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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Senior Project Ideas Page3

Senior Project Overview Page4

Senior Project Checklistand DueDates Page5

Project Proposal Agreement &Guidelines Page6

Parent Permission Form Page7

Mentor Agreement Letter Page8

Mentor Agreement Forms Page9

Co-PresentationAgreement Page10

Learning LogGuidelines Page11

Learning Log Page 12

Exception(ifneeded, youmust completeaSenior Project to graduate) Page 13

EquipmentRequest Page 14

Mentor Evaluation Page15

MediaPermission Form Page 16

Overview Guidelines Page 17

Presentation Guidelines Page18

Speech OutlineDressCode Page 19

FAQ Page20

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PERSONALDEVELOPMENTPROJECTS

THESENIORPROJECT

Attachedaretheformsyou will needto get started.PleasereviewtheSenior Project information andthenmeetwith your counselorBEFOREyou begin work onyour project.

TheSenior Projectisan opportunityfor studentsto followtheir passion. Studentspick a project that offersan opportunityfor“personal growth.” Projectsmust beanewlearning experienceorasignificantexpansionofapreviousexperience. What mattersarethe“ahaa” moments, thenewinsights, skillsand understanding gained fromparticipationin theproject. Akeycomponent isthat thisisaself-directed processmentored byan expert.Thestudentis asked to solverealproblems, applyemergingskillsto new situations, andto taketimefor reflection oftheirnewlearning.

Theheartoftheproject isstudent reflection on whattheyhave accomplished.Theentriesto theLearningLogwill describeandexplain thecircumstances surroundingareasofpersonal growth. What could bebetterthan for studentsto reactto somethingthey’velearned about themselves, about others,about job skills, aboutcommunicationand collaboration,about overcomingconflict, about a changeinattitudeor about life?

Fundraising is not encouragedas a Senior Project. Ifit is a component ofyour project, youmustmeetwith Glenna Stilesforfurtherdetails.

Successful completion of thesenior projectisan AHSgraduation requirement.

Studentsmaystarttheirprojectwhenapprovedbya counselor, Glenna Stiles, oranother administrator.

Requirements

1. Fulfill a20-hour, self-directed, personal growth, or service-oriented project.

2. Turn incompleteand appropriaterequired documentson time.

3. Presentasuccessful Senior Project.

Senior Project Checklist and Due Dates 2017-2018

Due: / January Presentation / April Presentation
Parent/Guardian Permission Form / Mon. Oct. 2 / Mon. Oct. 2
Project Proposal (single page) / Tues. Oct. 31 / Tues. Oct. 31
Co-Presenter Form
(if applicable) / Tues. Oct. 31 / Tues. Oct. 31
Mentor Agreement / Mon. Nov. 14 / Mon. Dec. 11
Learning Log w/Mentor Initials / Thurs. Jan. 4 / Fri. April 13
Mentor Evaluation / Thurs. Jan. 4 / Fri. April 13
Single Page Narrative Draft / Fri. Jan. 5 / Mon. April 16
Equipment Request
(if applicable) / Fri. Jan. 5 / Mon. April 16
Speech Outline / Mon. Jan. 8 / Wed. April 18
Final Version Single Page Narrative / Tues. Jan. 9 / Wed. April 18
Presentation Practice / Week of Jan. 8 (individual) / Week of April 16 (whole class)
Senior Project Presentations / Wed. Jan. 10 / Fri. April 20

*Please note that any failure to meet these deadlines may result in your inability to present on these dates. This could put you at risk of not graduating early/on time. Completing your senior project/presentation is a graduation requirement for Ashland High School. These decisions will be made at the discretion of your Senior Seminar teacher, the Senior Project Coordinator, Ms. McGrew, and/or administration.

Senior Project Presentations1st Semester January 20th

Senior Project Presentations2ndSemester April 21nd

SENIORPROJECTPROPOSAL/AGREEMENT

***MustBeOnFileBeforeProjectBegins***

TheProject Proposalistheformstudents will usetoidentifywhat their projectwill be andto gain approval oftheir plan. Theproposal summarizesthisplan.

