Project by: Zachary Taschler (9th Grade), Max Cloud (9th Grade), Luke Schnall (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Jeanette Ng Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jeanette Ng, Antonio Valle and Jacqueline Baker. Description of the Project: We would like to do an Honors project on the effects that exercising has on stress. Our idea is to first research the benefits […]
Month: April 2021
The Transformation of the Global Food System
Project by: Miles Horner (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea Description of the Project: Through a few online classes, I will be learning about the ways in which our current food system contributes to climate change and eurocentrism, and what needs to be done to remedy this. One online class focuses […]
Tropes and Trends in Detective Fiction
Project by: Mason Leaver (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Frank Portella Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: For my honors project I did a deep dive of Frank Miller’s seminal work, Sin City. I was inspired to do this after taking Frank’s detective literature class where we read a host of stories from Sherlock […]
A Gender Dilemma: trans, intersex, and non-binary people in sports
Project by: Charlotte Peyser (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: I would like to take on this project because athletes should not be forced to choose between pursuing a passion such as playing a competitive sport and our gender identity. This is something trans and non-binary athletes struggle […]
The Lolita Effect
Project by: Anna Veronis (10th grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sandra Ramirez Description of the Project: In this project, I will be exploring the theory of the “Lolita Effect” and how to combat it. To do this, I intend to read the book, Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov and do further research and analysis through […]
Exploration of Intersectional Feminism in Films
Project by: Stella Kekalos (11th Grade), Io Weintraub (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ileana Jiménez Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French and Catherine Zhong Description of the Project: Since our class at the beginning of this school year, we have been interested in learning more about Intersectional Feminism. We want to take this topic and combine it with […]
Exploring Painting
Project by: Mae Tigay (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Description of the Project: For this project I’ll be working on a small painting a day which may turn into a larger painting a week. I’m hoping to develop my own style through this and overall just get more creative and not […]
Motivation and Academic Dishonesty at LREI
Project by: Ricky Castillo (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: I am proposing a second part to the honors project I conducted in Trimester 2 where I examined the effect of an outside influence on the learning of high school students at LREI. To narrow down my […]
Exploring Philosophy through The Stranger
Project by: Lucy Kronzon (9th Grade), Kate Deming (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Shauna Finn Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Joan and Jacqueline Description of the Project: Our project entails reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. We want to be able to explore the concept of absurdism through this novel, learning more about not only what that entails but […]
How Does Language Shape The Way We Think?
Project by: Oona Obaditch (10th Grade), Kate Rotundo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Antonio Valle Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jonathan Segal and Stephen Macgillivray Description of the Project: We want to research how language impacts the way we think, perceive life, and learn. There are many studies about how the language you speak influences the way you think, […]
Architecture Study: Models and Details
Project by: Zane Walker (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Catherine Zhong Description of the Project: This is a continuation of an honors project I have been doing since 9th grade exploring architecture and the perspective drawing so deeply involved in it. As the years have gone on its focus has shifted from […]
Jazz Exploration
Project by: Marlo Hulnick (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Mr. D. Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly Description of the Project: For this project I proposed to continue my Honors Project with Mr. D. from the previous two trimesters. I am planning on continuing to arrange a jazz song for the band over the course of this trimester. I […]
Remembering 100 years of LREI
Project by: Grace Burns (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Pat Higgiston TRIMESTER 3 UPDATES: Description of the Project: My new goal is to create a class, alongside Ann, about Elizabeth Irwin and the school’s history. I’m hoping to have a list of resources and a general course outline by the end of […]
Insecurities
Project by: Leanne Daley (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea Description of the Project: I am doing a series of acrylic paintings of people without their faces you don’t know who it is, and it is their body, and written below is an insecurity about their body that they have. By […]
Study of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Project by: Emma Diamond (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: This project is a study of various neurodevelopmental disorders. I will research the neuroscience of symptoms and treatments. I will compare different neurodevelopmental disorders by examining the neurotransmitters and brain regions they affect. I want to take […]
Unrecognized Women of History
Project by: Emma Diamond (11th Grade), Leanne Daley (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn, Kelly O’shea Description of the Project: In this project, we will research unrecognized women who have been significant in politics around the world. We will share our knowledge through bulletin boards around the school and announcements at […]
Exploration in paper-mâché
Project by: Daria Fowler (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Shauna Finn Student(s)’s Advisor: Jessica Tan Description of the Project: I am aiming to complete a series of at least five individual objects that can be displayed in an exhibit that will challenge the viewer to find their connection. This is the part of the project that […]
