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Seniors pitch a spice rub business, a town farming documentary and software projects at Region 12 board meeting
Summary
Three seniors presented distinct capstone projects to the Regional School District 12 board: Jacob Tendler described a packaged spice rub (42 bottles on hand; cost $4.25, selling price $7), Eva Matthysse previewed a documentary on Roxberry farming to be archived locally, and Isaac Fitch demonstrated software projects including a 90%‑accurate handwritten‑digit recognition model.
Three Regional School District 12 seniors presented final projects to the board on April 27, spanning entrepreneurship, local history and software development.
Jacob Tendler described "Spicing Up Senior Year," a research‑and‑development project that produced a dry spice rub intended for chicken wings. Tendler said Nutmeg Spice in Terryville allowed him to tour and use their facilities, and that his production cost is about $4.25 per bottle and he is selling the sample batch for $7 per bottle; he said he has produced 42 bottles and is considering selling at the Washington Market in future.
Eva Matthysse presented "Small Town Soil," a short documentary on the history of farming in Roxberry that she produced using school TV production resources. Matthysse said she interviewed town officials and farmers, attended local events including a tractor parade and Toplins farm showing, and intends to donate the completed film to Roxberry's historical archive and to screen it at the town's Fourth of July celebration.
Isaac Fitch outlined a three‑part software‑development project intended to prepare him for college computer science: an open cross‑country scoring calculator to avoid subscription paywalls, a physics sandbox demonstrating simulation concepts, and a handwritten‑digit recognition machine‑learning model he described as roughly 90% accurate.
Board members and attendees asked follow‑up questions about commercialization plans, distribution, archival plans for the documentary, college plans and technical details. The board asked the students to notify them when their final presentations are scheduled so members can attend.
