Proposal

__**Project: **__
Project Resources and Materials- To complete my project I wont need that much, just to complete all necessary goals and keeping a journal. I will have a journal and just about everything we need for our events will already be given to us. Resources wont be as important as everything else. People will include all that are listed above, and my hours will be the amount of time I am at each meeting taking notes, and the event itself will be included.
 * Describe Intended Project-** I will be doing different activities with STOP and FBLA in school. One big event that we will be hosting will be Mix-It-Up Day where we will encouraging students into sitting at different tables with during lunch, with different people as well. This event is suppose to help students with meeting and talking to new people, and to help build a welcoming school environment. It includes all students from grades nine through twelfth. We will be working in the school cafeteria. I will be working with FBLA members, STOP members, Mrs.Whitlock, and possibly Mrs.Lewis as well.
 * Project Outcome or Goal-** Products that will result from this are students will be excited and full of enthusiasm for participating. Our school will be looked at as a good community, with students and teachers that like events like this. Students should then realize that there not the only ones involved in this, they are joining thousands of other schools on this day as well. I will use this product to discuss how important it is for schools to be doing these type of events. Diversity in all schools is very important, doing this will show that we are not ignoring the issue, it's fun, and also will be a great look.
 * Project Completion Strategies-** I will complete my project by working in our club to set up the Mix-It-Up day, and volunteer and anything else we are holding. My plan is to simply attend the meetings and participate in everything. Also I will be setting up and hosting the entire event with others.

__**Research: **__
Potential Sources- Three reliable sources are
 * Research Topic-** The topic of my research is diversity itself and why it should be looked at in High Schools, as well as Middle and Elementary. I will also be talking about what would happen if diversity was ignored. I chose this topic because I am part of a group in school that is called STOP which stands for Students Together Opposing Prejudice. This interests me because I believe our school should practice this more and take it seriously. Racial acts in schools between students sometime cause drama and serious non tolerated behaviors. It might not seem like a big deal because we don't see that it's going on every day, but it does happen. I think that if students get to participate in something like this, it would give them an opportunity to look at people from better views, no matter what race.
 * Essential Question-** Why is it so important for students to be diverse in High Schools?
 * Prior Experience-** I have hosted this event before last year, and I was apart of FBLA and STOP for about four years. When I experienced Mix-It-Up Day last year I loved it. It was fun to watch students try to participate and have fun, but I think we can do a better job of it this year. This was the event that I enjoyed the most throughout my whole last year, and I've been wanting to do more with it.
 * Research Benefits-** Students will benefit from this as well as teachers. The community will also recognize us as a school trying to accomplish a hard task. My research investigation will also teach people what diversity really is, and how much of an issue it is in the state, not just Springfield. My research will also help explain why Mix-It-Up Day is so important, and how much it affects students all over.