List of Graduation Project Ideas

Many high schools require graduating seniors to complete a graduation project before a high school diploma is issued. Typically seniors may select a topic that interests them to focus their project on. Before choosing a topic idea for your graduation project, discuss your idea with a teacher or an adviser at your school to make sure that your project meets your high school's specific requirements.

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Use your artistic talent to complete your senior project. Present your own dance show or play to a local senior center or hospital. Volunteer to paint a beautification mural in your home town. Create a website or public service announcement for a nonprofit agency. Organize a student talent night or an art show displaying student work. Offer to take photographs to document community or school events. Visit a local community center and give art lessons to the students there.

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Get a head start on your career with a graduation project based in the business world. Contact a local business about completing an unpaid internship and documenting the experience for your senior project. Set up a small business of your own and document your process. Organize a fundraiser for a charity. Design your personal portfolio, including items such as your resume, income tax information, job or college applications and your budget. Write a grant for a nonprofit company. Volunteer with your local Chamber of Congress or the Better Business Bureau or contact local businesses to ask what services they need assistance with.

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Help your community by volunteering your time and services for your graduation project. Work at a local animal shelter, caring for the animals and helping visitors select the perfect pet. Coach a sports team for younger students or create a league of your own. Help plan and implement activities and outings for a senior living center or hospital. Initiate a community clean-up day. Research your town history and organize your findings into a book to donate to the library. Refurbish a local landmark or monument. Volunteer with a community service organization, such as Habitat for Humanity or Meals on Wheels. Establish a holiday food drive at your high school or in your community.

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Give back to your local school system for your graduation project. Contact a local elementary school and become a classroom volunteer or student tutor. Organize a fund-raising fall festival or spring carnival for a school in your community. Work with elementary students to plan a garden or edible school yard at their school. Develop a presentation on healthy eating, physical fitness or caring for the environment and present it to younger students. Talk to local principals and ask what projects they need assistance with.