Senior Options Program
Senior Options: General Information
Seniors in good academic standing have the opportunity to participate in a Senior Option, i.e. Internship or Project, in the last 4+ weeks of senior year instead of attending classes at GHS.
The start and end date for Senior Options is officially announced after the BOE sets a date for graduation in April. Typically, Senior Options begins after AP testing and ends on the second to last day of school.
Prerequisites for participation:
- Have and maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Have satisfactory attendance and disciplinary records
- Have not failed or be in danger of failing any senior year course (this includes PE)
- Have successfully completed all graduation requirements, including performance standards
Program Contacts:
Senior Internship Coordinator: Alison_Lochridge@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Senior Project Coordinators: LauraJean_Waters@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Senior Options 2022: Details
- Program participation requires 25 hours of work per week (5 hours/day); time lost because of illness or college orientations must be made up
- Program begins Monday, May 16th (last day of classes for participants is Friday, May 13th)
- Program ends Friday, June 17th
- Senior Project Exhibition - Monday, June 20th
- All seniors must choose between a self-designed Senior Internship, a self-designed Senior Project, or remaining in class.
- All students must register on the Senior Options website starting January 12th
- Students will more information about the Senior Options program through an introductory presentation in homeroom on January 12th. will focus on how to register in the Senior Options website.
- Students are also required to attend a mandatory information session one afternoon during Exam week to get more information about senior project or internship. More information will be forthcoming.
- Students wishing to participate in Internship or Project must submit a self-design proposal to the Senior Options website by March 15th.
- Students will be notified of approval status through the Senior Options website.
- All students are required to have a GHS faculty mentor for support and supervision for both internship and project.
- PTA volunteers are available in the Career Center during the lunch block to help you register, brainstorm ideas, and connect with potential internship/community service sites starting on January 25th.
Self-design Internship:
- Register on the Senior Options website starting January 12th.
- Develop an internship proposal.
- All senior internships are self-designed (find your own) in that students must contact sites directly. Once a site agrees to take you as an intern, you upload the proposal to the Senior Options website.
- Ms. Lochridge and PTA Volunteers in the College & Career Center will support you in identifying and contacting internship sites.
- Submit an internship proposal to the Senior Options website by March 15th
- Students must have an adult Site Supervisor who cannot be your parent/guardian
- Students cannot be paid for their time (internships must be unpaid)
- Enter weekly log of hours in SOP website during program
- Submit weekly reflections in SOP website during program
For students interested in interning at a GPS Elementary or Middle School:
- Email the teacher that you would like to intern with and cc the school principal
- Once approved by the teacher and principal, add the position to the SOP site
Self-design Project:
- Register on the Senior Options website starting January 12th.
- All projects are to be completed independently - no partner/group projects will be approved
- Projects must fall under one of the following three categories:
- Passion project - complete an individual research or creative project
- Service project - volunteer for a non-profit organization
- GHS staff project - work with a GHS staff member
- Develop a Senior Project Proposal.
- All Senior Projects must be overseen by a GHS faculty member. Your Senior Project Proposal must be approved by your GHS Faculty Mentor before uploading to the SOP website.
- Submit your Senior Project Proposal to the Senior Options website by March 15th
- Enter weekly log of hours in SOP website during program
- Submit weekly reflections in SOP website during program
- Present your project at the Senior Project Exhibition in the Student Center
- June 20th
- Presentation format can be oral, video, website, slide presentation