My name is Garrett Lamothe. I'm a senior at Richland High and for the past four years I've been irritated at a certain requirement the Washington school system is having us do. The culminating project is required for all students and is required for graduation. During your high School career, you are supposed to keep the best work from your classes. The purpose of the project is to show how much the student has learned.

Teachers say that bringing your culminating project to interviews will help you get a job. To me it seems pointless to test a student's knowledge on gathering old information throughout the year. A test would seem more fitting, not some collection of work that may or may not be your true best.

Also, many of my friends and I have seen that bringing your culminating project to interviews is pointless. At least 99 percent of the time, the interviewer will tell you to put it away or that it's not necessary. It seems like all that hard work of typing your "High School and Beyond" plan, along with résumés and such is just simply overlooked. Employers don't care about the them. They care about grades and now.

Garrett Lamothe, Richland