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Ashley A. Letter to the Judges
1. 405 Long Branch Way
Canton, GA 30115
April 19, 2012
Judges, Senior Project
Creekview High School
1550 Owens Store Road
Canton, GA 30115
Dear Judges:
My name is Ashley Asbell and I am a 17 year old born and raised in Georgia. Ever since I was little,
I have always been fascinated by weather and I have even been personally affected by a few
weather related disasters. This fascination has helped me in the decision to attend the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte this upcoming fall and work towards a degree in Meteorology. My
interest in weather also helped me decide on what to do for my Senior Project. With this, I decided
to focus on what I ultimately hope to study in the field, major storms, or in this scenario, hurricanes.
For my product, I created a video about one of my family’s close friends, the Nunez’s, and their
experience with Hurricane Andrew. The video tied in really well with my research paper on
hurricanes. I learned everything that I could about them: how they form, how they are named, how
to prepare for them, what to do after one has it and much more. Many of the obstacles I had to face
dealt with the software I used. The first one I encountered was that iMovie would not show my
video clips. I then switched to Movie Maker and realized that it does not have the ability to extract
the audio from the video. After all of this, I was finally able to find a software that worked and
finished my video.
The topic of my research was of course hurricanes, and as I mentioned earlier I have a deep
fascination for weather and plan on studying at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. My
goal is to receive a bachelor of science in Meteorology and one-day work with a company such as
the National Weather Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Unlike
many Meteorology majors, I do not plan to be a weathergirl but rather someone that is behind the
scenes, more of a researcher. It is a dream of mine to be out in the field with the actual weather
phenomenon. Through this project, I realized that I in fact love studying these forces of nature and I
want to learn more.
While the Senior Project did not affect me much in the way of my future career, I do think that it is
a good idea for some students. I have known for years now what I wanted to do and this project
only strengthened that notion. Finally, I want to thank you for coming out today, I hope you can
learn something new about hurricanes and see why they are such incredible forces of nature.
Sincerely,
Ashley Asbell