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The Importance Of Community Service In Charter Schools

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Have you ever wanted to make a difference? If you could change the world, would you do it? You can start by accomplishing small tasks that can benefit others through community service. Community service is an act of kindness where you help out a company or organization without getting paid. To many, not getting paid for doing work is unfair, but supporting and aiding these organizations can impact a civilization tremendously. These signs of affection and care, can lead to a better environment for those who have either starved, became ill, or were living in poverty.
I performed my community service at Summit Academy High School, a charter school that is all about change, and making a difference in the world. The online teacher, Mrs. Farkas, has been struggling to keep up with her students, and most of them are or were behind on their classes. I chose to tutor one of her students in their Health class, in hopes that Farkas can feel substantially better. After many weeks of studying and reviewing, the student finished her class, and passed with a decent grade. Mrs. Farkas was very grateful, and could focus on her other students that were ready to take their tests. This experience made me strive to support not just students, but sports teams as well. …show more content…

The Winter Guard practices and performs on a specially made tarp, that is painted or printed to match their show. For 2015-2016, they had a black tarp, but wanted to paint a red heart on it for their show "I'm Sorry," and so I stepped in to help them. Only a few showed up to cooperate, but we grabbed our brushes, and went straight to work. We had finished a few hours later, satisfied with our results, and left the floor to dry overnight. If none of us would have contributed our time to help, it would've taken a long time to finish the

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