Senior Experience

Senior Options: Film and Literature

 During the first semester, students will learn the language of film and visual literacy through the analysis of film techniques, tools, and styles. In addition to viewing both classic and current films, students will read book excerpts, articles, scripts, and criticism. There will be writing assignments, in class-activities, and class discussion.

Beginning in the second semester students will read, watch, and analyze models of successful and acclaimed writing. Students will then participate in exercises designed to teach and practice specific skills necessary for writing for the stage or screen: creating characters, plotting a story, writing dialogue, and working with literary devices. This course is part of the Senior Experience program and will culminate in a project that reflects what students learned about the medium with tangible results. See English for a description of this course.

Senior Options: Civic Capstone (Semester 2 only)

This course is taught in the second semester of each school year and is intended to provide a focused means to develop a Senior Experience project by taking an elective that is dedicated to that goal. The assessment for this requirement will be included in the course grade. See Social Studies for a  description of this course.

[NOTE: This course also fulfills the ½ credit Government requirement and is generally designed for students who also enroll in Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. Open to other students with department permission]

Government and Economics

Urban Studies, or 20th Century Culture

Each of these courses includes an embedded Senior Experience project such as an internship, community service, or creative component. The project will be designed in class during the first semester and students will receive release time from class during the second semester to complete the project. The assessment for this requirement will be included in the course grade.  See Social Studies for a description of these courses.

[NOTE: This course also fulfills the 1 credit Government & Economics requirement.]

Senior Experience: Schreiber News Network

Financial Algebra (Senior Experience)

This course covers the same material as Financial Algebra and is part of the Senior Experience program and will include some or all of the following in: have individual/group projects, internship(s), guest speakers, field related experiences, and a community service connection component. Students will be responsible for finding a site mentor in an area of interest for their internship component. The internship specifically is an experience based upon student interests within the financial field and should be directed towards a career or provides an enrichment of the student’s education. See Math for a description of this course.

Advanced Topics in Computer Science Honors: Senior Experience 

Prerequisite: Successful completion of AP Computer Science A or Departmental Approval

A full year honors level course in programming and computer science, CS3 prepares students for college studies in computer sciences and related disciplines. This course is heavily focused on project based learning and designs. This course re-examines previous topics (functions, conditionals, loops, strings, lists, and more) in greater detail and increased rigor. The course also covers intermediate data structures (sets, dictionaries), recursion, object-oriented programming, exceptions, monte carlo methods, cloud computing, efficiency, limits of computations, style, and top-down design. The course culminates in a significant creative project.

Senior Experience:  Multicultural Comparative Language & Film Study

This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring and comparing diverse cultures and practices through the world of film. This course will aim to analyze various themes and how they are treated within different societies. Students will also be provided an opportunity to examine language and its etymology. This course is part of the Senior Experience Program. 

FACS Senior Experience

This course includes an embedded Senior Experience that entails completing an internship, community service, or independent project relating to a FACS content area. The project will be designed in class during the first semester and students will receive release time from class during the second semester to complete the project. The assessment for this requirement will be included in the course grade. See FACS for a description of this course.

Business Internship Senior Experience

Are you interested in pursuing a career in business? Then this course is for you!  First semester will include topics covered in Career and Financial Management, such as resume writing, interview skills and career exploration. During this time, students will also have to research and find an internship, community service, or independent project related to a business content area that suits their interests.  This can include finance, accounting, marketing, business law or management. 

Students will receive release time from class during the second semester to complete their assignment. The assessment for this requirement will be included in the course grade.  See Business Education for a description of this course.

Senior Experience in Art

Are you interested in contemporary art and artists? Are you curious about street art, performance art and environmental art? Would you like to make collaborative installation artworks about real world issues and events? In the fall semester this course will explore contemporary art in all of its manifestations. Students will build on experiences from prior art courses while creating more timely, experiential, and fleeting art experiences.

The spring semester supports individualized Senior Experiences as students complete an art-related internship or project inside or outside the school building. See Visual and Media Arts for a description of this course.

Technology Education:

Engineering Senior Experience

Designed for students interested in the field of engineering, this full-year course for seniors serves as an additional route to 12th graders fulfilling their Senior Experience requirement. Students are encouraged to explore the engineering design process. Students will be tasked with a problem for which they will develop a technology-based solution. See Technology Education for a description of this course.

Automotive Technology 3- Senior Experience

Available to seniors who have completed one full year of Automotive Technology or with departmental approval, further expands the students’ knowledge of automotive systems and theories through class projects, and individual and group research, evaluation and development. Students will be expected to have the knowledge to safely utilize tools and test equipment and to diagnose and perform routine maintenance and repairs.

Auto Tech 3 students will also have the opportunity to participate in automotive competitions, showcases and trade fairs. Students will be encouraged to bring in their own vehicles and other internal combustion devices to this class. Additionally, the course will meet Senior Experience sponsorship requirements, including in-class projects or time release for out of school placement. See Technology Education for a description of this course.

Senior Options Health Elective

This Health elective aims to better prepare you for the transition from high school to your next stage. The fall semester will be dedicated to health topics relevant to our community and include guest speakers from health-related fields. You will have the opportunity to obtain a First Aid Certification as well as attend class field trips. There will be a component of practical experiences to help relieve stress and anxiety to lead a more balanced  life. The spring semester will support individualized senior experiences as students complete an internship in a health-related field or other areas of interest. This is a full year course that will meet two out of the six days in a cycle.

Senior Experience Dance and Choreography

Independent Study Senior Experience

Students who are taking multiple AP courses and cannot fit any other Senior Experience course into their schedule, may be able to obtain administrative approval from the Senior Experience Coordinator to enroll in this course.  Students not enrolled in AP courses Do Not qualify for this option.

Students will attend a series of meetings before school (7:30am) with the Senior Experience Coordinator during the Fall semester to plan for their Senior Experience. All students enrolled in this course will be working with one of their AP teachers as their mentor during the second semester. Seniors will receive a “P” (Pass) or a “F” (No Pass) to register completion on student transcripts.