Why is community service important?

Community service is important because for many it helps out so much. There is a scholarship that is called Bright Futures. For this scholarship there is a required amount of community service hours needed. For some Bright Futures really helps out with college fees. But in order to get help for college fees, you are going to need community service hours.
Community service also helps the community. Volunteers really help our community. There are things that are done by volunteers that really help businesses, people and students. When you volunteer it really helps out to volunteer and the volunteer sight. It also makes the person feel good that they made a diference.
Community service is also important because thats one of the main things that colleges look at. Colleges could care less about your grades when it comes to community service. Everyone should try and have community service hours. They can either help you or they can be a waste of time. Community service is also a great way to meet new people and to to learn new things for the job you want in the future.

Blog 15

As the new year approaches think about some of the goals and changes you would like to make in your life. Many of you will soon have a different routine. Graduation is only a few months away. Set a long term and short term goals for the next year. With the new year coming I am going to be very busy. I have to say that I'm going to be sad when the new year comes. I don't want it to end. But in the meantime when the new year does come, I will be making some changes. January 5th I will be turning 18! So Im going to have to start setting up my own bank account. Im going to have to get used to doing things on my own.
The short term goal that Im going to make for myself is filling out as many scholarship applications as possible and getting my community service hours done. In order to get my bright futures i have to have a certain amount of community service hours. With all of that I'm also doing competition cheerleading and the task of doing my job, So Im going to set a goal of staying focused.
Lastly, the long term goal Im going to make is not taking a break at all through out the course of going to college. Some students will go to college and then drop out and take a break. I know that If i take a break I wont finish. The road ahead isnt ending so im gonna keep going! I LOVE YOU CLASS OF 2008!!!

Blog 14

I like having an organized schedule for my freshman. I have noticed that the teachers are more willing to let me in. I am also more able to help them if they need help. Before I didnt have the opportunity to do this. Now I am able to do what I am supposed to be doing. I also think that students are more willing and accepting to want our help. They are getting used to us coming and and feeling comfortable. I like how the students want our help now and they arent fighting with us anymore.
I see a huge difference! When i went before the students were disrespectful to me and didnt want me help. They were even disrespectful to the teachers. Another difference is that the teacher I have now is more SANE. The teacher I had before didnt want my help. Now that Mrs.Bedard emails all of the teachers and lets them know that we are coming they are more willing to let us in. The kids are nice too and like me being there and they actually need me.
I also stay longer with my kids. Now that I have two classrooms I have to spilt my time up and go equally help them. The students like me and are used to me. All in all I like my new classrooms.

New Freshman

I have two new classrooms and I like them better this way. I have Mrs.Bigwood and Mr. Parker. We had to make a set schedule. That schedule had to have where we were going and what days we are going there. I like these new classrooms better because I feel like we are more organized. I am able to go to my classroom and the teachers actually want my help.
I am going to make a difference because I am going to try and influence the students to do better. Even though some of them dont want my help I am going to push them to do thier work. If they do better to begin with they wont have to be stressed out when it comes time for them to graduate. I want the kids that I have to be happy with their grades.
I have a set schedule that I go by to go and see my kids. I like to be more organized so that the kids get used to me coming. I want to make sure that when I go they get some work done. I dont want the kids to end up screwed in the end and have to retake classes and stuff. So I hope that these news kids will be better then the last bunch.

Blog 12

I think that being a Delegative leader helps me in Link Crew because if a kid doesn't do their work then i just let them be. I tell them that in the long run it will hurt them. I let the kid decide what they are going to do. I don't like to push people top do their work but when they ask or need help I am willing to do whatever I can to help them. If the student is being lazy then I'm not going to waste my time on them. Its their grade not mine.
This leadership can help me in mentoring because I can show a strong will in wanting to help students who really need help. Its also going to help me in the future because I am such an independent person. I don't like falling behind in my work so its going to help me when i furthur my education. As far as my success, again its going to help me be determined and set my standards high. Being this type of leader is going to continue helping me.

Blog 10

Myself and Link Crew can help communicate important information about Pine Ridge, clubs, activities and other things our community needs to know by just doing what we are doing now. We are trying to get the freshman to get good grades early on in high school. Because most of the time students regret the grades that they made early on and its too late. This program shows that we are willing to help the new students who start off as freshman.
Another way to communicate is to be inlvolved in the activities so that you can share your experiences with others. Being in clubs also helps you make friends that way you can then share it with others and maybe they will want to be involved at Pine Ridge. We can also just share other experiences that might motivate people who arent involved to be invloved.

Blog 9

What do you think success is? How or what are you going to do to be successful? I think that success is getting what you want done. When you set a dream or a goal getting that goal achieved is great. It makes you feel like you have done something with your life. It also makes the people around you proud and make you stand as a rolemodel.
To be successful to have to first set a goal and tell yourself that you are going to stick to it. If you want to be successful then you have to be focused and determined to want that success. When you achieve that success it makes you feel like you have accomplished something. When i achieve a goal it makes me feel like i have done something with my life and I feel successful. Being successful can set a milestone in your life and make you work harder to be more successful in your life.