Project by: Henry Toll (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Jacob Farkas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: This Honors Project is proposing to teach me coding in JavaScript with help from Jacob Farkas. We will mainly focus on working on the principles, and syntax of code. I would like to take this honors work […]
Month: April 2020
The History of the Intrepid, and Those Who Served on Board
Project by: Spencer Rosenblum (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Thomas Murphy Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kara Luce Description of the Project: My final project was a poster detailing the general history of the ship as well as the history of different veterans from different jobs and times. Final Reflection on Learning: Reflecting on how much I learned this […]
Changing
Project by: Sophie Bremer (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Shauna Finn Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: My project is about gentrification in New York City. I will interview my dad about his experience with living through the quick, massive changes in the city. I will ask his opinion, what he has seen, and […]
Advanced Mandarin Podcast
Project by: Aidhan Farley Astrachan (11th Grade), Cole Dorsey (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Tan Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Michele Blackwell and Preethi Thomas-McKnight Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Final Reflection on Learning: Cole: While COVID-19 presented certain recording difficulties and more work for us, Aidhan and I […]
Jazz Improvisation Exploration
Project by: Marlo Hulnick (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Mr. D. Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly Description of the Project: This project is a continuation of the last two trimesters, and I am building on the skills I’ve learned throughout this year. Similar to my original plan in the first trimester, I am working on transcribing a song, […]
Custom Clothing Photography
Project by: Luke Cameron (11th Grade), Charlie Thackway (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kara Luce and Ann Carrol Click the image below to visit the website we created: Final Reflection on Learning: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Matching Denim Jacket with patchwork jeans from […]
Xenophobia and the Coronavirus
Project by: Olivia DeTraglia (10th Grade), Ely Silverman (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea and Shauna Finn Description of Project: Our project focuses on coronavirus (COVID-19), the xenophobia that has arisen from this outbreak, and the historical origins of xenophobia in other epidemics. We investigated this topic because of the many […]
Social Media’s Effect on Mental Health in the US
Project by: Ricky Castillo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: The project I am working on is an in-depth exploration of teenagers’ mental health and how social media impacts it. I want to look more closely at depression and other mental health-related statistics since the iPhone was […]
Spring Photo Album
Project by: Zachary Cappadocia (10th Grade), Amelia Langton (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shana and Daniel Description of the Project: From taking walks and going on bike rides exploring new territories of Missoula Montana and upstate New York, we focused on documenting the growth of spring. Final Reflection on Learning: While working […]
The Physics of Horseback Riding
Project by: Stella Propp (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Preethi Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Description of the Project: Final Reflection on Learning: My riding trainer sat me down a few weeks ago and said exactly these words: “Stella, your position looks amazing, especially throughout these last three months. Have you been doing something without my knowing?” I […]
Learning Python
Project by: Tristan Blazer (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Toby Zitsman Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jane Belton Description of the Project: In this project, I learned how to code in the coding language Python. Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): My final project will be some sort of display that I created myself […]
Coronavirus, a drawn timeline
Project by: Max Scherr (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Jonathan Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jonathan Description of the Project: I decided to draw a timeline of all that has happened in Covid times, starting from December at the wet exotic market and ending at the signing of stimulus bill (was most recent thing when planning) I learned a […]
YPAR – Proactive Mental Health Education/Help
Project by: Ciara McNamara (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Mark Silberberg Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Nick Wight Below is the presentation that summarizes my findings and recommendations that I shared with the high school leadership team: Final Reflection on Learning: I have had an amazing time conducting this honors project. I have learned so much about my community. […]
Effects on Sports during COVID19
Project by: Ryder Freitag (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Peter Heinz Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Stephen MacGillivray Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): During these uncertain times, sports were canceled. I was thinking about how this virus […]
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Project by: Marlo Hulnick (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Since Daniel and I didn’t meet the first two weeks we were back from school (because school was closed), we started meeting on April 16th. But, […]
