WISSAHICKON GRADUATION PROJECT - 2020-2021 Faculty/Student Manual
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WISSAHICKON GRADUATION
PROJECT
2020-2021
Faculty/Student ManualW issahickon High School
521 Houston Road, Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002-3599
(215)619-8112
Fax (215) 619-8113
Dear Student and Parent/Guardian,
As part of your high school graduation, every student is required to complete a culminating project by the
district of Wissahickon. This graduation requirement has been in existence in the district for almost 20
years. However, recent changes have been made to better prepare our students for life post-graduation.
The purpose of the project will include, as it always has, research, writing and an oral presentation, with a
new added focus of career readiness.
Students will select 3 of the following experiences (community service, internship, job shadowing,
school-based enterprise and industry-based career programs) and complete 10 hours of service for each
category. Upon completion of the 30hrs, students will write a reflection paper on their experiences.
In alignment with the Pennsylvania Career Standards, the intention of this graduation requirement is that
students will graduate Wissahickon High School with career awareness and preparation, career retention
and entrepreneurship.
This graduation projects provides students with the opportunity to explore their own strengths while
discovering possible career fields. The more effort put forth by the student in this career exploration, the
richer the results.
Sincerely,
Wissahickon Faculty Graduation Project Coordinators
Mrs. Susan Inderbitzin Ms. Kathleen McGonigle Mr. Shawn Burrell
Student Last Names: A-Eba Student Last Names: Ebc-Kim Student Last Names: Kin-Z
Room: K11/K13 Room: M01 Room: G08
215-619-8112 ext 8811 215-619-8112 ext 8911 215-619-8112 ext 8608
sinderbitzin@wsdweb.org kmcgonigle@wsdweb.org sburrell@wsdweb.org
2PROJECT EXPLANATION
Wissahickon’s Graduation Project is an independent study that does not require attendance in a seminar class.
However, the Graduation Project “class” is on each student’s Schoology course-load where progress is monitored
through a pass/fail grade for each marking period. These grades will assess components completed based on their
assigned due dates and is separate from the final grade for the Graduation Project. In other words, if your student does
not turn in their Time Log #1 assignment on time, he/she could earn an “F” on the report card for the Marking Period
or even the semester for the Grad Project course. The project requirements need to be completed in its entirety in
order to earn a passing grade and be eligible to graduate.
Grading
To assist in the comprehension of grades for the specific components, a Checklist is included below. This
chart shows the project components, grades, and final project grade. Please note that even though project
components add up to 100 points, every component must be completed. This final grade out of 100 points
will be recorded on the student’s transcript as either Pass or Fail, based on 65 points equaling a passing
grade.
Forms & Rubrics
At the end of this manual, rubrics for the Reflection Paper and the Oral Presentation are included to assist
each student with their Graduation Project.
Deadlines
The checklist below states the Due Dates for each Graduation Project component. The purpose of these
specific due dates is to ensure that each student’s project progresses at an appropriate pace throughout their
junior and senior. These deadlines are also located on the Graduation Project Schoology course site.