Proposal Guidelines:

1. Students should pickatopicthatisrelevant, meaningful and interesting.

2. Theproject shouldbelinked to personal growth and/or benefitto the community.

3. Students should be abletosuccessfullycompletetheir project within 20 hours.

4. Students shouldconsiderpotential mentorsastheythink about choiceofproject.

5. Studentsshould askthemselves thefollowingquestions astheyconsiderpossible projects:

 1)Why amI choosingthisproject?2)Why is itimportant tome?

 3)InwhatwillIbe involving myself? 4)Whattype ofresultsamI looking for?

 5)Whatwillbe thebenefit tome and/orothers?

Proposal Title:

Thewritten Project Proposalwill meetthefollowingstandards:

 Have correct spellingand grammar usage

 Usesingle-spaced, size12, “Times NewRoman”formatting.

 Placeyour namein thetop left corner ofthepage.

 Print titleofproject andcenteritin boldprintatthetop ofthepage.

 Writeyour proposalin essayformat.

 Limityour Overviewto onepage.

 Attachthiscoverto your proposal.

Studentemail:

StudentCell#:

StudentSignature: Date:

Approval: Senior Seminar Teachers: Date:

PARENTPERMISSION

***MustBeOnFileBeforeProjectBegins***

Student’s name:

Ihavecarefully reviewedtheSeniorProjectHandbook onlineaswellasmy student’sProject Proposal. Iunderstand therequirementsofallstagesof the SeniorProject. Irecognize thatthis is aself-directedprojectandthatthedeadlinesgivenneedtobemet. Iacknowledgeandgive permission formyson/daughter todo the followingashis/herSeniorProject.

(PLEASEPRINT)

Project:

Parentorguardian’s name:

Home Address:

Home Phone: Work: Cell:

Parentorguardian’s signature: Date:

Studentsdonotneedparentpermissionifovertheageof18. Ifover18,pleaseverifywithyour birth date:

Home Address:

Home Phone: Cell:

Student’ssignature: Date:

MENTORAGREEMENT LETTER

Dear Mentor:

TheAHS Staffwould liketo thank youfor expressingan interest inaidingan AHS senior in the concludingstagesoftheir K-12academicexperience. Theseniorisrequired to:

1. Fulfill a20-hour, self-directed, personal growth, and/or service-oriented project.

2. Turn incompleteand appropriaterequired documentson time.

3. Present asuccessful Senior Project.

Dependingon the chosen topic, thestudentmaybegin theproject thesummerbeforehis/her senior year. Juniorsmaystartontheir project for next year in May.

Theprimary mentorshouldbetheonetoverify allprojectwork. Theremaybesomecases wherethereismorethan onementorperproject. Verificationisrequired that thestudentand mentormeetatleastonthreedifferentoccasions. Amentorshouldsetgoalseverytime he/shemeetswiththestudent. Duringtheprogressmeetings,thementorshoulddothe following:

 Help thestudent pacehim/herself

 Reviewcompletion ofpreviousgoals

 Reviewmaterialsorartifactsthestudent gathered

 Set upcoming goals

 Suggest additional resourcesor contacts

 Troubleshoot potential difficulties

 Verifyand sign thestudent’slearninglogat least twiceduringthe20-hour period

Thementormayhelpastudentwithhis/herformal oralpresentationbyreviewing thecontent of thestudent’sspeechpriorto thefinalpresentationdate. The mentorwill berequired to completeaMentorEvaluation ofStudent Format the completion oftheproject.

Trivia: When theancientGreekhero,Odysseus left tofight the Trojans, he lefthisson with hisfriend, Mentor, whotaughtandadvisedtheyoungman.

MENTORAGREEMENT

***MustBeOnFileBeforeProjectBegins***

Student’s Name:

Ihave read the expectationsforthe SeniorProjectmentor, agreed with the student’s Project Proposal,and Iam willingto aidtheabove-mentionedstudentinthe completion ofhis/herSenior Project.Iwillmeetwith this studenta minimumof threetimesduringthe courseofhis/her

SeniorProjectto advise and monitorprogress.

Iwillmeetwith mystudentbefore he/she begins the personalgrowthorservice-relatedproject. Togetherwe willsetareasonable time scheduleso that the projectwillbecompleted ontime. At theinitialconference, we willalso scheduleatleasttwo future meetings with eachother. I understand thatthestudentmayrequestadditionalmeetings orcontactsto requestassistance. I alsounderstandthat immediate family members andanyone undertheage of21 maynotactasa primarymentor.

