Lisbon Senior Exhibitions‏

Lisbon High School seniors reviewed topics of the Senior Exhibition Projects with CMCC Associate Dean of Student Services, Betsy Libby.  Pictured (l-r) Jacob Minardi, Libby, Frank Angelico and Theresa Jones.  (Photo by Monica Millhime)

Lisbon – Lisbon seniors had a opportunity to meet with Betsy Libby, Associate Dean of Student Services at Central Maine Community College on Wednesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 4.  Libby spent two days at Lisbon High School making presentations during senior English classes on the art of public speaking. Seminars were scheduled to assist students with their Senior Exhibition Projects.  Libby offered tips on preparation, visual aids and related techniques for the student presentations scheduled before a panel of judges at the high school on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19.  Senior Exhibitions are a graduation requirement at LHS.  Students select a topic, embark on their research journey, spend 15 hours with a mentor, document work, and write a thesis paper making the connection with their project to a real life experience.  Students are required to prepare a notebook and ultimately create a visual project for presentation to a panel of judges.  “Senior Exhibition Projects represent a learning stretch for students going beyond their current level of expertise,” shares LHS Librarian, Judith Lashman.  Students will be scored on content, organization, speaking skills, visual enhancements, and their ability to answer questions about the topic.