Senior Project

The Senior Project & Community Mentorship
"Where Relationships Lead to Success”

Superior High School

Senior Project Coordinators:

Mike Matejka
394-8720 ext. 204
mike.matejka@superior.k12.wi.us

What is a Senior Project?
The Senior Project is a “learning stretch” final assignment. Basically, the purpose is to ask each student to take the learning he/she has acquired over thirteen years of public education and add to it. The project requires students to research, design and present a project that reflects their interests, knowledge and skills gained in school and their vision for the future. The Senior Project is an independent, student-selected project.

Project Options

Service Learning
Career Exploration
Self-Development
Formal/Academic

Project Requirements

Project idea can be proposed and approved during the student’s junior or senior year.
20 hour (minimum) involvement is necessary during the summer or senior year.
Must work with a teacher advisor.
Must find and work with a community mentor.
Parent approval of project is required.
Formal exhibition will be presented at the end of the senior year.
Completion of Senior Project Portfolio to document student work is required.
Evaluation of project will be pass/fail.

Timeline

JUNIOR YEAR
- September
- - Introduction to project in class assembly.
- January
- - Students meet teacher advisor and begin the planning process.
- May
- - Students identify three project proposals.
  - Students may submit a proposal and begin their project.

SENIOR YEAR
- September
- - Introduction to project proposal writing.
- October
- - Final project proposals are due.
- November
- - Select a community mentor to support your project.
- February
- - Regular progress checks with teacher advisor and mentor expected.
- March
- - Submit all senior project materials.
  - Practice exhibitions.
  - Senior Project Exhibitions held.