VCS Students Present Senior Projects
June 3, 2010, page 7.....

Joe Congdon Describes his Project

Every year Vermont Commons School (VCS) seniors spend their last six weeks of high school exploring a passion or interest of their choice. This usually involves doing an internship with an adult mentor in the community. At the end of the internship, each student makes a presentation about his or her Senior Project to the entire VCS community.
Joseph Congdon describes his internship: “The purpose of my senior project is to comprehend the inner workings of politics and to learn how a successful campaign is run. This gubernatorial race is an extremely intriguing and deciding time in Vermont politics; I hope to capture this essence. Why did I choose this project? I know that my future life entails public service, therefore getting my foot in the door and literally testing the waters is a good idea. Kate O’Connor, my community mentor, has many years of campaign experience under her belt, and will be a great source of information. Hopefully I will even make connections to aid me in the not so distant future when I’m up for election!”