SENIOR OPTIONS

(740)                                                                                                                                                                                                      1/2 credit

                                                                                                                                                                                               Second semester

 

Senior Options is a program which allows second semester seniors to apply the knowledge and experience they have gained during the past 12 years to an area of personal interest in a setting outside the traditional classroom. Students may do this through internships or independent projects in just about any area in which they have an interest. Students may work in an area of academic interest, a community service activity, some artistic endeavor or explore a possible career activity. The independent projects chosen by the students can be literary, studio, performance or laboratory based. They may be done individually or in a small group. The internship consists of supervised educational work or community service experiences outside of Staples. Each student must keep a journal of his/her activities, meet regularly with his/her mentor and make a final presentation publicly showing the results of the project, study or internship.