Possible High School Student Projects:  

  • Watchung Self-Tour App: Develop an app for both walking and driving tours in Watchung, enabling users to explore the town at their own pace.

  • Texier House Museum Tour App: Create a self-guided tour app for the Texier House Museum, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in Watchung's rich history through hundreds of artifacts and displays.

  • Instagram-Worthy Spots in Watchung: Discover and showcase the most picturesque and historically significant spots in Watchung, perfect for sharing on Instagram.

  • Historical Resident Interviews: Capture the invaluable historical knowledge held by Watchung's long-time residents, both current and former, through video interviews.

  • Digital Preservation: Explore methods of digitally preserving Watchung's historical records, photographs, and documents for future generations.

  • Timeline of Watchung's Land: Create an interactive timeline detailing the history of the land that eventually became the Borough of Watchung.

  • Scrapbook Scanning (Priority) 

  • Homes of the 1700’s, 1800’s and 1900’s Display Archive 

  • Filmed Museum Tour (Display/Specific Room) 

  • Display on the Leni Lenape

  • War Bride Display

  • Moldenke Family Genealogy

  • Website Buildout

Ideal for individuals or groups of students and interested volunteers.  

Can accommodate a wide range of talents/interests (history, creative writing, computer science, film-making, photography, research, etc).  

Opportunity for independent work.  

Opportunity to volunteer and give back to the community.  

Opportunity for high school/college volunteer hours.  

Learning opportunity about local history.  

Opportunity to stay connected with your community and meet locals, professionals, and volunteers.  

All projects are volunteer project and no compensation will be provided to the student(s) or volunteers for their work on the items listed herein. If purchases are required for the development of any of these projects, the student(s) or volunteers should contact the Watchung Historical Committee for approval of required purchase

Volunteer Contacts:  

Watchung Schools Contact: XXX  

WHRHS Contact: XXX  

Kent Place School Contact:  Jennifer Simpson – Director of College Advising 

Pingry School Contact: Steven Beniot – Independent Senior Project Coordinator 

Amy Cooperman – Co-director of College Advising  

Mount Saint Mary’s Contact:  Eileen Honicky  

Borough of Watchung Contact:  Edith Gill  

Historical Committee Contact:   Chris Vander Fliet     

All projects are volunteer project and no compensation will be provided to the student(s) or volunteers for their work on the items listed herein. If purchases are required for the development of any of these projects, the student(s) or volunteers should contact the Watchung Historical Committee for approval of required purchase