The Sharon Academy

Students are required to complete and present two Graduation Exhibitions, in their junior and senior years. Exhibitions contain a written, visual, and oral component. Assessment is based on all written material as well as the knowledge and skill demonstrated in an oral presentation. Staff members will mentor the Junior Exhibition process within a second quarter elective dedicated solely toward the exhibition process. With the exception of a few students who may “pass out” of this elective, all juniors will be divided into two elective classes which will be devoted entirely to guiding students through this process. Senior students work independently with the guidance of a staff mentor. All presentations are given before a committee of faculty and peers.

• See two model characters that Brandon created, modeled on classmates Bekah Woodin and Blaine Conner
• Model of Bekah Woodin
• Model of Blaine Conner

Example Topics in the past include:

• Force Composition of the Marine Corps
• Rastafarianism
• Lucid Dreaming
• Primordial Dwarfism
• Future Fuels
• Impact of Global Warming on Vermont’s Sugar Industry
• Art Through the Eyes of Society & Artists
• Raw Mille vs. Processed Mille
• Cliques: the Effect on Women
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Genocide and Activism
• The Mind as a Machine
• Gliders: The Powerless Airplane
• Animal Abuse in the Meat Industry
• Wind Power
• Culture of Conformity
• Social Ramifications of Cutting
• The All-American Horror Movie
• Feng Shui
• The Negative Effects of Violent Video Games
• Healing Power of Music
• Can God Exist?