You must complete one of the following projects to receive credit for this course. You will be given class time to meet with your group and work on projects, but some of the work will have to take place after the school day.
 

Basic Task To Be Completed

Lewis and Clark Complete a documentary on students   who traveled the Lewis and Clark trail.  Need to be available all of October 31st.  Group Members	Old Quindaro Participate in cleaning up of site.  Need to be available to go to site after school.  Transportation needed.  Group Members
Census Participate in entering information on settlers in Wyandotte County.  Need to have a computer at home and/or early release.  Group Members	Vietnam Memorial Raise money to engrave names on slab.  Need to be available to make presentation.  Transportation needed.  Group Members

Project Leaders

There will be two project leaders for each project.  Teachers will have the final decision on who will be project leaders.
Students who wish to be project leaders will submit the same materials listed below for project members, but they will apply to be leaders rather than project members. Basic qualifications for a project leader include: at least a C average, exemplary attendance and disciplinary records.

Project leaders will choose project members based on the following:

• A letter of application detailing why you want to work on this project and your ability to do so.
• A resume detailing your education and work experience.
• A letter of recommendation from another student at Washington High School. (You write it; they sign it.)
• A recommendation from a staff member at Washington High School. (You write it; they sign it.)

Students not chosen by project leaders will be randomly assigned to projects by the teachers involved in the projects.

• Internet web pages
• Excel tables
• Business letters using Word
• Interview skills
• Telephone skills
• Resumes
• Power Point presentations.

• Working a  minimum of two hours on the projects each month outside of  Washington High  School.
• Turning in a  time sheet and summary of your work that month in the project, including attendance at school.
• Creating five "Fast Facts" about your project to be read on the morning announcements and E-mailed to teachers in the building, and other community members.
• Organizing a field trip to take your classmates on.
• Maintaining an interactive display in the Global Communications hallways.
• Presenting your work to public groups or area schools.
• Creating a web page that informs the public of your work.
• Distributing a  monthly newsletter to inform the public of your work.
• Writing press releases to inform the media of your work.
• Keeping an action research journal that details your participation in the project.
• Writing a research paper or work of historical fiction or poems  due December 30, March 30 and May 10.
• Attending regularly scheduled project meetings.
• Presenting a  portfolio of your work that demonstrates you have participated in the above activities.