Senior Portfolio

As part of your graduation requirements you have the opportunity to create a  senior portfolio.  Your portfolio is your opportunity to “show your stuff” and create a document that represents your history as a high school learner.  Forget the infamous school “permanent record”—your portfolio is a real permanent record that allows YOU to tell your story.
What to include  in your portfolio (required):    

• Table of contents (do this last)   
  
• Introduction (this is an introduction to your portfolio that explains what it is and why you created it)
  
• Brief  biography (your life story—no more than one typed  page)
  
• Updated resume
  
• Copy of your transcript from  AMES (will be provided)
  
• A written  reflection on a quotation or poem that resonates with you, along with a copy of  the quotation or poem
  
• Select a memory from your time at AMES and expand it in writing so all of us can appreciate it as you did
  
• Select at least one piece of writing or a project that you completed to serve as evidence of your learning in each of the following areas, and include it or a representation of it in your portfolio, along with a written introduction or explanation:   
• Effective communication

       Critical  thinking       
       Integration  and application of knowledge in civic, social and personal  contexts
-Create a representation of your internship experience so as to demonstrate your experience and learning  in words and pictures.
-Create a  representation of your senior research project so as to demonstrate your research and learning in words  and pictures.
-Essential letters or  documents (admissions, scholarships, recommendations,  etc.)

NOTE:  Please type all written  pieces, use page protectors for all documents and create a portfolio that  reflects your strengths and individuality.  A beautiful custom binder to display  your portfolio contents is a gift to you from AMES.