, ▁all ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁spend ▁the ▁final ▁five ▁weeks ▁of ▁their ▁senior ▁year ▁doing ▁a ▁" sen ior ▁project ." ▁ ▁They ▁can ▁do ▁an ▁intern ship ▁with ▁a ▁business ▁or ▁organization ▁from ▁the ▁community ▁or ▁abroad , ▁take ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁sem in ars ▁offered ▁by ▁fac ulty , ▁or ▁purs ue ▁an ▁independent ▁project ▁they ▁create ▁around ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁interest . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁four - and - a - half ▁weeks , ▁students ▁are ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁their ▁projects ; ▁the ▁remaining ▁few ▁days ▁are ▁reserved ▁for ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁projects ▁with ▁their ▁pe ers ▁and ▁the ▁bro ader ▁Academy ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁summer ▁school ▁program , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁classes ▁including ▁language , ▁science , ▁and ▁art . ▁The ▁summer ▁program ▁usually ▁runs ▁from ▁early ▁June ▁to ▁mid - J uly , ▁last ing ▁six ▁weeks ▁( with ▁a ▁vac ation ▁for ▁Independ ence ▁Day ). ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁academic ▁offer ings , ▁the ▁summer ▁program ▁includes ▁a ▁traditional ▁summer ▁camp ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁and ▁aqu atic ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Sports ▁State ▁Championships ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁state ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable ▁col laps ible ▁col lapsed " ▁| + ▁! col span = 4 ▁align = center ▁bg color ="" | Table ▁of ▁State ▁Championships ▁| - ▁! ▁width =" 2 5 " | Se ason ▁!! ▁Sport ▁!! ▁width =" 5 5 "; align