I'm a STEM Concentration student focusing on engineering.
My concentration is Performing Arts with an emphasis in technical theater.
Integrated Studies with a focus in Humanities.
Through the Academic Concentration Program,
students are essentially able to take charge of their own learning.
What they're doing is they're going above and beyond
the graduation requirements,
and they're going to get that special designation on their transcript.
They are really diving into those inquiry questions
and finding answers to the thing that they're most intrigued about.
I'm doing a STEM Concentration,
and my concentration is becoming a certified doula.
I was able to actually discover that I wanted to be an OB-GYN
and learn what I wanted to do with my future.
They can look into being involved,
not just in our School community,
but even where they live.
Over the summer, I interned at Andy’s Summer Playhouse in Wilton, New Hampshire.
I assistant directed, I stage managed, and I did sound.
And then I was in a show, which is really exciting because I don't normally do that.
Where I really see students grow is in their levels of confidence and resiliency.
Essentially, they are navigating all the inevitable changes in the direction of their work
For my concentration project, I designed and built a playhouse for my niece.
I have learned that writing a plan or proposal
is a lot easier than getting out in the real world and executing a vision.
Things will not go as planned,
and you kind of have to just roll with the punches and keep on going.
My concentration is in the STEM area.
It's focusing on post traumatic brain injury recovery.
I have learned how to plan and organize my ideas
and then actually turn them into reality.
Being able to stay passionate, determined, and have grit through this whole process is really important.
Everyone's concentration experience culminates in this finale
that we hold at the end of the school year,
where all of the students that are seniors,
they pull together the work that they have been doing
throughout their concentration into a community presentation.
I'm planning on having a really impactful project,
and I really want everyone in the community to learn from it,
and I want to challenge how everyone thinks about the subjects that I'm talking about.
I wanted to do a concentration because I'm super passionate about theater
and it's something that I am considering doing professionally.
It lets me really focus in on the thing that I love!