The International School

Senior Project Judge Page

 

Senior Project Board Day is a presentation of the project and a portfolio to a panel of community members with expertise in the senior’s field of inquiry.  On Board Day, panels of three community members with expertise in the seniors’ focus areas evaluate and give valuable feedback about both the students’ journeys and accomplishments. They base this feedback on an oral student presentation and question/answer session, plus the student’s portfolio documenting their entire year of learning in the focus area. This opportunity to share their projects with experts serves as a validation of the growth and learning the seniors have experienced over the course of the year.

 

Board Day is Wednesday, June 17^th, 2009

 

Board Day Schedule

There are Two Sessions: A and B   
(Some judges may only attend one session)

 

 

Location:

International School

445 128th Ave SE

Bellevue, WA 98005

 

From I-405 (Northbound/From I-90):

1.       Take Exit #12 (SE 8th Street).

2.       Take a right at the first light (SE 8th Street). 

3.       Go under the railroad trestle and through the next light (121st Avenue SE).

4.       At the second light, go across the Lake Hills Connector.

5.       Follow the road to the first stop sign and turn left at 128th Avenue SE.

6.       International School is on the left side of the street.
The main entrance is accessed from the second driveway.

 

From I-405 (Southbound/From SR520):

1.       Take Exit #12 (SE 8th Street). 

2.       Take a left at the first light (SE 8th Street). 

3.       Go under the trestle and through the next light (121st Avenue SE).

4.       At the second light, go across the Lake Hills Connector.

5.       Follow the road to the first stop sign and turn left at 128th Avenue SE. 

6.       International School is on the left side of the street.
The main entrance is accessed from the second driveway.

 

Class of 2009 Project Descriptions:

Megan Addison	Sound engineering/Music technology: I am learning how to operate a recording studio by working at the Jubilee Reach Center and recording kids to bring them out of their shell.
Aditya Arun	Indian epics :I am learning the effects of Indian epics, such as the Ramayana, on society and I am going to the Hindu temple to do studies through survey. The temple population represents the Indian population.
George Avandilov	Teaching Russian: I am learning to develop a teaching methodology for the Russian language.
Kyle Baldock	e-Journalism/Website creation: I am learning how to create a website with the intention of creating an on-line newspaper and social networking program for our students.
Alli Barbee	Photo journalism: I am learning how to be a photojournalist by doing an internship with The Bellevue Reporter and doing independent photo shoots with the Seniors.
Alex Brewer	Advertising/Photography/Graphic design: I am learning the ins and outs of the photography and graphic design field by creating promotional material for local bands.
Siobhan Brosnan	Malaria research: I am researching malaria and shadowing my mentor at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. I will organize a fund-raiser to buy bed nets to send to Africa.
Aidan Cassidy	Cooking: I am learning to cook at an Indian restaurant as well as taking a cooking class. I am creating a cookbook.
Jared Cassidy	Nutrition/Running: I am learning about nutrition and teaching people about nutrition and running.
Leticia Chang	Event planning: I am planning an Eastside Youth Council Summit that will involve 7 cities' youth councils to discuss youth issues pertaining to the youth in our community.
Bijan Chitsaz	Teaching tennis: I am learning how to teach tennis while taking lessons at the Pro Club.
Eunice Choi	Cooking for Senior Citizens: I am learning to cook, exploring the culinary world, becoming a chef and applying my skills at a retirement center..
Philip de Sa e Silva	Drug & Alcohol Education: I am learning about teaching and drug & alcohol education. I will plan a lesson to teach in schools in the district.
Sarah Egler	Photography/Autism awareness: I am learning photography and using it to raise autism awareness.
Ashley Fung	Cake decorating: I am decorating cakes and to fund raise for the Make-a-Wish foundation.
Nusha Ghassemikia	Sports photography: I am learning how to use a SLR camera, use Photoshop and create collages. I am learning how to take effective action (sports) photographs.
Will Glenny	Environmental restoration: I will recruit teenagers to participate in environmental restoration projects around the community.
Desiree Hanssen	Sports medicine/Physical therapy: I will be shadowing at the Washington Institute of Sports Medicine, teaching classes a the Forest Ridge School, teaching the youth cheer team at Connect All-Stars as well as the junior team about the lower extremity of the musculoskeletal system.
Danee Hidano	Bioengineering: I am researching the immune system and I have an internship at a biotech company.
Rachel Hill	Boat building: I am building a small 14 foot wooden sail boat.
Dandi Huang	Event planning: I am hosting a Hoops of Hope event and teaching the HIV/AIDS lesson for seniors.
Diana Jiang	Finance/Manga cartooning: I am learning how to draw manga cartoons about money and the economy, then I will teach 5th graders using my sketches.
Liz Kaiser	Building a plane: I am restoring a monnett sonerai airplane.
John Kelly	Fundraising/Immunization in Africa: I am learning about immunization in developing and industrialized nations and creating a school club to fund raise and promote awareness for vaccinations.
Yasmin Khodamoradi	Date rape awareness education: I will be giving a university quality presentation about acquaintance rape to 7 health classes at Newport High School.
Courtney Kwong	Glass blowing: I am learning how to glass blow, then donating pieces in an auction for Children's Hospital.
Paul Malmsten	Software development: I am teaching a software development class with the Python programming language.
Jonathan Matson	Music arrangement & performance: I am arranging music to be performed with a combo and solo trumpet performance.
Al-Rahim Merali	Self-Identity: I am developing a curriculum for a camp on self-identity aimed at youth.
Libby Montague	Math teaching methods: I am starting a tutoring service and creating a manual for parents to help their 4th and 5th grade students in math.
Darien Moore	Clothing design: I am learning how to design clothing for clients and for a trunk show.  I am also learning the basics of sewing and alterations to modify standard clothing.
Emile Nelson	Blood drive/First aid: I am learning about emergency response and increasing awareness about the need for blood donations in the community while planning a blood drive.
John Nortz	Video game design: I am designing and creating a short video game environment.
Tiernan O’Rourke	Physical therapy: I am observing a physical therapist, then I am learning about common soccer injuries and how youths can better prevent and recover from them. I am then teaching an 8th grade PE class.
Dylan Parker	Nature photography: I am going on multiple photography trips taking photos, editing and researching. I will also be selling my photos at an art fair.
Allison Reeder	Bee keeping: I am establishing two bee colonies at a local P-patch and constructing an enclosure in which to keep the hives.
Alessandro Regio	Political cartooning: I am running a cartooning workshop and working with Cartoonists NW to analyze the status of cartooning in the newspaper media.
Erik Rintala	Website Design: I am making a website for a Boy Scout troop after learning web design from a professional.
Leslie Roach	Choreography: I am choreographing original dance pieces and teaching sense memory acting technique to dancers.
Andrew Robinson	Music composition: I am composing a musical score combining the styles of alternative rock and modern classical.
Andrea Rogers	Fund-raising: I am working on various small fund-raisers, as well as learning event-planning techniques to organize my 5K run.
Genevieve Shank	Animal training: I am raising a guide dog puppy for Guide Dogs for the Blind, as well as event-planning for the organization.
Daniel Shirran	Music performance: I am learning how to accompany a violinist while improving my skills at performing piano.
Jessica Smith	Genealogy: I am learning to conduct genealogy research through researching my own family history and then teaching a genealogy class.
Shirene Soleiman	Art /Curating: I will learn how to curate in an art museum and later teach it to a group of teens at Ground Zero Teen Center.
Cate Sturtevant	Interior design: I am learning the basics of interior design and then applying my knowledge to design a couple of bedrooms for a family on the rebound from homelessness.
Seanling Sullivan	Cooking: I am learning to cook gourmet food.
Maia Szafer	Psychology/Wellness: I am learning about psychology and happiness to teach classes to middle school and high school health classes about wellness.
Tony Trinh	Physical therapy: I will have an internship at MTI Physical Therapy. I will also learn about injury prevention in youth athletes and will teach an 8th grade PE class a lesson.
Ann Tseng	Pottery/Event planning: I will plan and run an art charity auction showcasing art pieces of professional artists as well as my own pottery pieces from a semester of pottery lessons.
Alex Vlahosotiros	Teaching organic gardening: I will be teaching elementary school students about organic gardening. I will also be developing a curriculum for high school students.
Jacob Wagner	Mock trial: I will preparing a group of 19 students for a mock trial and then perform it.
Jim Walker	Running/Planning a 5K race: I will be organizing a 3K race at Kelsey Creek Park.
Sunny Wang	Medicine: I will volunteer at a hospital and learn how the hospital works. I will also learn about jobs inside the hospital and what they require.
Josie Warden	Africa/Fund-raising: I am learning about the Lost Boys of Sudan and will eventually have a fund-raiser for World Relief.
Kurt Weiss	Engineering: I am constructing a sound impedance tube to calculate the coefficients of sound absorption of given materials.
Sophia Welti	Business: I am starting a soap making business.
Jason Yee	Engineering: I am learning about the fundamental aspects that go into building a wind turbine.
Sunny Yeung	Wii physical therapy: I am learning about physical therapy and video game therapy to teach wii-habilitation.
Bruce Yu	Electronic music composition: I am creating “electronic dance music” songs and will present them to an audience.
Alan Zhu	Teaching boxing: I am learning how to box and will use my knowledge to teach a kids' class.