Graduation Project Assignments & Due Dates
PROJECT COMPONENTS DUE DATE GRADE
Time Log assignment #1 Wednesday 20pts
Oct. 9, 2019 (1st MP)
Time Log assignment #2 Wednesday 20pts
Dec. 10, 2019 (2nd MP)
Time Log assignment #3 Wednesday 20pts
March 10, 2020 (3rd MP)
Reflection Paper Wednesday 20pts
April 8, 2020 (4th MP)
Oral Presentation 20pts
By the end of the fall semester
FINAL GRADE: = 100
3GRADUATION PROJECT REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
1. Time Log #1
a. 1 of the 5 categories selected from below (cannot repeat)
b. 10hrs completed, recorded & confirmed by a Project Supervisor
c. Due in the 1st MP of junior year
i. Exact date posted in Schoology
2. Time Log #2
a. 1 of the 5 categories selected from below (cannot repeat)
b. 10hrs completed, recorded & confirmed by a Project Supervisor
c. Due in the 2nd MP of junior year
i. Exact date posted in Schoology
3. Time Log #3
a. 1 of the 5 categories selected from below (cannot repeat)
b. 10hrs completed, recorded & confirmed by a Project Supervisor
c. Due in the 3rd MP of junior year
i. Exact date posted in Schoology
PROJECT CATEGORY QUALIFICATIONS
Category: Description:
Community Service Volunteering for the benefit of the community or its non-profit organizations
Internship Works in an organization without pay in order to gain experience in a career field you are
interested in for the future
Job Shadowing Observing an employee with the goal of learning from them. Opportunity to see first-
hand what a typical day or week can be like in a career field you are interested in for the
future
School-based An entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods/services to meet the
Enterprise needs of Wissahickon (creating, advertising, and selling a product)
Industry-based career Participation in a structured program outside of school related to a career (ex: summer
program program)
Part-time employment Student holding a job over the summer and/or after school hours
Time Log assignment forms on next page…
4Wissahickon High School
Class of 2021 Graduation Project
Student Name: ________________________________________________ HR: ________
Title of Project: _____________________________________________________________
Project site & address: ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Check which Category this project belongs:
_______ Community service _______ School-based Enterprise
_______ Internship _______ Industry-based career programs
______ Job Shadowing _______ Part-time employment
Identify & describe the type of tasks you will be completing for your project (be specific):
Graduation Project Supervisor
You are required to obtain an adult who accepts the responsibility to monitor the progress of your project, verify the
completion of the required 10 hours, and if necessary act as sponsor during any school-held events.
o Ex: WSD faculty member Or representative from outside organization
o If project is WSD based, mentor MUST be a faculty member
Project Supervisor Name: ___________________________________________
Phone Number: __________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________
5Wissahickon High School
Class of 2021 Graduation Project
10 hr Time Log Form
Date Project Tasks Time Hours Total
of Day of Work Time
(sample)
3/15/xx Met w/ parents/coaches (sample) 7-9:30 2.5 2.5
(sample)
3/18/xx Created flyer & practice schedule (sample) 4-6 2 4.5
Student Signature: ___________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature: ____________________________________________ Date ______________
Parent/Guardian Name: _______________________________________________
Project Supervisor Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ____________
6GRADUATION PROJECT REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
4. Reflection Paper
a. Prompt: “I can give three examples of how entrepreneurial traits (i.e. adaptability, ethical behavior,
leadership, positive attitude, and risk-taking) match or do not match my personality.”
b. Requirements:
i. Select 3 of the provided traits that you will use to prove whether you have an entrepreneurial
personality
( Adaptability, ethical behavior, leadership, positive attitude, and risk-taking)
ii. Utilize the 3 graduation project experiences you completed for career awareness and preparation
(Time Logs), to justify your statement of whether your personality matches the above
entrepreneurial traits. Describe each project experience to support the traits.
iii. Minimum of a 5 paragraph essay:
iv. Introduction stating whether you have an entrepreneurial personality
v. Body paragraphs
1. Each paragraph will focus on 1 of the entrepreneurial traits you selected along with
1 of the 3 project experiences you completed for career awareness and preparation
2. EX:
a. Body paragraph #1 (1 entrepreneurial trait and 1 grad project experience)
b. Body paragraph #2 (1 entrepreneurial trait and 1 grad project experience)
c. Body paragraph #3 (1 entrepreneurial trait and 1 grad project experience)
vi. Conclusion restating whether you have an entrepreneurial personality
vii. Only need a Works Cited if you are using outside resources to justify/prove your entrepreneurial
personality
5. Oral Presentation
a. 8-12 minute organized presentation with visual aid (PowerPoint)
b. Must be completed during the fall semester
c. Required Content:
i. What you completed for the 3 graduation project experiences
ii. What was learned from graduation project experience
iii. Answer the prompt:
1. How did the 3 graduation project experiences influenced my decision-making for
my future career?
