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Service Hours (Chapter 8)
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Summary:
Mel spends Halloween dressed as a Schuyler sister, tries her first drunk cigarette with one Frank Langdon, and has a sobering discussion about love with a boy she's realizing she's falling for.
The sinking of the SS Frabby is soon, trust. Mel talking about love with Frank Langdon, how can that possibly go? Also, yeah, I'm headcanoning she's gone as a Schuyler sister for Halloween, sue me!
CAS Experience Post Format
**feel free to use this format as you like**
Event Title
Date
CAS Element: (Creativity, Action, or Service)
Hours:
Content and Reflection
Content, what happens, and reflection. Some good questions to consider and answer:
How did you feel afterward?
Did it change you as a person?
Do you feel enlightened?
Does it change your perspective? (If you master your BS skills with this question, it would make for a killer reflection)
What motivated you to try this activity in the first place and if so, are you going to try similar activities in the future?
Did you make friends?
Are you a more social person now?
Did you work alone or with a team? Are you more independent or dependent on your fellow members?
CAS Learning Outcomes
1. Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.
2. Undertaken new challenges A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity or an extension to an existing one.
3. Planned and initiated activities Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, ongoing school activities in the local community, as well as in small student‑led activities.
4. Worked collaboratively with others Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least one project, involving collaboration and the integration of at least two of creativity, action, and service, is required.
5. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in the course of activities.
6. Engaged with issues of global importance Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly).
7. Considered the ethical implications of their actions Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others involved in service activities).
8. Developed new skills As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.
Hours
Total:
Creativity:
Action:
Service:
Service Hours (Chapter 9)
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Summary:
Mel finally spills how she's been feeling about Frank to Cassie, and spends the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break overanalyzing every. single. thing. Frank. Langdon. does. or OUR GIRL HAS A CRUSH!!!!!!
I absolutely loooove writing crushes--they're so fun to have and it's always such a mortifyingly giddy experience so I hope I conveyed that well through here!!!
Everyone off the SS Frabby because she's about to SINK!!!! The next chapter will be written in Frank's POV (third person, don't worry) and will cover Thanksgiving, the two weeks before Christmas break, and then some of Christmas break before we're back to Mel. A lot's about to happen so BUCKLE UP!!!!
Service Hours (Chapter 11)
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Summary:
Mel starts the spring semester drowning in her crush and trying to Be Normal about it. Frank and Abby are reeling from the aftermath of their breakup, and a few too many stars align for Frank and Mel as they continue to be drawn together in new ways.
I listened to a lot of Sue Me by Audrey Hobert and stupid song by Olivia Rodrigo while I wrote this, so imagine that's infused into the feelings of this chapter <3 Our girl Mel is down horrendously bad for the (very) newly single Frank!!
Service Hours (Chapter 10)
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Summary:
Frank navigates Thanksgiving with Abby's family, spends Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays thinking of one girl in particular more than his own girlfriend, and has some hard and painful conversations.
Yeah, this chapter is 10,000+ words long, but think of it as 1) a character study on Frank, 2) a more intimate view of his interpersonal relationships and a bit of a behind-the-scenes on what's going on in his life, and 3) I just kind of needed to pass some time in the school year. This is one of two chapters in Frank's (third-person limited) POV in this story.
Service Hours (Chapter 6)
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Summary:
Mel attends Frank's house party, and a little alcohol leads to some not-so-great decisions that make her question her feelings all around.
Chapter 6 is live! Finished my finals for grad school and I'm free for the summer! I promise the romance in this chapter will fizzle out very quickly, and we'll get to building more of our Kingdon soon. They're still getting to know each other :)
found out that literally NONE of my service hours from my old school transferred apparently
i'm gonna be so pissed if the guidance counselor emails me back and says there's nothing that can be done like i might actually become a global threat
