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Special Programs

Senior Search Special details about the senior search program
Grade 12 will be provided to interested seniors after the
Course Number G031 start of second semester.
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4 quarter course – 0.0 credit A student cannot be paid during the work
Prerequisite: Must have enough credits to meet experience, nor can he/she participate in the
graduation requirement, at least a 70% or higher in all Senior Search program with a business or
classes by the end of the third quarter, carry a 2.0 GPA
for first semester, no more than 10 absences for the organization in which a relative is an owner,
school year (without medical excuse), no more than manager or employee.
seven unexcused tardies per quarter, and no out of school
suspensions.
Estimated Fee: None Wildcat Focus
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education Grade 9
Course Number 994 or 995
Full Year Course – 0.0 credit
The senior search program is designed to Prerequisite: none
provide seniors with the opportunity to intern 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
after progress reports are issued, and ending on Wildcat Focus is a comprehensive program
Honors Day. Students will drop all classes and which provides the freshmen students with a
work on the project a minimum of six hours supportive, friendly, environment, provided
per day. Students enrolled in AP courses will under the guidance of upperclassmen peers that
begin the project after their respective exams. eases the transition from middle school to high
school. Special emphasis is placed on aiding
Project Design students with the social and academic
Acceptable projects generally fall into three components of adjusting to high school life.
categories: The program is required and is a full year class.
Freshmen students will meet with their mentors
1. An empirical study relevant to career on “Wildcat Focus Days” throughout the year.
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technical objectives, which involves an The 9 grade students 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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