Imaybe contactedatthefollowingaddressand phonenumber:

(PLEASEPRINT)

Mentor’s Name:

Mentor’s ProfessionalPosition:

Home Address:

WorkAddress:

Home Phone: Work: Cell:

E-mail (optional):

Mentor’s signature:

CO-PRESENTINGAGREEMENT

***MustBeOnFileBeforeProjectBegins***

Co-Presenters Name:

HomeAddress:

HomePhone:

Cell Phone:

Co-Presenters Name:

HomeAddress:

HomePhone:

Cell Phone:

Project Title:

Co-Presentersagreethat theywill equallysharetheresponsibilitiesoftheprojectand the presentation. Co-presentationstypicallyare about 28 minuteslong.

Co-Presenter’s Signature:

Date:

Co-Presenter’s Signature: Date:

Senior Seminar Teacher: Date:

SENIORPROJECTLEARNING LOG/JOURNAL

TheLearningLogisarequired partoftheSenior Project and will beturnedinat a designatedtime. When workingon theproject, students should recordall noteworthy experiencesinthisjournal.ExamplesfromtheLog will beused to writetherequired overviewand will provideinterestingdetailsfor thepresentation.

TheLogrecordsthelearningmomentsthroughout the20-hour Senior Project experience. Students willdeterminethedepth and breadth oftheir Log. It should be detailed enough toexplorethetemporarysetbacks, small victories, andthe“ahaa” moments when newinsightsand skills wererealized. Theguidelinesbelowwill help studentsreflect ontheir growth astheymakeentriesinto their Log.

Guidelines:

1. Brieflyrecordyour experiencesasyou work onyour project.

2. Haveyour mentor confirm hisor her contributionsattwo separatepointsbysigning

theLog(for easyverification, write“mentor”next to thename andcircleboth).

3. Thesenotes will beused to build your speech and overview. Describeorexplain real situationsthat will help your speechbemorepersonal,authenticand interesting.

4. Thefollowingprompts will help you reflect on yourgrowth. Explain or describe:

 Why you picked thisproject.

 Whatyou learned about workingwith others.

 Whatyou learned about yourself.

Skillsyou improved upon and skillsyou discovered lackingin yourself.

 Thehigh andlowpoint oftheproject.

 Changesin your assumptions, perceptions,and attitudes.

 Primarywaysin which you helped others.

 Whatyou planned to do, but never quitepulled together.

Whatyour performanceon theproject hasto sayabout yourfears, hopes, social skills, dreams, plans, knowledge,etc.

 Howyou would do thesameproject differentlythenext time.

LEARNINGLOG

Students will record thedate and numberof hoursof eachwork session. Students should usetheprompts fromthe Learning Log Guidelineswhen scribing their reflection. Remember, your notes will beusedlater when you prepareyour presentation.Thementor meetings should behighlightedinitialed. Thislogsheet isasampleyoumayuse; other optionsarespiral orcomposition notebooks.

Date/#ofhours Reflection MentorInitials x2

example
06/27 1 hour

EXCEPTIONS

Students mayhave unavoidablecircumstancesrequiring modification of theiroriginalproposal. Anyexception to the guidelineswillneed to beapproved bythe signature ofacounseloror principal.

Student’s Name:

Print Signature Date

Rationalfor requestingan exception:

Modified Plan:

Senior Seminar Teacher: Date:_

EQUIPMENTREQUESTS

Allstudentsmust turn inthisforminorder toreceive a roomassignment.

****Please noteAHS is a PC basednetwork. Thosewith Macsmust attendamandatory trainingsessiononemonth priortopresentation****

LastName FirstName

ProjectTitle

Pleasecircle the“noequipmentneeded” line ifyourpresentationdoesnot

requireequipment.

**No equipment needed**

Propsand audio/visualsmakeyour presentationmoreinteresting. For danceor similar performances, alarger room mayberequired. Thisinformationshould beplaced on your equipmentrequest sheet.

Pleasenotethat wehavea limited numberof lecterns/podiumsavailable; as such weare unableto guaranteealectern foreverystudent.

Please use the black/whiteboard“lip”in yourpresentationroomratherthan requestingan easel. Thefollowingequipment/displaymaterialsareavailable foryourfinalpresentation.

CHECKALL THAT APPLY.

