Senior year at Calvin Christian High School concludes with the famous (or infamous) senior projects, and along with that, passion projects. For these projects, seniors undertake to help the community in ways they are passionate about, such as organizing fundraisers, volunteering, or setting up events.
For example, Mollie Kelderman organized a 5k for Shema, an organization dedicated to providing jobs for survivors of trafficking. Her goal was to raise $10k, and she has already exceeded this.
However, this is just one example of the variety of projects that this year’s seniors are doing. Brad Mateer, Connor Bartz, and Drew Dykstra organized a basketball camp for children in grades 3-5.
Connor says, “We all have a passion for the game of basketball and for youth.”
Some Passion Projects are based on the seniors’ experiential learning projects, such as Ava Krueger’s project on homelessness.
“We’re getting supplies for Stepping Stone Emergency Housing,” says Ava. “Since the shelter already provides the resident’s basic needs we wanted to collect items that would improve their quality of life.”
Calvin Christian High School has required senior projects for a long time now; it is a fundamental part of the student's path to becoming active agents of good in the world.
"It’s important to apply our passions into the world of service,” says Connor Bartz. “It’ll help show that it is not about me, but about others.”
by: Nicole Krueger, Writer.
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