Senior Experience

Hands-on professional experiences integrates with the social studies and English Language Arts (ELA) curricula. The unique course satisfies the current New York State Graduation requirements.

Students alternate between in-person classes and internship experience during the school day. The seniors are expected to select internships that offer comprehensive insights into a particular career, encompassing relevant skills and job requirements. They are also tasked with maintaining a journal to document their experiences.  

Seniors partake in what the district refers to as Learning Through Interest (LTI) exhibitions and must also complete a capstone project—a multifaceted interdisciplinary academic project that requires students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout their academic careers to solve real-world problems or issues. The capstone project demonstrates how the internship experience connects to their social studies and ELA curricula.

Students present their projects to their families, administrators and professionals from their respective fields at the end of the school year during the “School2Career Showcase” hosted in the high school’s state-of-the-art Learning Collaboratory.