d. Presentation:
i. Will be graded by 2 Wissahickon district employees (school administrators, teachers,
school counselors or other faculty members)
1. Students may select and arrange their own faculty evaluators
ii. Presentation timing: may take place before, during or after school
1. Student will schedule presentation based on availability of faculty evaluators and
student
iii. Presentation location:
1. Student will arrange location him or herself through the selected judges (classroom
or office)
iv. Any student needing assistance with arranging judges and/or presentation location, see
one of the Graduation Project teachers
7Reflection Paper Rubric
Criteria Advanced Meets Expectations Approaches Emerging
Point Value 4 3 Emerging 2 1
Focus & Addresses all aspects of Addresses prompt Addresses prompt Attempts to address
Controlling Idea prompt appropriately and appropriately and appropriately but with a prompt but lacks focus
maintains a clear, steady focus maintains a clear, weak or uneven focus or is off task
(answer of with strongly developed steady focus
entrepreneurial purpose.
prompt)
Content Integrates relevant and Accurately presents Briefly notes disciplinary Attempts to include
Understanding accurate disciplinary content disciplinary content content relevant to the disciplinary content in
with thorough explanations relevant to the prompt prompt; shows basic or explanations, but
(analysis of that demonstrate in-depth with sufficient uneven understanding of understanding of
entrepreneurship) understanding. explanations that content; minor errors in content is weak;
demonstrate explanation content is irrelevant,
understanding. inappropriate, or
inaccurate.
Evidence Presents thorough and Presents appropriate Presents appropriate Attempts to provide
detailing information to and sufficient details to details to support the details in response to
(use of 3 grad strongly support the focus and support the focus and focus and controlling the prompt including
project experiences controlling idea. controlling idea. idea. retelling, but lacks
for rationale) sufficient development
Organization Maintains an organizational Maintains an Uses an appropriate Attempts to organize
structure that intentionally and appropriate structure to address the ideas, but lacks control
effectively enhances the organizational structure specific requirements of of structure
presentation of information as to address the specific the prompt, with some
required by the specific requirement of the lapses in coherence.
prompt. prompt.
Conventions Demonstrates and maintains a Demonstrates a Demonstrates an uneven Attempts to
well-developed command of command of standard command of standard demonstrate standard
standard English conventions English conventions English conventions and English conventions
and cohesion. Response and cohesion, with few cohesion. Uses language but lacks cohesion and
includes language and tone errors. Response and tone with some control of grammar,
consistently appropriate to the includes language and inaccurate, usage and mechanics.
audience, purpose, and tone appropriate to the inappropriate, or uneven
specific requirements of the audience and purpose. features.
prompt.
Points Earned= /20
8Oral Presentation Rubric
Criteria Advanced Meets Expectations Approaches Emerging
Point Value 4 3 Emerging 1
2
Focus Addresses all aspects Addresses prompt Addresses prompt Attempts to address
of prompt appropriately and appropriately but with a prompt but lacks
appropriately and maintains a clear, steady weak or uneven focus focus or is off task
maintains a strongly focus
developed focus
Content Integrates relevant and Accurately presents Briefly notes content Limited use of
accurate content with content relevant to the relevant to the prompt; knowledge and is
thorough explanations prompt with sufficient shows basic or uneven not clear about the
that demonstrate in- explanations that understanding of topic.
depth understanding. demonstrate content; errors in
understanding. explanation
Presentation Engages the audience. Introduces topic & tries to Introduces topic. Lacks preparation
Format Flow of presentation is engage audience. Presentation is good in summary and formal
& Time logical and smooth. Presentation is good in terms of logic and flow. time.
Summarizes and ends terms of logic and flow. Summarizes – begins a
presentation – begins bit late.
on time.
Presentation Effective presentation: Presentation is good in Utilizes some of the Presentation
Delivery/Timing & dress, eye contact, use terms of eye contact, dress, presentation techniques techniques need
Audience of notes and voice. voice and reliance on work.
notes.
Visual/Technical Effectively and Utilizes visual aid in Visual aids available Use of
Support creatively integrates presentation. but not as well visual/technical aid
visual/technical aids in integrated into is not helpful in
presentation. presentation. explaining
presentation
Points Earned= /20
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