Warwick Valley High School announces of Senior Projects

WARWICK — Warwick Valley is a Senior Project high school and on Dec. 18, the Class of 2019 unveiled its senior projects during a ceremony in the school auditorium.
Introduced by their program advisors, social studies teacher Jeanine Fogler and English teacher Nick DiLeo, participating seniors were cheered by family members, faculty, district and school administrators and keynote speaker Raymond Mark, a WVHS veteran math teacher.
Project-based learning and authentic performance opportunities that make real-life connections are critical experiences for 21st century students.
Offered to Warwick’s high school students for the fourteenth consecutive year, the nationally recognized Senior Project program raises learning standards through rigorous and relevant skill applications, and is the ultimate test of graduates’ preparedness for the real world.
Part of the high school's culture“The Senior Project has become part of our high school culture,” . Fogler said. “We know this from the feedback we receive from community members, from the teachers and administrators who volunteer their time to work with these students as mentors, and from the judges who come year after year and look forward to seeing the seniors present their projects at Senior Boards.”
The 4 PsParticipating students are required to create a college-level project, paper, portfolio and presentation (a.k.a. the 4 Ps).
They elect their topics, secure mentors who are experts in their field of choice, engage in hours of research, planning and writing, and ultimately present their body of work before a board of judges in June.
The Senior Project Announcement Ceremony is the students’ first opportunity to formalize their commitment to the program by speaking publicly about their individual projects.