Senior Projects

1638 Senior Projects

Grade 12: .5 Credit College Prep or Honors

This semester long course is for highly self-motivated students who wish to explore topics outside the generally taught curriculum. The four acceptable categories of senior project are career exploration, community service, creative endeavor, and educational pursuit. The project must be both challenging and achievable. With community mentors, students acquire hands-on experience related to some aspect of their topic. It must be a learning stretch. The mentor provides expertise, advice and guidance, and formally verifies the student’s work outside the school. The final project includes a journal documenting the field work, a portfolio, and a formal presentation evaluated by a panel of community-based professionals. Each student must connect with a community mentor and complete required paperwork before the semester begins. Those seeking college prep credit complete a minimum of 30 hours of field work; those seeking honors credit complete at least 40 hours of work. This is an exciting opportunity for our seniors, but it is also one that requires great personal responsibility and initiative.