To the Student:
 

Throughout your four years at Castle, your experiences have hopefully developed you into a capable young adult ready for life after high school. Each year, you have the opportunity to reflect on the journey of the past school year and look ahead to your future and make connections between the two paths: the one behind you and the one in front of you.

 

Objectives:

Every student will create a Google Site that supports the gathering of evidence and reflection to meet the following objectives of the defense:

• Tell the story of:

  • Who you are

  • Where you are from

  • How you serve your community

  • Where you are going

• Reflect on how you have grown as a person through the lens of one of the four attributes of a Castle Knight: Critical Thinking, Growth Mindset, Collaboration, or Communication

• Provide evidence of preparedness for post-high school plans by having the following REQUIRED documents that meet proficiency standards:

  • Resume

  • Cover letter - TBA in September

  • Personal Statement

  • FAFSA ID

  • Submitted a Community College or University application

  • 10-hours of community service with reflections (at least 3.5 hours per school year in grades 9-11); Class of 2026 will need to complete at least 6-hours total of community service by their ePortfolio deadline in their senior year

  • Post Secondary Plan (Career Goal Statement)

 

Defense Development:

To help you develop robust reflections for the content of your 10-minute Portfolio Defense presentation, use the tables below to help you brainstorm ideas. In the tables below, you answer questions in the left column using the resources listed in the right column.