 Black/White Board

 Table

 NetworkComputer

*AnLCDprojectorandscreenwillbe provided withthecomputer.

OtherRequests:

****Please noteAHS is a PC basednetwork. Thosewith Macsmust attendamandatory trainingsessiononemonth priortopresentation****

MENTOREVALUATIONOF STUDENT

Student’s Name:

ProjectTitle:

 Totalnumberofhours the studentspenton thisproject:

Attach a briefevaluation (nolonger than two pages) of the student’s overallproject/experience using

the prompts below.

Approximatelyhowmuch contact haveyou had with this student?(One-on-one, e-mail, phone, etc.)

 What specificknowledgeand skillsdid thestudent learn orextend inthisproject?

 What specificproblemsdid this student encounterand overcome?

 Howrelevant wastheprojectto thestudent’sgoals? Bespecific.

 Assessthethoroughnessofthisproject byconsideringthestudent’sknowledge and skills.

 How wouldyou assessthestudent’seffortput forth in thisproject?

 What doyou believewasthestudent’sgreatest accomplishment?

 What successeshaveyou seenthis studentachieve?

Mentor’sname:

Mentor’sSignature: Date:

Pleaseattachthissheettotheevaluation.

MEDIAPERMISSIONSLIP

Pleasefollow the media guidelines outlined below, if youwillbe using photos or imagesof anyone under the age ofeighteen in your presentation. You willneed to have this signedpermission slip attached with the overview.

I, the undersigned, do hereby grantordenypermissionto Ashland SchoolDistrictto use the image ofmychild, asmarked bymyselection(s)below:

 Denypermissionto usemy child’s image.

 Only grantpermission to usemychild’s image in the SeniorProjectPresentation.

 Grantpermission tousemychild’s image in the seniorprojectpresentation, and potentiallyin districtsponsored printed materials suchasbrochuresand newsletters, and use ofdigitalimageson the Ashland SchoolDistrictWebsite.

Parentorguardian Signature

Date:

MEDIAPERMISSIONSLIP

Pleasefollow the media guidelines outlined below, if youwillbe using photos or imagesof anyone under the age ofeighteen in your presentation. You willneed to have this signedpermission slip attached with the overview.

I, the undersigned, do hereby grantordenypermissionto Ashland SchoolDistrictto use the image ofmychild, asmarked bymyselection(s)below:

 Denypermissionto usemy child’s image.

 Only grantpermission to usemychild’s image in the SeniorProjectPresentation.

 Grantpermission touse mychild’s image in the seniorprojectpresentation, and potentiallyin districtsponsored printed materials suchasbrochuresand newsletters, and use ofdigitalimageson the Ashland SchoolDistrictWebsite.

Parentorguardian Signature

Date:

SINGLE-PAGEPROJECTNARRATIVE

Therequirednarrative isaone-page, typednarrativesummation ofyourSeniorProject.Itwillbe providedtothe panelistsand willberead priortothe presentation.Detailsfortheoverview

should be gleanedfromtheLearningLogentries.

Theoverview mustincluderesponses tothefollowingprompts:

a. Why you chose thisproject

b. Whatyou did and with whatresults

c. Draw conclusions abouthowyou orotherbenefited and whatyou learned

Theoverview willmeetthefollowingstandards:

 Have correct spellingand grammar usage

 Usesingle-spaced, size12, “Times NewRoman”formatting.

 Placeyour namein thetop left corner ofthepage.

 Print titleofproject andcenteritin boldprintatthetop ofthepage.

 Writeyouroverviewin essayformat

 Makesureyou haveyouroverviewchecked for spelling grammaticalerrorsbefore you turn it in.

***It is imperative thateach senior turn in a firstdraft& finaldraftthat has been proofed bya teacher,parent or peer.***

Youmust turn thisin prior to yourpresentation!!

PRESENTATION/SPEECH OUTLINE

Youmust turn thisin prior to yourpresentation!!

Bepreparedto present for 20 minutestoan audienceofcommunitymembersand ateacher. Thegoal isfor thestudentto describe,in aninterestingmanner, personal growth through the Senior Projectexperience.Thespeechisdivided into thefollowing four parts:

Part1 TheFour-year Journey(7-10 Min) A. AcademicGrowth(2-3 Min)

Using your transcript, highlight examplesthat demonstrate academic

growth during your four-year high schoolcareer. Examples should be specific,and areasofstrengthsand weaknesses should beaddressed.

