General GuidelinesDefinitionsSenior ProjectThe entire process of completing the Senior Project graduation requirement. This includes choosing a mentor, writing the proposal, researching, creating a final product, completing a panel presentation, and writing a reflection paper. ProposalThis is your plan for completing your project. The proposal is written after selecting your mentor who will then help you complete it. EvidenceThis is the proof that you worked on your project and completed a minimum of 30 hours. Final ProductThis refers to the completed, visible, tangible end result of your senior project. Final Product NotebookEach person must complete a final product notebook. This notebook will include your proposal, final product evaluation sheets, self-evaluation, evidence, and the final product. Time RequirementA minimum of 30 hours is required for the creation of your product for your Senior Project. What counts? Any time spent working on the product portion of your senior project. What does not count? You cannot count the time spent on writing the proposal, researching, or completing assignments. Hours cannot count for both Community Service and Senior Project. However, for service related projects, any hours that exceed the 30-hour requirement can be put toward your Community Service requirement. This needs to be approved by the Community Service teacher first. Where do I keep track of the time that I spend? Time spent is required on your log sheets that are turned in periodically to your Connections teacher. You will also have to provide sufficient evidence to prove you met the 30 hours. Written AssignmentsComplete all written assignments and turn them in on time. Senior Project assignments fulfill a graduation requirement as well as count for credit in your Senior Connections class. All assignments are required for graduation. Even if you receive a “zero” for that assignment in your Senior Connections class because it is late, you must still submit that assignment. You will not be assigned a panel presentation date if you are missing an assignment. Additionally, you will not be given your graduation tickets if you are missing an assignment. If an assignment is not completed to standard, you must work on it and submit it until it does. Your grade for that assignment in your Connections class will depend on your Senior Connections teacher’s policy.
Final ProductFinal products are due with the notebook in March. Your final product must be whatever you listed as the description of your final product in your proposal If your product is turned in late, you will receive half credit. If your product is turned in and does not meet minimum standards, you must do additional work until it meets the standards. You will receive the initial grade in your Senior Connections class.. JournalsJournals can be an excellent form of evidence. Journal entries should be made at least weekly or as you work on your project and should continue until the final product is completed. Write a journal entry even if you didn’t do anything that week. Keep all journal entries in a spiral notebook or some other form that will keep all entries together. Please include the following in each entry: Date What you did. This needs to be fairly detailed. Remember, this is supposed to be proof of what you accomplished. If it is vague it will not be as credible. How did things go? What was challenging? What went well? What will you do next? Are there any unanticipated changes to your plan? Insurance and Medical WaiversAny projects that involve participants in an activity require insurance and medical waiver forms. See example waiver. Make it specific to your project, and have each participant fill it out and turn it in to you. People cannot participate until they have their forms turned in. The following projects will require insurance and medical waivers: • Coaching • Sports camps • Cheer camps • Anything where you take a group of people somewhere • Running events (i.e. Candy Cane Dash) • Any physical activity Building and Facility UseShorecrest Theater If you are planning to use the theater for an event, you must schedule this with the Theater Technician (Marc McCartney) ASAP. Reservations can only be for Monday through Thursday (not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday). Also, if you charge admission to see your performance you will have to pay rent for using the theater. Shorecrest Facilities (classrooms, Library, gym, etc.): Contact the Activity Coordinator (Ms. Harris in the SAC) to get a building use form. Shoreline School District Facilities (a field at another school, a room in the Shoreline Center, etc.): Contact the district Facilities office at 361-4213 to get the necessary paperwork. Do this only after you have all of the details figured out (location, dates, times). The form needs to be signed by the Senior Project Coordinator. Poster Rules Around the BuildingThe following apply to all flyers and posters:All flyers and posters must be pre-approved by Mrs. Harris before making copies or hanging them on the bulletin boards. Approved flyers and posters will have a seal stamped in the corner and will be dated on the back. Signs without the seal will be removed. Flyers and posters can only be placed on bulletin boards and tack strips. Do NOT hang flyers on GLASS, WALLS, the COMMUNITY SERVICE bulletin board, or ANY OTHER PLACE besides bulletin boards and tack strips (with exceptions in SAC). SAC - DO NOT STAPLE WALLS - Use tape on the gray painted areas. Flyers and posters can only be hung for 2 weeks MAX. All flyers and posters must be neat and clear Flyers:Only 2 flyers per bulletin board or tack strip. Poster:Only one poster per bulletin board. It is suggested that you use the die cutter to make letters on poster if you are unable to make neat and legible letters. MoneyIf you are doing a project that requires collecting money there are very specific guidelines that you must follow. All collected money must be deposited in the Senior Project account through the Senior Project Coordinator. You cannot filter money through your personal account. You also cannot open a separate account specifically for this project. Fund raising can only be done for non-profit organizations such as the American Heart Association. No public fund raising can be done for personal projects. You will need to make arrangements with the Senior Project Coordinator. Honesty PolicyPlease be honest! Being trustworthy is an integral part of developing good character and becoming a mature adult. Violations of the Honesty Policy include (but are not limited to) the following: Plagiarism: "Using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to the other person. When you use someone else’s words, you must put quotation marks around them and give the writer or speaker credit by revealing the source in a citation. Even if you revise or paraphrase the words of someone else or just use their ideas, you still must give the author credit in a note" (Lathrop and Foss 193). The Internet has made it very easy for users to locate, cut and paste, or download information. It can be a valuable research tool, however, you must be aware of the fact that when you download or copy information from any source and don’t credit the source, you are plagiarizing. Cheating/Copying: Rewriting others’ papers and representing it as your own work will not be tolerated. Copying videos or images without crediting the source will not be tolerated. The Senior Project is a component of Senior Connections. Violation of the Honesty Policy with a Senior Project assignment is a violation of the Honesty Policy in that course. If you violate the Honesty Policy for a Senior Project assignment you will be disciplined as follows: 1st OffenseResults in 0 points on that assignment in Senior Connections. You will have to redo the assignment (because all assignments are required for graduation) and you will receive 0 points. You will be able to continue with your Senior Project and graduate. 2nd OffenseYou will lose credit in your Senior Connections class and your Senior Project. You will be required to retake the Senior Connections class and restart a new Senior Project. 3rd OffenseLong-term suspension and loss of credit in all classes. Backup FilesPlease save all of your work for Senior Project on a computer. Do not delete any of the files until you walk down the aisle at graduation. You never know when you will be required to reproduce an assignment. Also, if you have to resubmit an assignment it is much easier to go to the disk, pull up the assignment and make your changes rather than fully recreate an assignment. Very important! |