Sorry for the delayed response, was busy shopping yesterday, and then did some training last night. Anyway, on to my response.
When you get a chance, visit Special:Version on each wiki you visit. You will see the extensions they use, as well as links to see more on those extensions.
In addition, check out
this page For a list of all the templates we have. Feel free to borrow any ideas you want, and then i can see how we can customize it for you.
also, in case people are wondering, having a lot and using a lot of templates help me practice styling, parameters, documentation, etc.