Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL

(a) “I, Jessica Castillo, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) My mentor, Dr. Gene Metzger and the entire staff at Country Animal Clinic and Priceless Pets Orphanage.

(c) Hours up to date.

(d) I did extra hours at Country Animal Clinic and volunteered at Priceless Pets. I went to the clinic after school on Fridays and on Saturdays. I helped the staff prepare for their low vaccination clinic and then helped run it on Saturday. At Priceless Pets, I helped walk dogs, cleaned around the orphanage, informed customers about the animals, and helped at adoption center.

INTERPRETIVE 

By doing extra hours at Country Animal Clinic, I was able to talk more with the staff and gain more insight into the field. I witnessed how important it was for them to work together during low vaccination clinics. There were always people waiting outside to get in and the staff was always busy running around trying to see everyone. This also showed me how well the staff at the clinic communicated with each other. It allowed things to run smoothly. Volunteering at Priceless Pets allowed me to use and improve on my people skills. It is important to the veterinary practice and is part of the communication answer to my essential question. I was able to talk with customers and inform them about animals they were interested in. It was an overall great experience to both volunteer and do extra hours. I gained so much more knowledge and was also able to have fun.

Molly at low vaccination clinic.

Sara volunteered & helped find a home for Belle at an adoption event.

Couple that adopted Bandit.

APPLIED

I was able to do extra hours at the veterinary clinic. This helped further my knowledge in the veterinary field, but also allowed me to see other ways in which a vet and vet tech work together to help animals. My volunteer work at Priceless Pets allowed me to help animals in need, as well as improve my people skills. These people skills are needed in the veterinary field and are a form of communication, which is one of my answers to my essential question. I was able to use my learned people skills and knowledge from my extra hours at the vet clinic and apply it to real life. This gave me a deeper understanding of the field and taught me the importance of communication with those around me.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my 30 hours I plan to do extra hours at the veterinary clinic where I mentor, as well as continue volunteering at Priceless Pets Orphanage.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

To show my extra hours at mentorship I plan to log my hours and describe in detail what I have learned and done. For the volunteer hours at Priceless Pets, I plan to take pictures while volunteering and logging my hours there. In addition to that, I will also try to get a volunteer shirt. 

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

By doing extra hours at the clinic, I will be able to gain more knowledge of the field and talk more with the staff about my EQ and project. Volunteering at Priceless Pets is something that I enjoy doing and being allowed to do that for my independent component and earn hours is a plus. It also allows me to help animals in a different way and see how the staff runs their business and works together.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal
a) I, Jessica Castillo, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 34 hours of work.

b) Priceless Pets Orphanage and Professor Rash from my Orientation and Careers in AHS class.

c) Hours up to date.

d) During my independent component, I took an Animal Health Science class, as well as volunteered at the Priceless Pets Orphanage in Chino Hills. At the college class, I learned how to become a veterinary technologist and the classes needed. I learned that Cal Poly one of very few colleges to offer a four-year vet tech program. At Priceless Pets, I learned what is needed to run a successful animal business. I walked dogs, washed and folded clothes, and cleaned kennels.

Interpretive
Through my volunteer work at Priceless Pets, I was able to get a different view on animal care. I was able to see a different job that still involved working with animals. In addition to that, I was also able to gain knowledge through attending the animal health science class. I was able to listen to different speakers that came in, most of whom were veterinarians or previous AHS students. They were very insightful and knowledgeable of the field. They made sure to let us know of the different jobs available to animal health science majors. Overall, this independent component gave me a different perspective of the animal health field, as well as knowledge and insight.

Walking Maggie.

Maggie, one of the many dogs at Priceless Pets.

Transcript from AHS class

Applied

This component helped me understand the different occupations available within the animal science/vet med field. It also let me experience a different side of animal health care. Through my volunteer work at Priceless Pets, I was able to help animals in need in my spare time and it was a great experience. Through the AHS class I was able to learn more about the field of veterinary medicine. I was able to meet the many women, and some men, that wanted to become veterinary technologists. I was also able to listen to many speakers, veterinarians and previous students, and learn from their experiences and hear what they had to say about the vet med field, as well as their job.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
For the 30 hours, I plan to take a college class, Orientation and Careers in AHS (Animal Health Science), and volunteer at Priceless Pets Animal Shelter in Chino Hills. The class will give me information on what classes to take, prerequisites needed, and careers that are available within the Animal Health Science field. Volunteering at the animal shelter will expose me to a different side of animal care and allow me to experience what it's like to run a business. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

For the college class, I can show my transcript after I have completed the class. I could also show essays and work that I complete for the class. For volunteering, I could bring in pictures of the shelter and what I do there. I could also bring in the shirt that I'm required to wear and a copy of the log of how many hours I volunteered.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

 Taking a college class will show me what it would be like to major in animal science. Volunteering at the animal shelter will give me hands on experience and show me a different job that still involves working with animals.