Osborne High School Senior Project 2017- 2018
Cardinal Capstone at Osborne High School
THE PURPOSE OF CARDINAL CAPSTONE:
Cardinal Capstone at OHS is an opportunity for you to demonstrate what you know and to showcase your achievement. It
must be successfully completed as a 20% component of your senior English class, which is required for all graduating seniors.
Senior Project has been highly acclaimed and proven successful in many high schools across the country.
Cardinal Capstone is a fitting conclusion to your high school education. Through the project, you are able to demonstrate
accumulated skills in time-management, research, problem-solving, human interaction, organization, and public-speaking. This
is appropriate as the culmination of your K-12 education because these are the very skills and abilities which you will be
expected to demonstrate as college students and/or employees.
THE FOUR PHASES OF CARDINAL CAPSTONE:
Each phase must be completed and graded before credit will be given on the next component.
The first is a research paper. You must research and document information on a subject of your choice -- a subject in
which you have an interest, but are not already an expert. Your research must be a worthwhile stretch beyond what you
already know. As part of your research, you must obtain a mentor to assist in advising you throughout the project. Your
mentor cannot be an Osborne faculty member, a family member or anyone under 21 years of age. Your mentor must be someone
who is knowledgeable or a professional in the area of your interest. Your mentor will be guiding you and grading your finished
product. You must spend face time with your mentor (a minimum of 8 of the 10 hours.)
The second phase requires you to apply the information you have gained from your research to manufacture (create) a
"product." Your product may be an actual physical product, a performance or demonstration, or a service to the community.
There must be a clear relationship between your research and your product. Select a product within your financial budget,
keeping in mind that you are not expected to spend money in order to complete Cardinal Capstone.
The third phase of the Project is the portfolio. You must keep good records of your progress and preserve everything in a
portfolio that demonstrates your journey throughout the entire Senior Project. These documents include personal notes,
photographs, time logs with your mentor, journal entries, receipts, letters, your research