In 2006, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction mandated a graduation project for all North Carolina schools that includes a Paper, a Project, a Portfolio, and a Presentation beginning with the class of 2010. A faculty committee has developed a project which will help RCHS meet the goal of graduating citizens of the world, graduates able to envision and create a better world. A central piece of this project will integrate some of the school's most innovative programs including citizenship and flex

To meet this requirement, the graduation project asks students to identify a problem or issue (economic, social, political, or cultural) to address. In tenth grade, each student will identify a problem that he or she would like to study. This step will be followed by a research phase where students will investigate the history of their issue and current attempts to address it. Finally in the product phase students will do something to address the problem. The capstone of the project will be a presentation to faculty and community members of students’ work towards a solution. It is our hope that these presentations will showcase the talent and vision that we feel characterize our student body.

To learn more about the RCHS graduation project, you may view this PowerPoint presentation.