The key to a successful project is to choose a topic that truly interests you or you want to learn more about.  Projects tend to fall into one of three categories:
  • Occupational or career related
  • Personal Development
  • Altruistic - Helping others

Occupational/Career Thoughts and Ideas

  • What are your plans after high school?  
  • What careers or professions have you always wanted to know about or are you interested in?

Remember it's not enough to just job shadow a professional.  What can you do to demonstrate or provide evidence in what you have learned?
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Personal Development

 Are you interested in learning a new hobby or skill that would enrich your life?
  • Learn to play an instrument, write music, sing, or dance
  • Learn to crochet, knit, paint, or quilt
  • Learn photography 
  • Train for and run a marathon
  • Learn a foreign language
  • Train a guide dog
  • Learn rock or mountain climbing
  • Learn outdoor survival skills
  • Develop a healthy lifestyle with a diet and exercise program
  • Learn to cook for basic eating or a special culinary style
  • Research your family's genealogy.
  • Go ghost hunting
  • Learn auto body
  • Learn vehicle maintenance/repair
  • Create and maintain a blog 

Altruistic - Helping Others

The Senior Project provides a wonderful opportunity to give back.  Maybe you have witnessed or heard of an issue in the community that could use assistance.  
Some organizations that may have ideas or has a need that needs to be filled are:
  • Your former elementary - middle school
  • Carson City Parks and Recreation
  • Carson City Senior Center
  • Carson City Animal Services
  • Carson City Adolescent  Health Education Programs
  • FISH - Friends In Service Helping
  • Ron Wood Family Resource Center
  • Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada
  • Partnership Carson City
  • United Latino Community
  • Carson Tahoe Hospital
  • Smoke Free Carson City
  • Carson City Sheriff's Office
  • Carson City Fire Department
  • Carson City Public Library
  • Carson Visitors Bureau
  • Carson City Health and Human Services
  • Food For Thought

The following website is a good resource for additional ideas:
  • Dosomething.org
Brainstorming Page