What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Theo Ellis Novotny | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/enovotny/activity/ Activity feed for Theo Ellis Novotny. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 df0cd7282f4ec211537c3b44c9b94817 Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=7615 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:57:42 -0500 This has been a very hectic couple of weeks. While trying to maintain my good grades, I have been balancing this program and my school’s musical, Urinetown. In these past few weeks, I have had almost no free […]

]]> 537319c16870831d299a17eedce8995d Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=7491 Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:22:54 -0400 Weekend #1: Done! This has been a whirlwind of a weekend; completely full of activity and planning. Overall, I think that it has been a really productive couple of days for me, and for my group. As for the […]

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Highlights of the year so far: I loved the video that we watched and analyzed at the kickoff meeting. The […]

]]> 3cd25df3fb094f81dbf15a13152956c7 Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=7196 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 23:53:28 -0400 Salutations! My name is Theodore Ellis Novotny, but everybody just calls me Theo. I am in sophomore year at Burlington High School and delighted to be partaking in my second year of WtS! One thing that you should […]

]]> 179dce339216dbc863c4fa2766959aff Theo Ellis Novotny changed their profile picture https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/2561/ Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:14:50 -0400 0 bb306a1c28be617f1200bbb5b10dd160 Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #2 - The difference between having beliefs and having a closed mind. http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-the-difference-between-having-beliefs-and-having-a-closed-mind/#comment-9448 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 22:50:25 -0400 Hi Alaena,
Great post! I’m Theo Ellis Novotny, a former WtS student. It turns out that I’ll be commenting on your blog.
Your post was very passionate about this subject. Does it hold any importance to you more […]

]]> 23baeb571fdfc5a34400055ff5f13766 Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5392 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:54:24 -0400 Unexpected Learning:

Over the course of this year, I have had many points of unexpected learning. It has been such a full year for learning, so some of the places in which I learned deserve some recognition. […]

]]> 6d88f95f601690d9f8a70072eefe17db Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5370 Wed, 30 May 2018 11:17:06 -0400 Expected Learning:

Wow! Over the course of this year, I have learned so much more than I would have believed. As expected, I have made progress on all four of our life-long skills. I have really been stretched […]

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]]> 214c94282b5a18ef7b67d02054eaf85c Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4936 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:10:08 -0500 Part 1:

I definitely am doing well with 1.1. To back this up, I have created all seven blog posts, and created a solid pitch, even though my issue ended up being very different than my original issue. I also […]

]]> 5fe1a6ea95fa39716ff1f895c50d52c2 Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #4: Important social issues: How is the Christian church is handling them? http://whatsthestoryvt.com/important-social-issues-how-is-the-christian-church-is-handling-them/#comment-8209 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 18:56:21 -0400 Hi Caroline,
You had a very thoughtful mind map, from what I can see of it, so it would be great if you posted the whole map, if this is not it. I wondered what you meant by the central idea, and how you […]

]]> 3fea952de7a0cc3b0dc5d59448b65c5b Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #4 My Ideas of Climate Change Denial http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-my-ideas-of-climate-change-denial/#comment-8207 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 18:43:57 -0400 Hi, Elsa,
I think you did well on your Mind Map. You had a very informational map. Your point, “We need to start educating children at a younger age about what’s going on in their world and what might become […]

]]> 023c3fd5ad6ee3db385faf87450d6fee Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4591 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 18:29:50 -0400 The TED Talk “How great leaders inspire action” by Simon Sinek had many anecdotes that made me think. For example, he said “We follow those who lead, not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those […]

]]> 331ccba00313be3a986290d96f95c6db Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #3 Vermont Climate Change Rundown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-vermont-climate-change-rundown/#comment-8065 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 01:14:53 -0400 Elsa, I agree with Caroline and Ms. Hickey (my L.A. teacher) that you are really ready and empowered to do something about this topic. I noticed that you mentioned the three major hurricanes we had this year, and […]

]]> 7b79d70f01028379ab285c65d866a377 Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4430 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 17:23:44 -0400 f4a1183c821731ef55c10602c8612eb3 Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4226 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:10:49 -0400 It is little known that the Abenaki peoples of Vermont have been fighting for many years to achieve their recognition as a native group. In 2006, the scales finally started to tip their way, after Bill S.117 was […]

]]> 53fa1230131583a239daea0b6a939ff4 Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #1 reason I am here today http://whatsthestoryvt.com/1-reason-i-am-here-today/#comment-7747 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:25:18 -0400 I noticed that your post conveys a mood of trying to do something that is bigger than just in your head or on paper, which is a wonderful reason to be doing WtS.
Your post makes me wonder what you want to achieve […]

]]> 2f3630bbc7cdc8b5177e88bf9b7ad777 Theo Ellis Novotny commented on the post, #1 WtS Kickoff : The First Chapter http://whatsthestoryvt.com/1-wts-kickoff-the-first-chapter/#comment-7743 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:17:03 -0400 I noticed that your post has a whole backdrop of how exited, and ready, you are for this year, how curious about how your to years will differ, and that you want to have a second chance at making change in the […]

]]> 4a2f721ec97ebd6710474c9c3a57d1fb Theo Ellis Novotny wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3990 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:06:01 -0400 When I interviewed my two adults, I found that they had very different ideas. I had not yet chosen the topic I will be focusing on, so I asked them what issues they would try to solve, given the chance. My first […]

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