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Special Programs

Senior Search
Grade 12 Special details about the senior search program
Course Number G031 will be provided to interested seniors after the
th
4 quarter course – 0.0 credit start of second semester.
Prerequisite: Must have enough credits to meet A student cannot be paid during the work
graduation requirement, at least a 70% or higher in all experience, nor can he/she participate in the
classes by the end of the third quarter, carry a 2.0 GPA
for first semester, no more than 10 absences for the Senior Search program with a business or
school year (without medical excuse), no more than organization in which a relative is an owner,
seven unexcused tardies per quarter, and no out of school manager or employee.
suspensions.
Estimated Fee: None
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Wildcat Focus
Education
Career: A,B,E,F,H,P Grade 9
Course Number 994 or 995
The senior search program is designed to Full Year Course – 0.0 credit
provide seniors with the opportunity to intern Prerequisite: none
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
on meaningful projects of their own selection Education
and design. The program operates during the Estimated Fee: $15.00
final four weeks of the senior year, starting Career: Core
after progress reports are issued, and ending on
Honors Day. Students will drop all classes and Wildcat Focus is a comprehensive program
work on the project a minimum of six hours which provides the freshmen students with a
per day. Students enrolled in AP courses will supportive, friendly, environment, provided
begin the project after their respective exams. under the guidance of upperclassmen peers that
eases the transition from middle school to high
Project Design school. Special emphasis is placed on aiding
Acceptable projects generally fall into three students with the social and academic
categories: components of adjusting to high school life.
The program is required and is a full year class.
1. An empirical study relevant to career Freshmen students take this class during half of
technical objectives, which involves an their lunch period and will have opportunities
evaluation of the student’s work with their mentors to explore what Mayfield
experience. has to offer and take advantage of the
opportunity to get acclimated to the
2. An internship, which entails shadowing, environment of Mayfield High School.
training, and the completion of various
tasks or projects directly related to career
objectives.

3. An involvement in a community problem,
which encompasses defining the problem
and its importance to the community’s
well-being. This involvement needs to
include a case study of the problem, a
service project with a goal of remediation
of the problem, and an evaluation of the
value of the project with implications for
further study.

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