After their time in the building blocks of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program, students continue to learn and live their faith throughout their time in our Catholic Schools. For our high school students, their academic careers culminate with their Senior Capstone Project. The Capstone Project is a graduation requirement that began during the 2015-16 school year. It originated to assist our students in being better prepared to defend their faith.
The Capstone Project requires a student to research a particular topic of interest to them surrounding faith, write a paper and present their findings to a panel of judges at their respective school. Each school’s top finalist move on to present to a panel of judges at the Diocesan level and compete for a St. Thomas Aquinas Scholarship ranging in value from $500 - $5,000.
2017-2018 Diocese of kalamazoo Finalists
Back Row (left to right): William McCoy, Lake Michigan Catholic High School (LMC), $500 award; Jacob Kissane, LMC, $500 award; and Evans Brown, Hackett Catholic Prep, $500 award. Front Row (left to right): Mary Ankenbauer, Hackett Catholic Prep, Second Place, $3,000 award; Mackenzie Ortlieb, Hackett Catholic Prep, $500 award; Teresa Schonder, Hackett Catholic Prep, $500 award; Delaney Hewitt, Hackett Catholic Prep, $500 award; Bishop Paul J. Bradley; Hannah Stevens, St. Philip Catholic Central High School, $500 award; Madison Haywood, Third Place, $2,000 award; and Andrew Forche, First Place, $5,000 award.
2016-2017 Diocese of Kalamazoo Finalists
Colin Tichvon-First Place - $5,000 Science, Theology, and the Beginning of the Universe- A unified answer to the mystery of the Creation narrative Hackett Catholic Prep
Hope Baldwin-2nd Place - $3,000 Voting as a Moral Catholic Hackett Catholic Prep
Erika Spafford-3rd Place - $2,000 Can Abortion Ever Be Justified Lake Michigan Catholic High School