Dreamers, Identity, and Literature: Questioning the American Dream Narrative via Two Novels
Project by: Jillian Walker (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sandra Ramirez Description of the Project: In this project, I will be reading and analyzing The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz, and comparing the different narratives of the American Dream told in this story vs. The Great Gatsby. I […]
Highlighting Taiwanese History through Film and a First-Person Account
Project by: Lola Yang (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Catherine Student’s Advisor: Jeanette Description of the Project: Trimester 3 (’20 – ’21): I interviewed my paternal grandmother. This interview focused on her life story, from growing up in Taiwan after the Japanese occupation, to her experience coming to the United States, and everything in between. It […]
Trail of Tears Oil Painting
Project by: Oni Thornell (11th Grade), Ava Yang (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Pat, Kelly Description of the Project: Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Final Reflection on Learning: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Update on Progress from Weeks 4-6 […]
Harry Potter close reading (pt.3)
Project by: Sophia Gregoire (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: A thorough annotation of the Harry Potter books, investigating the common themes, the problematic ideals of the author, figuring out storylines and plot holes, and also just some of my opinions. I also find obscure details/inconsistencies/attempted metaphors […]
Coding in Java
Project by: Henry Toll (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jacob Farkas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: I’m still mainly focusing on my upcoming AP CS Principles A test, so my description has barely changed since trimester 2. This project is mostly about preparing for the SAT Computer Science subject test. I am proposing […]
Returning to My Birth Culture
Project by: Alice Kresberg (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Joy Piedmont Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Catherine Zhong Description of the Project: This project contains research on the stigma South Koreans have on things like single mothers/fathers, abortion, adoption, and more. I wanted to research these opinions on these issues because as a Korean adoptee, I’m curious about my […]
Character Development Through Visual Storytelling
Project by: Erin Westlund (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: My honors project started off with me wanting to draw characters, but it turned into a way for me to just draw my emotions. The goal of this project is to visually represent an emotion in a […]
From the Harlem Renaissance to Trump’s America
Project by: Lucia Dammert Duenas (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Jess Prohias Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: From the book jacket of How to be an Antiracist, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi explains “the only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it- and then dismantle it.” For my project, […]
Harvey and Freddie Defensive Baseball Analytics
Project by: Freddie Fine (11th Grade), Harvey Van Blerkom (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jacqueline Baker Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Pat Higgiston and Catherine Zhong Description of the Project: As avid baseball fans, we have noticed that on the most advanced baseball statistics, there is no complete representation of one’s value defensively, and in the cases that there […]
Beach Cleanup
Project by: Finn Barden (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student’s Advisor: Stephen MacGillivray Description of the Project: Marine debris is a huge problem. Beach cleanups not only remove trash from the beach but also protect marine animals from being sick, injured, or killed by improving the coastal ecosystem. I propose organizing and conducting a […]
Cooking and Coding
Project by: Shoshi Fine (9th Grade), Samantha Sapira (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Prohías Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shafeiq and Antonio Description of the Project: We merged two of our interests to create our project. First, baking. We tried 6 different chocolate chip cookie recipes, and had our peers try them to find the best one. […]
My Quarantine Story
Project by: Zariel Cruz (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Candace Cunard Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sandra Ramirez Description of the Project: For my honors project, I will be writing a personal essay relating to mental health. Final Product: POSTER: ESSAY: Final Reflection on Learning: I learned a lot through doing this honors project. I think the most powerful […]
How Joe Biden Plans to Change American Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Project by: Marlowe Glass (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Thomas Murphy Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Daniel Li Description of the Project: In this project I will study how Biden is resetting American foreign policy. I will compare his policy to that of Trump’s, in an effort to find similarities, differences, and overall benefits of both plans. Over the […]
Plans for New York: A case study of the 2021 New York City Mayoral race
Project by: Jones Millstone-Rivo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Thomas Murphy Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: Final reflection on learning: 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 the first few weeks of my project, I worked […]
Veterinary Parasitology
Project by: Jonathan Melchor (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: This Honors Project will focus mainly on the parasites that are commonly found in cats and dogs, the most common pets. It will focus on the life cycle of a parasite, the anatomy of a parasite, how […]
Study of the Coronavirus Vaccines
Project by: Allison Byrne (9th Grade), Avery Rice (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jacqueline and Shafeiq Description of the Project: Coronavirus has affected every part of our lives. After living through a pandemic for over a year, we would like to study the vaccines and see what scientists have been working on. […]
