Graduation Projects Oxford Area High School Local Graduation

Local Graduation Requirement • TCHS students do theirs at TCHS • All other students

Types of Projects • What you CAN do – Service project – Research paper

Requirements • Proposal form signed by parents, sponsor • Log/verification of hours (except research

Picking a Project • Select something that interests you – Something you already do

Service Project • Should be working with an organization or community agency – Examples:

Research Paper • Select a topic to research – Can be academic, or original

Exhibition, Performance • This demonstrates a an object that you created, built, raised, or

Cultural or Career Experience • Cultural – Example: travel abroad, host exchange student •

The remainder… • Eagle Scout, Upward Bound, National History Day, see Mr. Wendle

Requirements and Deadlines • Proposal, sponsor form due: – 3/31/2017 (juniors) – 11/17/2017 (soph)

Log • Along with research/reflec tion papers due 9/4/2017 (juniors)

Presentations • Done week in the fall • Graded by two teachers according to

Suggestions going forward • Get it done on the front side • Pick a

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Graduation Projects Oxford Area High School

Local Graduation Requirement • TCHS students do theirs at TCHS • All other students do it at the high school

Types of Projects • What you CAN do – Service project – Research paper – Demonstration, exhibition or performance – Cultural, career, historical experience – Eagle Scout/Gold Award – Upward bound – National History Day competition • What you CANNOT do – Anything done for course credit – Anything done for pay – Vacations with little to no educational value – Court ordered assignments

Requirements • Proposal form signed by parents, sponsor • Log/verification of hours (except research paper) • Three page reflection paper (except research paper) • Ten page research paper (research paper only) • Presentation (9 -10) minutes

Picking a Project • Select something that interests you – Something you already do in your personal life • Brainstorm a few ideas • START EARLY

Service Project • Should be working with an organization or community agency – Examples: children or animals, coaching a sports team, hospital, church • Keep journal, take photos

Research Paper • Select a topic to research – Can be academic, or original (scientific) • Write a formal research paper, complete with – Five + sources – MLA format – In-text citation – Works cited page • Submitted on Blackboard

Exhibition, Performance • This demonstrates a an object that you created, built, raised, or updated – Artwork or photo exhibit – Work on a car or tractor – Care for an animal • Keep journal, take photos, save receipts

Cultural or Career Experience • Cultural – Example: travel abroad, host exchange student • Career experience – Job shadow – Volunteer work (no pay) • Keep journal, take pictures and visual aids

The remainder… • Eagle Scout, Upward Bound, National History Day, see Mr. Wendle

Requirements and Deadlines • Proposal, sponsor form due: – 3/31/2017 (juniors) – 11/17/2017 (soph) • OR ELSE NO…

Log • Along with research/reflec tion papers due 9/4/2017 (juniors)

Scheduling Form • Due TBD

Presentations • Done week in the fall • Graded by two teachers according to following rubric

Suggestions going forward • Get it done on the front side • Pick a topic that works for you • Don’t procrastinate – Consequences for failure • Loss of privileges • Not graduating