Gate
Long Term Projects
Name: ____________________________________
Goal Choice Activity: _____________________________________________________
Directions: After reviewing the long term projects, their academic focus, and approximate time
commitment, check the one(s) that interests you. You can express interest in multiple topics and
multiple focus areas, but be sure to write the one activity (IN THEABOVE LINE) that you would like to
use as your “goal” for 2013-14. THANKS, Mrs. Elder, Mr. DiPasquale, and Mrs. Palladino
Science Focus:
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
(Science, Public Speaking) 35 hrs
Pittsburgh Regional Science Fair
(Science) 35 hrs
Green Initiative
(Science, Ecology, Community) 5-10 hrs
Science Club and Competition Teams
(Science, Academic Challenges) 35 hrs
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
(Science, Independent Studies) 35 hrs
Social Studies Focus:
State-Wide Mock Trial 11-12
(Law, Public Speaking, Teamwork) 35 hrs
NAGC Mock Trial 9-10
(Law, Public Speaking, Teamwork) 20 hrs
Heinz History Center Experience Class
(Social Studies, Writing, Community) 12 hrs
Moot ICC (Law, Public Speaking, Writing) 15 hrs
Model UN
(International Issues, Current Events) 15 hrs
School/Community Activism Focus:
Buddy Program
(Teaching, Community) up to 8 hrs
Fairchild Challenge (Science, Art, Ecology, and a
whole lot of fun) range of 4-20 hrs
Music/Art Focus:
Audiences of the Future
(Music, Art, Community) 20 hrs
Antelope Film Festival
(Film Making) up tp 12 hrs
Arts Education Collaborative Internship
(Careers in the Arts) 25 hrs
Career Focus:
AIU Apprenticeship
(Variety of Career Opportunities) 35 hrs
Career Lecture Series
(Variety of Career Opportunities) 35 hrs
Language/Linguistics:
Rosetta Stone ~ German
(Languages) up to 15 hrs/semester
NACLO ~ North American Computational
Linguistics Olympiad (Languages, Linguistics,
Competition) up to 8 hrs
Business/Computers:
AIU Computer Fair
(Computer Programming) 15 hrs
Math:
Point Park University Math Symposium
(Math, Problem Solveing) 8 hrs
Stock Market Game—team or individual
(Finance, Research, Math) up to 15
hrs/semester
PA Math League
(Problem Solving, Individial Competition) 5 hrs
English Focus:
Author Workshop
(Reading, Writing) 15 hrs
Classics Book Club
(Reading, Discussion) 15 hrs
Contemporary Nonfiction Book Club
(Reading, Discussion) 15 hrs
Please note: to obtain a GATE credit—P (pass) on your transcript you must complete 35 hours of
enrichment activities