Senior Project

Senior project is a great opportunity for Kilbourne seniors to get an in depth view of a career.  Those students who elect to participate in senior project spend the last month of their high school career out shadowing and assisting at various career sites.  This opportunity allows students the chance to learn more about what a career involves.  This up-close, in depth look at what a job really entails enabled the students to decide if this specific career is what they'd like to pursue in the future.  At the end of the internship experience, the seniors are required to come back to WKHS and share information about what they learned.  As a component of this requirement they spent several hours in the commons showcasing their accomplishments and then after school they presented in small groups to educate  a committee about their senior project experience.

14 of the students participating were "my" students including RaeAnne Adams, Eaman Abay, Danielle Ding, Trey Flores, Mackenzie Calvert, Micah Vincent, MollyKate Cline, Ari De La Cruz, Cece Bryant, Katy Beth Crider and pictured (L to R): Alex Craig, Erica Chen, Andrew Cook and Bailey Andrews. My students selected a wide range of careers at some awesome places including Matt the Millers, Ohio Environmental Council, Ohio Democratic Party, Columbus Fire Department, Sonic Lounge Studio, Willowbrook & Clay Counseling, Nationwide Children's Hospital, John Byrd Research Lab at the James Cancer Hospital, Biochemistry Lab at OSU, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Paris (France), Sutter Park Preschool, Linworth Children's Center and Defense Logistics Agency doing everything from hospitality management, sound engineering, counseling, research, teaching, vascular nephrologist, to studying fashion design. In talking with the students today some felt that this experience solidified their future plans and others felt it was valuable because it helped them realize that this was not exactly the job they wanted to pursue for the rest of their lives - valuable information either way. It sounded as if they all had meaningful and informative experiences during the month as they spent time in a career field of interest. Congratulations and Great Job on your Senior Projects!