Project Role Model Update!

Dear reader(s)!

I have reported on Project Role Model in previous updates -- so I will
not elongate this message by talking about its foundations and
description again. In my last "Update", I left to international bowl,
to have Project Role Model compete against 47 states and 8 countries.

International bowl has ended over a week ago - and it's results are
now final: Project Role Model has taken a little "break" as I do
related work to it over this summer.

International bowl was a lot of fun. So much fun, in fact, that with
MRS. Frazier, I have created a slideshow of events during the
competition - and uploaded it, under the projectrolemodel channel. to
Youtube.

In deed, the enormous trophy here besides me represents my second
prise win in the senior Individual CMPS (community problem solving)
portion of internationals.

Second prise. So what does this mean? For those who are curious in
following Project Role Model, I have compiled a list of FAQ
(Frequently asked questions). To quickly locate questions, look for
the next paragraph in this e-mail message or blog post. Some are
direct responses to a few people who have asked me things ; Others are
the figment of my own logic and intelligence.

Q: Very nice, Second prise! Are you still going to continue Project
Role Model, or will it end here?
a: It most certainly will not end at this point in time, for several
reasons. First, there are new 7th graders coming next year -- and
their arrival constitutes another year of presenting to them about
blindness and disabilities in general. Next is of course the Grand
Canyon trip, which was an essential part of the project and an event
yet taking place. Be rest assured that Project Role Model will
continue well into the future, even at my workplace and careers.

Q: What about Next year though? Will you do Community Problem
Solving/Scenario Writing/Future Problem Solvers?
A: Excellent question. Because plans to move to the blind school are
no longer in effect (thank god), I will do more FPS next year for
sure. Staying at Orange automatically secures that I have the best
coach I have seen (and the one with whom I share many inside jokes and
memories with due to our collaborations). Next year I will continue
CMPS, as well as do another scenario. Perhaps the onsight skits and
scenarios will also be something I will indulge in.

Q: That's great! Any ideas on what your next years CMPS project will
be? Will you continue to develop Project Role Model or start something
new?
A: While this is very very hard to answer yet, there are a few plans in mind.
I am a person of change and spontaniousness. As I have stated, Project
Role Model will not be scrapped or abandoned, for a lifetime at least.
However there are other matters which I might investigate next year.
Take the sound pollution problem for instance: Because of my valuable
Grand Canyon trip, I will be working and investigating sound pollution
directly. This could give me a start on another CMPS project perhaps,
if not on sound pollution directly, but on raising awareness for sound
pollution and the fact of its existance. When people think Pollution,
they only see air, water, land... Not sound. That's an idea.

Q: Your World's Perspectives show was part of Project Role Model. Are
you scrapping that?
A: ABSOLUTELY not! WPS (World's Perspectives show) has now had over 30
shows aired and produced, 5 of those interviews. Although our listener
base wasn't as large this year, I still wish to continue producing
more and more shows, even if they are prerecorded nightly. Most likely
chances are indeed pre-recording the shows each night, but this works
nicely too. Expect WPS to continue well into the future, and as our
world changes, to update you with fresh perspectives on what is going
on. (
http://djtom.hitmeradio.com
)


Q: Whats up with Operation Role Model? On the FPS website they call it
Operation, in your presentations you called it operation... What's up
with that?!!!!!

A: Very funny, very. This has been a long-standing matter for laughter
between me and my coach - the change in name. Originally, Project Role
Model was called Operation Role Model. But as time passed, many people
(especially the middle school) began to refer to it as project, to the
point where we ourselves really thought it was named Project instead
of Operation... So in a sense, you could call it Project Operation
Role Model. haha.

Q: Where can we watch the youtube videos? I wanna see them, chum!
A: There are currently 2 videos on Youtube. One is the slideshow, and
the other is the competition video.. I have plans to also put up the
Blind Truth video there - but I will ask our Orange TV production team
first. You can find the youtube page directly by visiting
http://www.youtube.com/projectrolemodel
And watching them there. :)

If you have any more questions that were not satisfied here, feel free
to reply to this e-mail message, comment on the blog, call me if you
have the privelage to do so,... In any way you desire to ask
questions. I will attempt my best at answering.

With all due respect and wishing you a happy/amazing summer season:
Tomi