Burgettstown High School
Graduation Project
Job Shadow &
Creative Work Project
Prepared by: Mike Smith
January 28, 2011
Job Shadow – Actuary
Dunbar, Bender, and Zapf, Inc
437 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor: Jayme Leake
Objective:
•Learn about what an actuary does on a day-to-day
basis, the education required, as well as, the
procedures for taking and passing the actuarial exams
Outcome:
•Met with owners of the company
Mark Dunbar, President
James Bender, Senior Consultant
•Toured office and met with several actuaries to discuss the
daily activities & responsibilities
College options
Proper protocal
Exam requirements
•Provided me with an excellent opportunity to become familiar
with the life of an actuary
•Confirmed that this is the right career for me
Creative Work Project
Remembering Athletic Excellence in Burgettstown, PA
Burgettstown Library, Burgettstown, PA
Objective:
• Share and preserve the athletic
history of Burgettstown, PA
Outcome:
Video created from interviews with
famous Burgettstown athletes
reminiscing about their favorite
stories and athletic
accomplishments
Burgettstown Community Library
Click Here
Agenda
• Why I chose this project
• Project progress & details
• Project challenges
• Personal benefit
• What the future holds……
Why I Chose This Project?
Increase awareness of the athletic
exhibit , especially to Burgettstown’s
youth
Remember the impressive people
from Burgettstown’s past and their
accomplishments
Preserve interesting stories and
promote them via the Internet and
video
Project Progress & Details
• Studied the athletic exhibit located at the
Burgettstown Community Library
• Took pictures and video of the exhibit
• Researched local athletes featured in the
exhibit, such as Barry Alvarez and Edwin
“Dutch” Hill
• Contacted Lynn Hill who is one of the
featured athletes displayed in the exhibit and
a member of Pennsylvania’s Sports Hall of
Fame
• Interviewed many local athletes such as
Lynn Hill, Patrick McGraw, and Cathy
Dvorsak to create a short film about their
accomplishments and favorite stories
together
• Edited the film using several hours of
footage
Project Challenges
• Film Editing
• Coordinating a schedule
Personal Benefit
• Strong interest in watching and playing
sports
• Allow people from all over to learn about
Burgettstown’s vibrant sports history
• Serve as a medium of entertainment, as
well as, inspiration for the youth in our
community
• Hopeful the exhibit will continue to grow
to represent the new generation of
exceptional athletes in our community
What the Future Holds?
• Promote video to local residents
– Donate any proceeds to the Burgettstown
Community Library
• Donate copy of video to library to place in
archives and share with community
• Continue to study the exhibit and stay in
touch with the people who helped me
complete this project
– Special thanks to Mr. Lynn Hill for his
continued dedication to the exhibit
Photo Album
Now…. Sit back and enjoy the
video
Bibliography
• http://www.dbzinc.com/profile.htm
• http://www.burglibrary.org
• http://www.wash-greenesportshall.org/inductees.html
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http://thevarsityletters.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09176/979531-365.stm