Nicolette Sanchez

Ms. Lopez
English IV
18 September 2017

Project Proposal

Project Description
My Senior Exhibition topic focuses on Hispanics in higher education. My project will consist of having a
booth at my school’s college and career fair. There, I will be giving out goody bags packed with
scholarship information and other resources useful to student, I will also be making brochures of places
available to students as resources for financial aid, and be conducting a survey in Senior English classes. I
have always had an interest in helping people and helping them solve problems they come across, and
now I can educate people on resources available to them and how students can use these resources to not
only get to college, but further their education even more. My project will be located at Nogales High
School in Nogales, Arizona. I will start in September 2017 and finish in the early spring of 2018. My
project will result in raising awareness about the causes in the decrease of Hispanics attaining a colleges,
scholarships, and places available for students to use. My paper and project are connected by discussing
what the causes are for a decrease in Hispanics attaining a college degree and how we can improve those
statistics. My project will bring it to student’s attention about not only what they have available to them,
but how to use the resources. Ms. Fragoso, a counselor at Nogales High School will be my mentor. For
my community service hours, I will be assisting the Lions Club with the Christmas Clothing Project.

Goal
At the conclusion of this project I will have educated students at Nogales High School about where to find
resources and how to use them at a college/ career fair, through a brochure and goody bags.

Objectives
● Research the statistics of Hispanics in higher education.
● Meet with mentor to discuss ideas about having booth at college fair.
● Schedule meetings with Mr. Rodriguez.
● Sketch brochure with scholarship information.
● Start poster, brochure, goody bags, and survey.
● Save receipts, notes, emails, letters, and take photos to document my experience.

Time Line
August 2017
● Five (5) Project Hours (documented)
● Get copies of statistics regarding Hispanics graduating with a degree.
● Meet with Ms. Fragoso to discuss project and the college/ career fair.

·​ ​Meet with Mr. Rodriguez to ask for donated supplies.

 ● Create draft for survey.

September 2017
·​ ​Twelve (12) Project Hours (documented, 17 confirmed)
● Start prepping for booth at college/career fair.
● Present information during college fair on September 15, 2017 from 9:30am to 1:30 pm.
● Meet with English teachers to discuss possible dates for surveys.
● Distribute surveys to English IV classes.
● Project Proposal due September 18, 2017.
● Draft of interview questions due September 29, 2017.

October 2017
● Fall break October 9-13, 2017.

·​ ​Two(3) Project Hours (documented, 20 confirmed)

·​ ​Compile and analyze data from surveys.

● Set up interview date with mentor.

● Full interview transcript and Consent Form due October 20, 2017.

December 2017
·​ ​Christmas break December 25-January 8
·​ ​Five (5) Community Service Hours (documented, 25 confirmed)
·​ ​Volunteer at the Lions Club with the Christmas Clothing Project​.
March 2018
● Organize and complete documentation.
● Portfolios due March 26, 2018.

Human and Physical Resources

Ms. Fragoso
Mr. Rodriguez
Nogales High School students
Nogales High School gym
Camera, printer, poster board, computer, small plastic bags, cardstock paper
Donated bracelets, stickers
Donated items from the Metropolitan Education Commission

Budget
$50-$70 for poster board, cardstock paper, ink, small bags, printed pictures
$20 for snacks
Projected Costs $50-$140