Who are we Who are we Henry David Thoreau

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Who are we? Who are we?- Henry David Thoreau
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The knowledge of the world is only to be
acquired in the world and not in a
closet. -Lord Chesterfield
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W.I.S.E. Individualized Senior Experience
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The Wise Road
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I wanted movement, and not a calm course of
existence. I wanted excitement and danger and
the chance to sacrifice myself for my
love. Leo Tolstoy
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More importantly
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Theres
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Finding your passion
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Getting out of your comfort zone
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Reaching new heights
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Highs and . . .
Lows
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Exploring the larger community
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Collaborating with others
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Seeing things differently
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Reflecting on learning
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A world of possibilities IHS Students' Projects
2007 Learning to play guitar Painting a mural
at the high school Designing and crafting
themed furniture Making a wood baseball bat
Marketing a new product (snow scooter) Building
a computer/ learning about computer science
Creating a computer game Exploring Ithaca High
history/ fostering school spirit Traveling to
and studying education in Mozambique Creating a
show of original photos Building a sofa
Designing a house and its interior
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Writing a book on live audio reinforcement
Building a boat Designing and creating a prom
dress Mastering Latin American cooking The Art
of Teaching Creating a Zombie-themed, collage
style childrens book Creating scenes and
portraits using wood-burning Creating a Sudoku
Computer Game in Visual Basic Designing and
making clothes and t-shirts Writing and
illustrating a series of informative childrens
books Learning to knit and making an afghan
Mastering dessert-making Working with wood,
making a table Designing and making canoe
paddles Producing a charity show of original
fashion designs Working toward a Ranger award
outdoor/ high adventure skills
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Cake decorating Teaching dance to emotionally
disturbed children Art history Creating a
restaurant guide Building a disc golf course
Health and Fitness Forensic science, creating a
case file Learning to drum Making a tennis
racket Game theory Creating a documentary on
the senior class Organizing a relay around the
lake fundraiser Writing and recording songs
Designing a large-scale terrain board game
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Dont Look, Just Listen Making An Album
Dana Billings
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The W.I.S.E AdventureCreating a
Manga/Illustrations
Courtney Miles
Last Sacrifice by Carly Yalora and Courtney Miles
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Nothing is predestined The obstacles of your
past can become the gateways that lead to new
beginnings. Ralph Blum
The Wise Adventure
An Epiphany by Reuben Kamp
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Making Jewelry
Maya Farthing-Kohl
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Restoring an Airplane

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Stick With ItMy WISE Project
Jon Yale-Loehr
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Take This
A plain, straight piece of hickory
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And Make This
Or something close to it
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Exploring the Appalachian Trail Madeline Ulinski
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And indeed there will be time to wonder Do I
dare and Do I dare. - T.S Eliot
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Credits Text and images from products and
presentations by Dana Billings Mac
Cathles Peter DeStefano Maya
Farthing-Kohl C.J. Glass Erik
Hodges Katelyn Inman Reuben Kamp Julie
Laue Cindy McClain Alex Meyer Courtney
Miles Madeline Ulinski Jon Yale-Loehr