B. Personal Growth(2-3 Min)

Using your activitysheet, highlight after schooland/or community-based activitiesin which you havebeen involved. Examples should bespecific.

Besuretoincludewhyyou chosetoparticipatein theseactivitiesand howyou havegrown fromtheseexperiences.

C. Connectionto Future(3-4Min)

Sharehow AHShasor hasnot prepared you foryour future. Given the opportunityto experience your high schoolyearsover, whatwould you havedonedifferently? Identifyhowyour academicand personal growth can besuccessfullyapplied to your post high school plans.

Part2 Introduction (1-2 Min)

Thestudent willintroducetheirproject bydescribingwhyhe/she chosetheir topicand whyit wasimportantto them. In addition,thestudent will introducetheirmentorandsharewhythisparticularperson waschosen.

Part3 TheProject(10 Min)

Thebodyofthespeech describestheSenior Projectlearningexperiences. The student will buildthebodyoftheir speech usinglearninglogentries. These

descriptions/understandingsmaybedescribedin sequence, i.e. fromdayone

to daytwo, etcetera. Another choicemight beto prioritizebydescribingmost to theleast valuablelearningexperience. In eithercase, thestudent must provide authenticreflectionsfromtheir learninglog.

Part4 Conclusion(1-2 Min)

Thestudent will summarizewhat he/shelearned and commentabout the worth oftheproject andthevalueofthesenior project requirement.

SPEECH OUTLINE- GUIDELINES

ThespeechoutlineisarequiredpartoftheSeniorProject. Bepreparedtoturninanoutline followingtheguidelineslisted below.

Students should:

Identify,writedown, andprioritizethekeypointsfor each ofthefour sectionsof your speech.

Refer to thepromptsand your responsesfromtheSpeech or LogEntryGuidelinestohelp identifykeypointsyou will makein your presentation.

Usesimple,direct wordsor phrasesthat will “jog your memory”while creating your outline.

Tryto incorporate audio/ visualsto help describeand explain theproject. Theaudience will benefit from audio/visualaidsused toenhanceyourpresentation.

Record selected pointson3”X5”cardsandusethem asreferencepoints. You arenot

permitted to readyour speech.

DRESSCODE

Becauseyour presentationisamodel ofthedecorumand professionalism required inthe business world, you are expected tocomplywith theproject presentation dresscode.To the best oftheirability, students should wearclothing that is“businessprofessional,”suitablefor ajob interview.Visiblecleavage, midriffs, chests, or underwear isunacceptable, asare

shorts, casual shirts,“worn”or ripped jeans,and t-shirts.Ultimatelyyou should look your bestwiththehopethat you will do yourbest in yourpresentation.

Dressforsuccess!Youarepracticingforreallife presentations thatwill helpyouincollegeorentryintothe workforce!

FrequentlyAsked Questions

1. CanIcountmy20hourseniorprojectaspartofmy100community service hours?

NotherequirementforcommunityservicehoursandSeniorProject

hours are separate.

2. Whocansignoffonmyseniorproject?

Senior Seminar Teacher or Glenna Stiles if done over the summer

3. DoIhave tohaveamentor?

Itisarequirementthatyouworkwithamentor. Thementorshouldbe anexpertonwhateveryourprojectis. Youwillfindthementorgives

perspective andfocustoyourproject.

4. WhatshouldIwrite inmy“LearningLog/Journal”?

Keeptrackofalltimespentonyourprojectandanswerthequestions foundunder “Guidelines”onpage 10ofthis handbook.

5. IfI domyprojectover thesummer whenwillI present?

Pleaseseethescheduleonpage4ofthishandbook.

6. DoIneedtohaveabinder andavisual aidformypresentation?

Thereisnobinder required. Regardingvisual aidsforyour presentation;“Props andaudio/visualsmakeyour presentation more interesting.” Youmaydecidewhether or nottouse visualaidswhenyou begintopracticeyour presentationthe month priortoyour presentation date.

7. WhenIpresentmyprojecthowlongdoI stay?

Allseniorsintheassignedroomaretoparticipateaspanelistsduring

yourpeer’spresentations. Youwillbeinyourroombetween2½-3 hours.