AP Research Projects 

Welcome to the RCHS AP Capstone Program. These students are embarking on their own self-directed inquiry QUESTS: developing personal research questions around their own passions and interests, implementing methodologies they devise based on their research, then preparing formal academic papers and defending their work in a presentation and oral defense. As their mentors in this unique program, we are really just along for the ride, asking questions, guiding ideas and methods, and learning with them as they go.

In this course, students will learn to become part of a research community, including sharing their struggles and successes that they will document in a Process and Reflection Portfolio, the PREP websites we present to you below. We encourage you to be a part of our community and support the research process. 

These students invite you to join them on their inquiry journeys. To begin your exploration, click the arrows to read brief descriptions about each student's project, then click the title to view the student's research website where they will document their work throughout the year. Thanks for visiting, and come back often to check on their progress!

Nikki Dobos and Bryan McBride, AP Capstone Advisors