Beginning on Monday, May 1, senior English classes are going to be doing one thing and one thing only: presenting senior exit projects.

From the start of a KHS student’s senior year, the senior exit project is looming over their heads.

This is cause for a serious amount of moaning and groaning among the students.

Students complain that the project takes too much time and does not pertain to their education. Some say that it is too big a part of their fourth marking period grade.

First of all, something this big and involving this much effort should have a big impact on your grade.

On top of that, the project covers a number of issues that actually matter. I’m glad I’ve had to put together a senior exit project together.

I see it as a culmination of how high school has prepared me for secondary education and a career.

Because of the senior project, students have to write an essay about three potential careers, select one to do a “day on the job,” analyze their options for higher education, and demonstrate a number of skills they have developed throughout their high school career.

Completing the senior project guarantees that students have served their community through volunteer work, as well.

There are people who make a big deal out of the peer-editing that goes into writing the essays.

I admit that the number of essays required is excessive. I probably shouldn’t have had to write an essay about my favorite book.

Peer editing however is a wonderful tool when used correctly. It gives students a chance to see how their writing compares to that of their peers.

I might have had one approach to an essay, then read my friend’s essay and get inspired.

This also ensures that multiple people read the essay before it gets graded.

Editing is important, it’s the majority of what I do for this newspaper. Having multiple people read over a piece of writing can make it world’s better.

At the end of the day, you just have to take it seriously. The senior project is a great idea if you actually put in effort.

Much like everything else in life, you get out of it what you put into it.