Personal Experience: Community Service Over My High School Degree

In regard to community, I have volunteered for my clubs, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), BPA (Business Professionals of America), NTHS (National Technical Honor Society), Cross Country and others. From helping the club itself to representing the club through charitable acts, such as making christmas a little better for military families, or helping at assisted living centers. My parents taught me at a young age how to be a considerate

I volunteered at the Gonzales City volleyball clinic where I assisted the head coach by helping the young volleyball players learn how to set, serve, hit, and bump. I did this three times a week for three hours each day. The clinic consisted of children from ages 7-14 and each age group went in at different times. Also, I did community service at my local St. Theodore Church by helping in the jumping house at the church carnival. For the past four seasons I helped fundraise at the high school football games by selling food at the stadium snack bar. In every home football game I would stay for more than half of the game in the snack

I have been a part of different activities for my community service. I offered to volunteer in my church in the Vacation Bible School, Tiger Link Crew, Knight of Columbus, International Dinner, and Fall Festival. What I am most proud of doing is Vacation Bible School. I enjoyed being a part of the Vacation Bible School because it gave me good experience to be involved with children.

I do quite a vast amount of community service because I enjoy it. Last year I did some community service for the school bond, but also did tons of work for the North West Washington Fair, building and putting together the Small Animal Experience. The Small Animal Experience is place for families to see a variety of animals in a clean safe environment. Our goal last year was to make a better entrance and to make it more enjoyable for the visitors.

For my community service, I have been going to Lyndon B. Johnson Head Start Program, or LBJ. At LBJ, it is my responsibility to look after children and clean up after them. The teachers there set up many activities for the kids to work on, most of the time they finger paint. The teachers also set up small field trips. For example, we once went on a field trip to a house that had set up a pumpkin patch and many other activities for the kids. The house we went to wasn’t very far from LBJ. The children had so much fun choosing a pumpkin and playing different games, and I had fun helping them and taking care of them.

I am very involved in volunteer work because working to make a better world is very dear to my heart. I was the Senior Class Representative of my high school service club and my job was to organize a lot of events. I was heavily involved in the committee for our Mini Dance Blue Marathon, and loved dancing the night away for the kids. I loved working with kids and helping to shape them so I have volunteered at day camps such as Winshape Camp Foundation and Camp Can-I-Go for a few years.

Yes. At my high school, I’ve participated in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) course as well as been a part of the CyberPatriot and Academic Bowl teams offered by the organization. Unfortunately, I could only spend two years of my high school career in that organization due to the lack of schedule space. I’ve also been a part of the International and National Honor Society clubs. The International Club was a club of students that helped to promote and express the different cultures at my school. As for the National Honor Society, we’ve helped the community by completing service projects, such as the Ronald McDonald House t-shirt sale and the Relay for Life event. In terms of school teams, I was a member of the Scholastic Competition

I have been active in my community from an early age and I plan on doing the same as an adult. Community service, outside of being a requirement for the IB Diploma program, has been an interest of mine since I volunteered in elementary school as a translator for parents taking computer classes. This experience inspired me from an early age to pursue a lifestyle in which I can help others. I have demonstrated leadership in the community service activities I have been a part of. I have built character as a result of these actions.

From being active in my community I have learned that after giving, you receive the best feeling. My freshman year, my friends and I dressed up like Disney princesses and sang at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. I have gone back two more times because I am in love with cheering people up. Since this experience, I have made it a mission to always continue to participate in community service. From meals-on-wheels, to adopt-a-spot trash clean up I am always ready to help out the community.

I went to high school in Edmonton where I was VP of Key Club, on the fundraising committee of grad council, and involved in a bunch of clubs at school. I'm passionate about community service and I believe that it s very beneficial for personal and professional growth. I received the Seymour Schulich community service award and I plan to continue being involved in the

I have been very involved with serving my community throughout my life, and more so in the past few years because of my experience in the International Baccalaureate program and its service requirements.

In addition to the clubs and organizations I participate in, I also independently seek community service offers. For example, I have helped organize and run my town's Halloween event, Spooky City. I took initiative and recruited a few of my friends to also help achieve the great success that this city wide event has had. Along with this, I have done a lot more community service such as highway cleanups, helping an elementary school's fair, helping festivals, and much more. Community service is a very important part of any successful community, and along with my strength and familiarity in community service events, there is no doubt that I would be able to contribute to any new community. Along with helping via community service, I am also very helpful inside the classroom. In my math and science classes I am able to help my peers understand difficult concepts through thorough explanations. For example, in my classroom communities in my AP Calculus and AP Physics 1 classes, I am known as the “go-to guy” for assistance. These classes, along with many of my past classes, have greatly benefitted from my strengths in knowledge, and easy to understand explanations. For example, I have organized study sessions, helped during work time, and used almost all of my study halls helping

An organization I been part of for several years that has had a great impact in my life is my church’s youth group. As a member of my church’s youth group, I have helped our community in several ways. Such as in performing certain activities to try to make our community feel safe and united. Being involved with my community has molded my personality and it has made me realize I have an ambition in helping others.

I am against having to complete one hundred hours of community service during your whole high school career in order to be able to graduate, students have many important things to do after school as well, I would've support community service if it was fewer hours. Many student's after school ends have jobs that even have late night

Nowadays, it is very difficult to get a job without a College Diploma. Our ever-increasing demands on student’s academic performances have insured well-educated adults, but what we have failed to focus on is the vital component of volunteerism as an integral part of rearing well-rounded adults. College students should be required to complete a year of community service/volunteer work before they can graduate, in order to create mature and caring adults and versatile future leaders. By mandating all College students across the United States of America to add another year to their studies and use this year for community service/volunteer work only, we will be able to increase their knowledge of community need, civic responsibility, and allow