Recent Senior Projects

For six weeks at the end of their senior year, Park students engage in Senior Projects. 

The Senior Project is the culmination of students’ intellectual, academic, and community activities at Park. It is an opportunity for seniors to plan and execute an individual program of study and to experience some of the demands and rigors of work beyond their usual high school environment. The Senior Project calls on students to create and develop goals that require intense use of their individual talents and resources.

Class of 2017 Projects

• ABIS & Company
  Performing a variety of tasks at a small business as it kicks off new projects
• Access to Wholistic & Productive Living Institute, Inc.
  Interning with the organization’s Bright Beginnings program, an infant mortality reduction initiative
• Alperstein & Diener, PA
  Interning with a criminal defense attorney
• American Diabetes Association
  Interning with the American Diabetes Association
• American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
  Working in archives for the American Folklife Center’s Civil Rights History Project
• Art Project
  Creating a portfolio of medical illustrations
• Art Project
  Creating a 48 x 60-inch freehand acrylic painting
• Art with a Heart
  Assisting in the office and in an elementary school classroom
• Art with a Heart
  Helping to teach art class at Margaret Brent Elementary and Middle School, and working in HeartWares
• Baltimore Ravens
  Interning at the Baltimore Ravens Business Development Office
• Beth El Congregation
  Working with The Soul Center (a place for alternate spirituality, e.g. yoga, meditation, art) and shadowing the rabbi
• Boone Street Farm
  Planting, harvesting, and teaching children on an urban farm in Baltimore
• Carrie Murray Nature Center
  Caring for and maintaining a large number of animals
• Carter Wilde Dog Training
  Learning to train service dogs and pet dogs
• Clean Cuts Studio
  Interning in a professional audio/visual studio
• Coppermine Fieldhouse
  Assist coaching soccer and gymnastics to toddlers and preparing for upcoming summer camps
• Delegate Antonio Hayes
  Rejuvenating the Towanda Recreational Center
• Development Seed
  Creating maps to aid international development using AI and satellites
• Dr. Stacey Fisher
  Shadowing various medical professionals at the University of Maryland Medical Center
• Dr. Daniel L. Herr
  Volunteering at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the cardiology unit and collecting data for a study
• Dr. Samir Jafri
  Working in a neuroscience lab and shadowing surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center
• Dr. Jennifer Lee
  Observing in a pediatric anesthesia laboratory that uses a piglet-based model
• Dr. Edward McFarland
  Shadowing an orthopedic surgeon and learning about the field of medicine
• Dr. Anindo Roy
  Working with VA scientists on research and development of robotic therapy for stroke patients
• Dr. Jeffrey Wolf
  Interning with ENTs at the University of Maryland Medical Center and shadowing doctors during patient visits and in surgery
• First English Lutheran Preschool & The Children’s Bookstore
  Diving deeply into children’s literature; writing and illustrating a children’s book
• Floura Teeter
  Shadowing landscape architects
• Full Circle Dance Studio
  Doing writing and media work for Full Circle Dance Studio
• Girl’s Life Magazine
  Working at a popular magazine focused on the interests of young girls and writing for its website
• Hall and Co. Design
  Interning at a residential interior design company
• Harbor Labs LLC
  Working at a computer security and reverse programming consulting firm
• Harris Rubin
  Working at a custom furniture design and manufacturing studio
• Hickory Ridge Animal Hospital & Small Miracles Animal Rescue
  Shadowing veterinarians during surgery and assisting with animal care
• International Cuisine
  Making food from three European and three Asian countries
• Itineris Foundation
  Interning with a group that teaches life skills to adults with autism and integrates them into the community
• Jenkins Baer Associates
  Working with the librarian and shadowing others at a design firm in Baltimore
• Johns Hopkins University Center for Public Health and Human Rights
  Working with a Hopkins organization that uses public health research to promote human rights
• K&S Associates
  Learning about running the parts shop and working in a full-service auto repair shop
• KIPP Ujima Village Academy
  Working as a science teaching assistant at a charter school in Baltimore
• Linwoods Restaurant
  Working on the restaurant floor, in the offices, at parties, and learning from the general manager
• Living Classrooms Foundation
  Sailing and teaching for a shipboard environmental education program focused on the Chesapeake Bay
• Maiden Choice School & Pivot Physical Therapy
  Working with PTs for special needs students at Maiden Choice School and with typically developed adults at Pivot Physical Therapy
• Make Studio
  Working with and alongside disabled artists
• Maryland Film Festival
  Helping to run the Maryland Film Festival and open the Parkway Theater
• Maryland Science Center
  Educating visitors about science at the Maryland Science Center
• Merrill Lynch
  Working on the considerations of the unique financial planning needs of LGBT clients
• Mouth Party Caramel
  Working as a general assistant
• Office of Mayor Catherine Pugh
  Working with our immigrant and refugee communities through the Mayor’s Office and Esperanza Center
• Office of Representative John Sarbanes
  Learning about the inner workings of a congressional district office
• Office of United States Senator Ben Cardin
  Interning in a busy Senator’s office during a very busy time
• Pete’s Cycle
  Working in a motorcycle shop assisting mechanics and other employees with a variety of tasks
• PeytonHome
  Interning at an interior design showroom
• PreLoad
  Interning at a water tank construction site
• Recording Project
  Recording, producing, and mixing a full-length album
• Recording Studio Project
  Producing, mixing, and mastering an electronic album from scratch
• Rosedale Freedom Project
  Living with a Rosedale family and shadowing with the Rosedale Freedom Project executive director to learn about grassroots organizing
• S3 Training Center
  Training athletes and teams to increase speed, strength, and explosiveness
• Saint David’s Nursery School
  Working with teachers and administrators
• Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy
  Interning as a teacher’s assistant for a first-year English teacher
• Saint Paul’s Plus
  Working in classrooms with children ages 6 weeks to 6 years
• STX
  Working with the marketing department of a lacrosse, field hockey, and ice hockey manufacturing company
• The Center for Urban Families
  Working with The Center, offering programs to help families achieve economic success and stability
• The Esperanza Center
  Teaching and advancing projects for a nonprofit organization that provides educational services to immigrants in Baltimore
• The Great Cookie
  Learning to manage a small business that makes and sells cookies
• The Law Offices of Debra A. Thomas
  Reviewing cases, attending trials, and conducting office work for a personal injury and family law firm
• The Law Offices of Frank D. Boston III
  Interning at a Baltimore law firm 
• The League for People with Disabilities
  Working on fundraising efforts, including setting up an Ebay store
• The Park School of Baltimore
  Working in the first grade to learn about classroom management and early childhood education
• The Park School of Baltimore
  Working as a teaching assistant for the Lower School Spanish teacher for grades 1, 4, and 5
• The Park School of Baltimore
  Writing a script exploring gender stereotypes and coordinating a reading
• Towson Orthopaedic Associates
  Shadowing multiple orthopedic surgeons in the operating room and in the outpatient clinic
• Tree Surgery
  Working with a professional arborist to learn more about forestry
• University of Maryland Medical Center
  Assisting with the medical treatment of shock trauma patients
• University of Maryland School of Medicine
  Researching the effect skull thickness has on attenuation of transcranial focused ultrasound
• WBAL-TV 11 News
  Working at the assignment desk and assisting both reporters and producers
• WEAA Radio
  Interning at WEAA and creating a podcast about artists in Baltimore
• WYPR Radio
  Working with Aaron Henkin and interviewing strangers for his radio show, Out of the Blocks
• Youth in Transition School
  Assisting primarily autistic students and learning behavioral management skills in the classroom

