Name: Molly Walsh (I am doing this project with Gabby.)
Project Title: Operation Cupcake!
Project Time Table:
Start on: May 2
Finish by: June 7
Milestone dates: May 1, May 2, June 2, and June 7
Mentor or advisor for project:
Phone number and or email for mentor/advisor:
1. Describe what you see as the end result of your project. What will it look/feel like? How does your project align with our mission and goals as a class?
Last semester, I came up with this really good IP to do, which was make baked goods for the teachers to have as a sort of appreciation for all of their hard work. This semester, I am teamed up with Gabby, and this time instead of baking cookies for the teachers, she suggested we bake cupcakes. My goal is to bake cupcakes for the teachers this semester! I want to bake the cupcakes and give the baked goods to them as a token of my appreciation for them and as sort of a “thank you” for all of the hard work they have done. I did this project last semester in leadership and I have to say that it was a pretty big success. The teachers really liked and appreciated it and I had a lot of fun baking the treats and getting the giant card for them signed. By the start of the day on May 2 and 27, I want to see the teachers at AHS eating and enjoying delicious cupcakes homemade by me and Gabby. In leadership, I feel like it is important to do kind things for other people and to give back. This is just a small way to say thank you to the teachers that work so hard.
2. What are the obstacles and or challenges that you are anticipation when working on your project?
This project is a great one to do, because there is very little that can really go wrong, but it is still an important one to do. Also, it is very fun because I like to bake as much as I can. Also, this time it is going to be even better and more successful than last time because Gabby and I are both leading this project. The few things that can go wrong are:
© The cupcakes can get burnt
© The cupcakes do not turn out the way they are supposed to
© The teachers won’t enjoy them as much as last time
© Something happens to them when they are being transported
3. What are the milestones that you are going to meet? Be detailed.
When deciding when to give the teachers the cupcakes, we wanted a time that was not too soon, so we could plan ahead, but also not too far in the future so that we would not be cutting it too close to the end of the year. I was also thinking that since this time Gabby is helping me, that we could give cupcakes to the teachers twice. I decided that the dates would be at the very beginning of May and the very start of June. That way we could bake the cupcakes for the teachers twice, but there would be enough space in between the two times that it wouldn’t be a surprise. Also, we wanted to leave enough time to finish the project without cutting it super close to the deadline.
4. How will you ensure that you reach your project milestones on the dates listed above? How do you think you will overcome these foreseen obstacles?
I think that the obstacles that I face for this project are so not important that it will be not hard to overcome them. I stated above just a few minor concerns, but I’m pretty sure that they are not really a problem. Most of these obstacles are classified under freak-accident territory because Gabby and I can easily take proper measures to not burn the cupcakes supervise the baking process to ensure that they are prepared as planned. I am pretty positive that nothing is really going to harm these cupcakes on the way to the teacher’s lounge. As for the teachers not liking them…who doesn’t like cupcakes?!
I am going to stick to the deadlines, because Gabby and I will plan ahead and are going to schedule the appropriate times to bake the cupcakes. I will make sure I remember when I am supposed to make the cupcakes and do whatever I can to make sure I follow through on my word.
5. What materials are you going to need to successfully carry out your project?
I am going to need all the ingredients that are required for cupcake making. This includes things like eggs and frosting and cupcake liners. Luckily, though I usually carry all of those ingredients in my house. I am pretty sure that making these cupcakes for the teachers will not cost me any money.
6. What things besides materials are you going to need to be successful in your project?
I don’t think that I will really need anything besides myself and the ingredients for this project. This IP just requires Gabby and me to bake the cupcakes and bring them into the teacher’s lounge.
6. How many people will need to help you in our project? What do you see their roles being?
I think that Gabby and I will be okay by ourselves for this project. Cupcakes do not require too many people making them if there are just a few dozen at the most to make. It is really fun to make cupcakes and I am really excited to be able to bake them for the teachers.
7. What is your plan to hold yourself and our group accountable for the success of the project?
I will make sure that I hold myself up to the deadlines. I am going to plan out when to make them and allot time for myself to do so. If by some really strange and unlikely reason that something goes wrong with the timing or the cupcakes, then I will just reschedule a time for Gabby and I to bake the cupcakes again.
