centennial high school ib program community service
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Centennial High School IB Program Community Service
What is Community Service?What is Community Service?Why do we have to do Community Service?Why do we have to do Community Service?
2010 Rose Floats2010 Rose Floats
Ontario Food Bank –Feed the ChildrenOntario Food Bank –Feed the Children
Hemopet – Greyhound RescueHemopet – Greyhound Rescue
Disney Half Marathon 2011Disney Half Marathon 2011
Centennial IB Community Service Centennial IB Community Service RequirementsRequirements
1. 9th grade student to complete 25 hours per year.
2. 10th graders to complete 30 hours per year.
3. Complete a minimum of TWO different types of community service activity per
school year.
4. All activities recorded on the community service Reflections/Evaluation form”
5. Completed Reflections/Evaluation forms will be collected by your student’s
Language Arts Teacher on October 16, January 16 and March 17 which is the
final deadline—no exceptions. The language arts teachers will be posting hours
in the parent information system.
6. There are three dates: Students may complete only 10 hours over the summer
break and the remaining 15-20 hours throughout the school year.
7. Students who Do Not complete the required CS Hours Will Not receive the
IBMYP Certificate of Completion at the end of 10th grade.
Centennial IB Community ServiceCentennial IB Community ServiceTeam Sports , Marching Band & Flag-Team Team Sports , Marching Band & Flag-Team
1. Centennial 9th grader participating in a Centennial HS Team sports, band and flag-team may
count up to a maximum of 7 hours of community service per the school year. 10th grader may
count up to a maximum of 10 hours of community service per the school year. A community
service reflection page must be completed by the student and signed by their coach or band
teacher and turned in at the end of their particular sports or band/flag season.
2. You may count up to 2 hours of community service for secular performances such as a play, a
recital, a dance recital or concert in which you are a participant. These performances can
include non-school related secular venues.
3. Sports, Band, Dance, Play or Color-Guard performances and rehearsals DO NOT count.
Behind the scenes services, such as set-up or clean-up may count for 2 hours.
4. Students participation in academic competition such as County and State Science Fair, Math
Field-Day, Speech-Meet, Mock-Trial, FBLA , etc… may count the hours in which they
competed, however this does not include time for set-up, travel to and from the event or breaks
during the competition.
Centennial IB Community Service Centennial IB Community Service RestrictionsRestrictions
1. Students may not volunteer for more than 8 hours per day for one single event. Any hours
over the initial 8 hours for a one day event will not be counted towards your students total
hours for that day.
2. Community Service events must be a non-profit organization with a 501 (c ) tax
designation.
3. Community Service must not DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY COMPENSATE YOU OR
YOUR FAMILY or FRIENDS FINANCIALLY.
4. Community service events not listed the Pre-Approved Community Service Events list, must
obtain prior approval from Mrs. Rasmussen and Mrs. Flores. A Community Service Proposal
Form is used to for this purpose.
5. Community Service Long-Term log sheets are to be used in conjunction with a CS
Reflections sheet/form. Staple the long-term log sheet to the completed community service
reflections sheet and into Language Arts Teacher.
6. Not sure if a particular community service event meets the Centennial HS CS Guideline?
ASK Mrs. Flores and/or Mrs. Rasmussen before you attend the event.
Corona Beautiful
Rose Parade float construction
Any major “walks” for specific cures/causes (such as breast cancer)T
Temescal Valley Fair
School carnivals where you are involved in setting up or cleaning up
Tutoring at: the Corona Public Library
Centennial’s peer tutoring program
IBSA’s mentoring at Garretson
Formal volunteer work at a community hospital or animal shelter
Volunteer work at: ◦School’s sports events (timekeeper, referee, snack stand, etc)
Little League sports (coaching, time-keeping, refereeing, etc)
The Settlement House
Any pre-approved service opportunity emailed to you through IB.
Centennial IB CS Pre-Approved EventsCentennial IB CS Pre-Approved Events
Activities not considered CS for IBMYPActivities not considered CS for IBMYP
1. Household, baby-sitting or childcare chores performed at your home or the home of friends, or other family members.
2. Any type of proselytizing or religious instruction.
3. Volunteering/helping at ANY private business, schools, studios, paying day-
care or parent’s place of work, unless it is a non-profit organization with a
501C3 provision as required by the Internal Revenue (Internal Revenue Code (
26 U.S.C. § 501(c)). This includes helping a friend or family member with their
business or tasks such as cleaning or moving.
4. Doing any duties that would normally be done by a PAID employee.
5. Helping a teacher with classroom organization, cleanup, correcting homework,
test papers, giving or proctoring test, entering any grades into a computer
system and certifying students.
6. Tutoring or helping a friend with homework.
Centennial IB Community Service CommunicationCentennial IB Community Service Communication
http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/CentennialHighSchool/IBProgram/h2.aspx
Centennial IB Community Service FormCentennial IB Community Service Formhttp://www.cnusd.k12.ca.usa/Page/9581
How does all this tie into getting into college?How does all this tie into getting into college?