Architecture in Action
Project by: Amos Dotson (9th Grade), Jakov Marohnic (9th Grade), Jett DeMattia (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Students’ Advisors: Ashely Suan(Jakov and Amos) and Antonio Valle(Jett) Description of the Project: In this project, we all intended to learn about the basics of architecture and then focus on a specific discipline within the larger theme […]
My Favorite Time of the Week
Project by: Cecily Wizner (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Sarvjit Moonga Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Ashley Suan Description of the Project: My idea is a cookbook, in pamphlet form, printed with a sewn binding (I have a sewing machine and have been making my own clothes and taking sewing classes). It would be filled with recipes from the […]
Photo Essay: Overlooking
Project by: Madeleine Louisell (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Stephen MacGillivray Description of the Project: For this honors project I hope to photograph my everyday life by documenting my routines as well as places and moments I experience by myself or with others. I want to take on this project to explore […]
Examining Local NYC Elections
Project by: Jemma Fox (11th Grade), Margaret MacGillivray (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Charlene and Catherine Description of the Project: For our honors project, we’re going to be examining the local NYC elections, with the primaries coming up on June 22nd. We researched the different candidates and their policies in the context […]
The History and Application of MBTI
Project by: Farin Weinger (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jessica Tan Description of the Project: I will be exploring the history behind the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and also what it is used for currently. I will also be exploring how my community relates to personality tests like MBTI. The goal is to […]
Reviewing Shoegaze albums
Project by: Sam Saslow (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Nick Wright Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Description of the Project: For this project, I focused on listening to and reviewing shoegaze albums. I learned how to review albums and learned what components make a good shoegaze album. I made a list of my opinion of the top […]
Teaching Dance
Project by: Olivia Propp (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Prohias Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Daniel Li Description of the Project & Final Product: Final Reflection on Learning: Although I was not able to do the actual teaching, I learned the importance of building a strong curriculum and how to format a class based on the ages […]
Analyzing the Cash Bail System
Project by: Olivia DeTraglia (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea Description of the Project: For this project, I want to do an in-depth look at the 8th Amendment, specifically the “excessive bail” section. And move to focus on cash bail and how it’s used in the justice system. I have learned […]
Expressing Yourself Through Fashion During A Pandemic
Project by: Jade Walk (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Prohías Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Nick Wright Description of the Project: Through this pandemic, everyone is wearing masks which makes it harder to read someone by their facial expressions. However, I’ve noticed that I’ve been paying more attention to what I wear and how my mood reflects […]
LREI Fundraising Initiative
Project by: Mia Schulte (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Allison Isbell Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Manjula Nair Description of the Project: This project is focused on researching new innovative ways to fundraise and creating a guide so that LREI students can improve their fundraising techniques. The goal of this project is to make it easier for LREI’s social […]
The Perfect Sourdough Bread
Project by: Clara Cornick (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jeanette Ng Description of the Project: During this project of trying to figure out how to make the perfect loaf of sourdough bread, I hope to learn the science behind baking. I want to figure out what adding more or less baking soda […]
An Exploration of Throwing Clay
Project by: Olivia DeTraglia (11th Grade), Ely Silverman (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Shauna Finn Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea and Shauna Finn Description of the Project: Throughout this project, we will continue practicing throwing clay on the wheel and researching different methods that are used. We hope to learn more techniques and improve our throwing skills. […]
Continuing Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare – Zoe K. and Leilani W.
Project by: Zoe Karp (11th Grade), Leilani Wizner (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly and Charlene Description of the Project: After examining Twelfth Night and As You Like It through the lens of gender and sexuality in our first trimester English class, we wanted to continue exploring the topic, although more broadly […]
LREI’s Taste of Music
Project by: Samuel Beacher (10th Grade), Tatsuya King (10th Grade), Timothy Hyun (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Damon DueWhite Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sergei Mikhelson, Jonathan Segal, Description of the Project: This project is a podcast centered around music and LREI’s students’ and faculty’s experiences with it. From favorite songs and artists to concept albums, this podcast will […]
Attempting to establish a functioning vegetable garden in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn
Project by: Diego Bey (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: I will be buying Cucumber, tomato, lettuce, and zucchini seeds and will be attempting to grow them at my house in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. I will be growing 8 of each plant 4 inside and 4 outside to […]
Character in Fashion
Project by: Amelia Langton (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Daniel Li Description of the Project: In this project, I will be exploring how stories, personality, and character are conveyed through fashion. Fabienne, a fictional French mercenary nicknamed “Le fusilleur” (the executioner) is portrayed in three illustrations. Each garment she wears in the […]