Community partners for past projects have included: 

• Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
• American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
• Anne Arundel Community College, Japanese tutor, teaching assistant
• Art with a Heart
• Ashburton Elementary, teacher’s assistant
• Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks
• Baltimore City, Office of the Public Defender
• Baltimore Opera Company
• Baltimore Sun, photojournalism
• Baltimore Theatre Project
• Beth El Congregation
• Boone Street Farm
• Carrie Murray Nature Center
• Centerline Construction Co.
• Charles Levine Caterers
• Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity
• Child Psychiatry, Sheppard Pratt
• Classic Catering
• Delegate Antonio Hayes
• Digital Media Center, JHU
• District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City
• Documentary filmmaking, the Baltimore arts scene
• Eddie’s of Roland Park, chef
• Federal Public Defenders
• Freedom Academy
• Gertrude’s at the BMA, chef
• Hord Coplan Macht, architecture
• John Archer School, teacher’s assistant
• John Thurston, guitar and instrument repair
• KIPP Ujima Village Academy
• Legg Mason
• Linder Automotive
• Linwoods Restaurant
• Living Classrooms Foundation
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Maryland Athletic Club
• Maryland Equine Center
• Maryland Film Festival
• Maryland Science Center
• Merrill Lynch
• Millman Search Group
• Moy/Zaft Consulting Group, investments
• Ms. Desserts
• Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
• National Aquarium
• Office of Mayor Catherine Pugh
• Office of Representative John Sarbanes
• Office of United States Senator Ben Cardin
• Old Bay Marina
• Piano Craft
• Planned Parenthood
• PRS Guitars
• Public Justice Center
• PW Feats, event planning
• Ragdolls, clothing design
• RBC Dain Rauscher/Schaeffer Investment Group
• Research on Zebra Fish, Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C. at JHU/Homewood
• Reservoir High School “art teacher” assistant
• Rosedale Freedom Project
• Run of the Mill Theater/Center Stage
• Rutland Beard Florists
• Sisson Street Automotive
• Sound Print Recording Studios
• Star Auto
• Stone Mill Bakery
• The Baltimore Ravens
• The Center for Urban Families
• The City Paper, writing/editing
• The Esperanza Center
• The Family Tree (Parents’ Anonymous)
• The Improv Comedy Club in Baltimore
• Trahan Burden and Charles, advertising
• Union Memorial Sports Medicine
• University of Maryland Medical Center
• Unruly Productions
• Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, assistant surgical tech
• Vineyard Theater, New York NY
• Weber Shandwick Worldwide, advertising
• William Buie, Attorney at Law
• Wine making, Boordy Vineyards
• Wine Merchant
• WBAL-TV 11 News
• WEAA
• WNST Sports Radio
• WYPR
• WZBA Music Radio
• Youth in Transition School