What are the admission officer looking for?What are the admission officer looking for?
TIME MANAGEMENT!TIME MANAGEMENT!
All time away from studies should be included into total time per event
True total time: 116.52 Hours
Place on application the events in order of SIGNIFICANCE
General rule of thumb, pick the top 10 most significant events to place on apps
They ask about
longevity
They want to know what you did there
They ask about longevity
If you held office
Level of competition
Community Service & ClubsCommunity Service & Clubs
FBLAFBLA
HMAHMA
ASBASB
Key ClubKey Club
Community Service ScholarshipsCommunity Service Scholarships
Centennial IB Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS)Centennial IB Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS)
11th & 12th grades IB Diploma Program (DP) Students must
complete approximately 150 CAS hours over a 18 month period.
Mrs. Lynn Flores is the CAS Coordinator.
IB World website: http://www.ibo.org/diploma/curric
ulum/core/
List of Site to find Volunteer EventsList of Site to find Volunteer EventsCommunity Service Links and Phone Numbers:
1. City of Corona Library --------------- 951-736-2381 2. Life Care Center of Corona -------- 951-736-4700 3. Hands on Inland Empire: http://www.handsoninlandempire.org 4. Community Action Partnership of OC: http://www.capoc.org/index.html 5. www.volunteersolutions.org 6. www.dosomething.org 7. www.volunteermatch.org 8. www.volunteercenter.org 9. www.SERVEnet.org 10. www.ci.corona.ca.us (Use the calendar section to look for opportunities and other local service clubs you can
assist) 11. www.cnusd.k12.ca.us (Use this to get phone numbers for schools in the Corona area where you may find
tutoring/schoollibrary help available) 12. Multiple Sclerosis Association - http://support.msassociation.org 13. Operation Gratitude: www.opgratitude.com 14. Orange County Food Bank: www.ocfoodbank.org 15. Ontario Food Bank, Feed the Children – www.feedthechildren.org 16. Orange County Parks - http://www.ocparks.com 17. Nicodemus Wilderness Project – http://www.wildernessproject.org 18. REI Local Volunteer Opportunities: http://www.rei.com/aboutrei/volunteer.html 19. American Red Cross: www.redcross.org 20. Keep Riverside Clean: www.krcb.com 21. Therapeutic Riding at T.H.E. Center, Inc.: http://www.t-h-e-center.org 22. Union Rescue Mission: http://www.urm.org/get-involved/volunteer-center/ 23. Orange County Literacy: http://www.orangeliteracy.org/home/index.php 24. Second Harvest Food Bank (Food Gleaners): www.feedoc.org 25. Feed the Children: www.feedthechildren.org 26. Hemopet: http://www.hemopet.org/adoption.html 27. Center for Natural Land Management: http://cnlm.org/cms 28. Trails4All: www.trails4all.org 29. Paint Your Heart Out: http://pyho.org 30. Kid Healthy Step: http://www.mykidhealthy.org 31. Pretend City: http://www.pretendcity.org 32. World Water Day: www.worldwaterday.org 33. Orange Empire Rail Museum: http://www.oerm.org/ 34. The Let it be Foundation: www.theletitbefoundation.com 35. Save Our Beach: www.saveourbeach.org 36. Food Forward: www.foodforward.org 37. Early Literacy Program of Orange County: http://www.earlyliteracyprogramoc.org 38. Inland Empire Waterkeeper: http://www.iewaterkeeper.org/ 39. Homes for Our Troops: www.homesforourtroops.org 40. Habitat for Humanity, Riverside: http://www.habitatriverside.org/Volunteering 41. Meals on Wheels: http://www.mealcall.org/volunteers.htm 42. Riverside Community Sailing Program: http://riversidesailing.com
What is the minimum age required for participation?
What is the description of the volunteer work?
If your child does not meet the minimum age, will they accept your child
with parental participation/supervision?
Do they have any waivers that need to be filled out prior to attending the
event?
What time do the volunteers need to check in?
Will breakfast, snacks, lunch and water be provided for the volunteers?
What type of security will be in attendance (especially important at
larger venues)?
Why type of clothing is required?
Questions to ask the Event CoordinatorQuestions to ask the Event Coordinator
Community Service TIPSCommunity Service TIPS
Help your student track their progress and plan out their community service
DUE DATES: October 16, January 16 and March 17 which is the final deadline—no exceptions.
Carpool to events
Wear the Centennial IB T-shirts to events
Have Students do research about the host organization to help them with the
Reflections sheet write-up.
Complete Reflections sheets immediately, don’t wait!
Take photos of the student working the events
Start a community service log/book/album/digital file.
Income Tax
ContactsContacts
Mrs. MaryAnn RasmussenIB Director
Mrs. Lynn FloresIBMYP Community Service & CAS Coordinator