Athletic Capstone Projects
Students in this category chose to complete a yearlong personal project focused on athletics. Each project reflects the students' interests and aspirations, and are individually creative and unique. Click on the "Presentation Link" to view a student's final Pinnacle Project presentation. Additionally, many students will also have a "Project Link" that will take you to their final project/product.
AUSTIN AMBORY
BECOMING: WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME AN ELITE ATHLETE IN ALPINE SKIING
A documentary including interview and footage about what it takes to become an elite athlete in alpine ski racing.
Becoming: What It Takes To Become An Elite Athlete in Alpine Skiing
MASON CARDINALE-BRASIER
THE HISTORY OF SKATEBOARDING
An original documentary about the history of skateboarding.
JOSH COUGHLIN
INFERIOR BUT NOT
A podcast about the fight for equal pay of the Women's National Team.
"Inferior But Not" A podcast by Josh Coughlin
TYLER DOVE
DOES MONEYBALL STILL WORK IN TODAY'S BASEBALL?
I am testing whether or not the strategy that the early 2000s Oakland Athletics used, which was Moneyball (the strategy of buying under valued players based of stats and turning them into assets), and is it still relevant and useful and today's baseball. Final presentation will include link to website and spreadsheets used for coding.
LEVI EMBERTON
ULTIMATE FRISBEE CLINIC
A presentation that includes examples of lessons for Ultimate Frisbee.
EMERSON HALL
BOULDER HOOPS PODCAST
A podcast Bill Russell and Magic Johnson and their impact on basketball.
SAMIK JAGTAP
HUECO PEAK MOUNTAIN CLIMB
A documentary about learning to mountain climb.
JUDE SCHAFER
VELODROME TRAINING
A documentary about how to train for a Velodrome.
JAMIE WANG
HOCKEY TRAINING