Understanding 3D Printing
Project by: William Connelly (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Mark Silberberg Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Final Reflection on Learning: Update 1 (Weeks 1-3): So far I have completed the building process of the 3d printer. I fully assembled it and recorded most of […]
Into the Mind of a Criminal: A Behavioral Analysis Study
Project by: Olivia Cueto (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Frank Portella Description of the Project: This is a research project digging deeper into what actually makes a criminal a criminal. I wanted to look inside the brain of a criminal and how to depict one early on. I chose to focus on […]
Exploring Illustration through Planetary Drawing
Project by: Solomon Karpati (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Frank Portella Description of the Project: During the first trimester of this project, I have created 3 separate concept pieces, each with their own specific utility towards the final illustration of Jupiter. This project will be continued in the third trimester. Final Reflection […]
Learning Proofs
Project by: Joshua Sapira (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Sergei Mikhelson Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Prohias Gardiner Description of the Project: While this project initially started with the intentions of learning proofs, it has developed more into a project on logic. In this project, I have learned and will continue to learn the basics of the study […]
The Neuroscience Behind Alzheimer’s
Project by: Ana Ziebarth (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Frank Description of the Project: For my honors project, I wanted to continue studying neuroscience after taking a class about it. I chose to focus on Alzheimer’s because I was interested in learning more about dementia and its symptoms. Throughout this project, I […]
Honors Project: The History of Hip Hop
Project by: Mason Rosse (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Nick Wight Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Daniel Li Description of the Project: Hip Hop was started and grown by producers, they were necessary to the development of the genre. In the beginning, the producers were running the show, but as time went on, they often got and continue to […]
Dante’s Purgatorio
Project by: Cosima Dovan (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Michel de Konkoly Thege Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Ann Carroll Description of the Project: In this project I read Purgatorio, the second cantica in Dante Alighieri’s epic narrative poem La Divina Comedia (or The Divine Comedy). On Monday afternoons, my project mentor Michel de Konkoly Thege, my classmate Bay Dotson, and I met […]
Learning Python
Project by: Isabella Marcellino (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Kelly O’Shea Student’s Advisor: Ann Carroll Poster: Learning Python Honors Project Poster Description of the Project: Throughout Trimesters 2 and 3, Kelly introduced me to websites that teach students the basics of Python, including Byron Philhour’s VPython Trinket Class, CodingBat Python, and Kaggle’s Pandas Tutorial. Final Product (e.g., […]
Japanese: Learning Katakana
Project by: Caleb Kohn-Blank (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Preethi Thomas-Mcknight Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jane Belton I started the trimester by going over Hiragana again, as well as reviewing the number I had learned last trimester. From there I once again focused on Katakana. I took several tests on Katakana alone and added to my flashcards to […]
Exploring Visual Expression Through Pen and Ink
Project by: Lulu Fleming-Benite (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Michele Blackwell Description of the Project: In this project, I hoped to reinvigorate my interest in the pen-and-ink medium by challenging myself to work solely with this medium for the duration of my honors project. I decided to create at least two small […]
Architecture Study: Models & Context
Project by: Zane Walker (10th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Joy Piedmont Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Final Reflection on Learning: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-6 (include any photos or video if relevant): In the first weeks of this trimester, I observed and […]
Alternative Emulsions: Exploring UV Chemical Processes
Project by: George Boulukos (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Ann Caroll Description of the Project: This project explores how to print images using UV sensitive materials. I came up with the project proposal prior to the outbreak, but it ended up being perfect for self -isolation. I usually have constant access to […]
Learning Italian
Project by: Sofia Giglio (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Prohias-Gardener Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Prohias-Gardener Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Final Reflection on Learning: As I began to start my practice on Learning Italian, I was a little unmotivated and just doing the 10 minutes a day […]
Basketball Workouts@Home
Project by: Ruby Hutchins (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Peter Heinz Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Preethi Thomas Mcknight Description of the Project: I’m developing different ways to help both basketball players and other students who aren’t necessarily athletes. I’ll do a lot of research to figure out different workouts for both basketball players and the other students. I also […]
