Transcript communityservice - Valencia High School

Community Service
Valencia High School
“We make a living by
what we get, but we
make a life by what
we give.”
• Sir Winston Churchill
“Ask not what your country
can do for you......Ask what
you can do for your
country.”
• John F. Kennedy
Why Community Service?
•To help other people
•To feel good
•To keep active
•To gain job experience
•To do something fun
•To enhance job resumes
and college applications
•To meet interesting
people
•To make a difference in
our community and the
world
•To Graduate!
YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
Requirements
Students are required to complete
40 hours of community service
during their four years in high
school.
100 hours of services results in
membership in the Century Club.
Some Suggestions for Service
• Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• YMCA and YWCA
• Organized Youth Sports Organizations
(volunteer coaches & umpires)
• Hospital Volunteer programs
• Convalescent Home Volunteer programs
• Elementary School Tutorial program
• PTSA’s
• Religious Organizations
H.I.S. House - Homeless Intervention
Shelter
~ Placentia, CA 92870 ~
What won’t count….
• Court probation community service
• Services provided for family members or
private individuals (ex. Babysitting)
• Hours performed during the school day
when student should be in class.
• Hours with a for-profit business
• Students may not receive academic credit
or monetary compensation for community
service activities.
• Religious activities must be activities
which extend beyond the
church/synagogue.
• Privately arranged tutoring hours must be
overseen by a school or organization
sponsor and are subject to approval.
If you have a question on
whether an activity will
satisfy the community
service requirements….
ASK!
Turn this in…
Do Community Service!!
Complete this form…
• Falsified documents will result
in suspension and other possible
consequences.
• Completed hours appear on
Report Card
When do I start?
NOW!!!
40 hours by graduation...or no
graduation.
Community Service Office
• Stop by the Community Service
Office in the counseling office to
pick up forms and ask questions.
Read your student booklet!
Everything you need to know is in
there.
Final Thoughts
"This country will not be a good place
for any of us to live in unless we make
it a good place for all of us to live in."
Theodore Roosevelt
"You must be the change you wish to
see in the world."
• Mahatma Ghandi
PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2004-2005
Nancy Watkins,
Community Service Coordinator
Valencia High School
500 N. Bradford Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870
714.996.4970