonstration I put together with the down syndrome students in my peer facilitation class, showed how they are able to keep good oral hygiene by simply brushing their teeth. My research paper allowed me to easily pull information into the making of my video. When working through the obstacles and challenges within my product, I had to learn how to edit and finalize videos on my computer. I did, however, achieve many things throughout the process. I did finalize and finish up my video along with creating a scrapbook for each individual student that partook in the “flossing With Friends” activities.

Both special needs kids and dentistry have always been very interesting to me. I have learned that you must have a great amount of patience and dedication in order to be a part of either one of those hobby’s. Although, I do not plan to be a special education teacher, I do plan on becoming a dentist after attending eight-twelve years of college. I do plan, however, to adopt a down syndrome child. I have been planning on that ever since I can remember. Being a part of the peer facilitator program of my school has done nothing but reassure me on my decision. I look forward to my future with everything that I plan to do.

Although, this senior project has had its challenges, I am thankful that I was able to experience all that I have. It has helped me gain a lot of knowledge on who I am and who I want to be. All in all, this was a great experience that I am glad I got to take part in. Thank you for all of your time. Sincerely

Gretchen Pierce