Wheeler High School

Senior Project
2020-2021
Student Manual
 Wheeler High School

Senior Project 2020-2021

Principal
Mr. Paul Gillian

Wheeler Senior Project Team

Tiera Aguillon
Matthew Bradford
Amber Brattebo
Brian Clements
Stanley Dezern
Ray Furstein
Jennifer Sellman
Dejla Todoric
Cameron Ward
Heather Wickham-Lead
Melissa Winston

Wheeler High School

375 Holt Road ⧫ Marietta, GA 30068
Email: wheelerseniorproject@gmail.com
Phone: 770-578-3266
Fax: 770-578-3268

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 T able o f Co ntents

Overview of Wheeler Senior Project .......................................................................... 4

Timeline..................................................................................................................... 5

Consequences Form ....…………………………………………………………………………………………6

Mentor Information...…..…..………………………………………………………………………………….7

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Wheeler High School’s Senior Project allows each senior the opportunity to
demonstrate his/her years of educational experience in reading, writing,
speaking, accessing information, thinking, problem solving, organizing, and
time-managing. These skills will be showcased through the following process:

• a resume documenting all the student’s skills accomplished so far in their

educational and professional experiences.

• a proposal providing the rational of the chosen field of interest and

sharing the educational background and/or qualification of the primary
expert.

• an interview with at least one primary expert or professional in an area of

the student’s choosing; several experts are recommended.

• a cover letter written to a possible professional in the chosen field of

interest.

• a research paper on a topic of the student's choosing within the chosen

field of interest.

• a portfolio documenting the entire process.

• an oral presentation, given before a review board of teachers,

synthesizing the first three components.

Each student is asked to include “tools of the trade”/technology component that

encourages the student to challenge themselves.

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 Senior Project
Fall 2020 Timeline

August 24th Senior Project Overview Meeting (Wickham)

Overview and expectations of semester project process presented.

August 27th Resume: Info Meeting (Gillihan)

Overview and expectations of Resume writing process.

August 28th **Due Date for Consequences Form

September 4th **Due Date for Resume

September 8th Proposal: Info Meeting (Clements)

Overview and expectations of Proposal presented.

September 14th **Due Date for Primary Expert Form

September 24th **Due Date for Proposals

October 5th Portfolio: Info Meeting (Winston)

Overview and expectations of Portfolio—a culmination of all Senior Project work

presented to the judges.
October 9th **Due Date for Research Papers

October 12th Cover Letter: Info Meeting (Sellman)

Overview and expectations of Cover Letter presented.

October 22nd **Due Date for Cover Letter

October 26th Presentation Night: Info Meeting (Wickham)

Overview and Expectations of Formal Presentation delivered on Senior Project Night

for judges.

November 4th ** Due Date for Portfolio

November 9-13 Eligibility Committee to verify presentation status of all students

November 16th-19th SENIOR PROJECT WEEK

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Senior Project

Consequences of Failure to Meet Deadlines

One of the most important skills that the Senior Project teaches is time-management. By breaking up the

components into required deadlines, students will learn how to take a semester project and complete it in manageable

segments. This is a vital skill both for college and for the workplace.

Students must also learn to meet deadlines. If a deadline is not met, consequences will follow. Students

MUST turn in each of the project components in the order in which they are assigned. Since each component of the

Senior Project must be completed before the next component is begun, it is vital that students complete assignments

on time. If a deadline is missed, the student will receive a zero on that part until it is turned in, at which point the

student will receive the earned grade ONLY up to 70% of the points possible for that item. (*The portfolio is subject

to 10 points off each day after the due date as described on its rubric. This component is of uber time sensitivity for

grading purposes due to Boards Night.) Each assignment must be completed to receive a grade for the subsequent

part.

Deadlines for due dates have been set by the Senior Project Committees and are NOT at the discretion of

individual English teachers. Failure to meet a deadline will result in a grade penalty for each component turned in

after the deadline; English teachers are not at liberty to change these late grades. If a student feels that he/she has a

legitimate excuse for being late on a component and should not be penalized, the student will have to address the

Senior Project Eligibility Committee (Mrs. Amber Brattebo) to submit a personal appeal.

Student Name (please print): _____________________________________

Signature of Student: _________________________________Date: _________

I understand the responsibilities of my son/daughter in submitting materials by the deadlines established and in
maintaining academic honesty and integrity.

Signature of Parent: ___________________________________Date: __________

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 Mentor Information
(Please complete and return to your English teacher by _________)

You should strive to have two professionals, at least, to get all the necessary information as you conduct the
interviews. You may have more than two if you’d like.
Student Name: _______________________________________English Teacher: _____________________Period_________

Topic/Profession:___________________________________________________________________

MENTOR 1

Mentor Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Numbers: Office: _____________________________________

Cell: _____________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

Best time(s) to be contacted _________________________________________________________________________________

I first contacted this mentor on ______________________________________.

I have arranged to interview this mentor on_____________________________________________.

MENTOR 2

Mentor Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Numbers: Office: _____________________________________

Cell: _____________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

Best time(s) to be contacted _________________________________________________________________________________

I first contacted this mentor on ______________________________________.

I have arranged to interview this mentor on_____________________________________________.

______________________________________________________ _______________________________
Student Signature (E-signature) Date

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