Soboba Band of Luiseño IndiansFor seniors at Noli Indian School on the Soboba Reservation, graduation isn’t just dependent on final exam scores. Every student is required to complete a senior project with multiple steps that begin in August and culminate with an in-person presentation to a judging panel in April.English teacher Jacquelin Phillips oversees the process with a strict timeline that starts with them submitting their topic, outline, and five research sources when the school year kicks off in August. They must write an essay of at least eight pages that includes a minimum of five reputable sources, two from tangible sources and three from the Internet.Throughout September and October, th
