Senior Service Learning Project
Each senior at Reitz High School will complete a service learning project that will impact members of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County community. Each student will complete a minimum of 25 hours toward his service project. Our community offers numerous opportunities to give back, and Reitz students take pride in their ability to help.
For complete information on the Reitz Senior Service Learning Project, download the PDF (below) to your computer.
For complete information on the Reitz Senior Service Learning Project, download the PDF (below) to your computer.
2015-2016 Senior Service Learning Project Schedule
Minimum Requirements
Your project must meet the following criteria:
1. Required 25 hours toward project
1. Required 25 hours toward project
- Document all time spent working toward your project, including meetings with your mentor
- Time spent working on Reitz Senior Portfolio, research paper, or presentation does NOT count toward total 25 hours
- Mentor may NOT be a relative and must be at least 21 years of age
- If you already volunteer, that's fantastic; do something new for this project
- Let's make a point to make an impact in the lives of those around us
- Projects must be completed by the first week of March 2016
Proposal Template
Use the proposal template to prepare for your proposal hearing.
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Service Project Section of the Reitz Senior Portfolio
Section 3 of your Reitz Senior Portfolio will detail your completed Senior Service Learning Project. In early September, you will begin working on and documenting your service learning. This section/page must include ALL of the following:
- Project Description & Community Involvement--Briefly describe your project idea. Be specific about what you plan to do to reach your total hours. How can you prove that you gave of your time and effort to this organization? How will your project utilize or impact members of the community?
- Brief History--Provide a brief history of your chosen organization. How/when did the organization start? Who was behind it? How does the organization benefit the community?
- Mentor Information and Reflection--Introduce your mentor. Explain your mentor's affiliation with your chosen organization. Also, once you have completed your project, explain how your mentor has helped or guided you throughout the project process and what you have learned by working with him/her. Include a picture of your mentor in this section.
- Timetable--Give a brief description of your timetable explaining how you spent your time, how long you typically worked, and your total time spent on the project. You will keep a detailed time log and submit it to your teacher upon completion of your project.
- Self Evaluation/Self Growth--Briefly explain your project reflection. What did this project teach you about yourself and/or the organization you assisted? What makes your project unique? Also, upload your completed Self Evaluation essay.
- Pictures--Include pictures of your work for this organization. Be sure that you include pictures of YOU doing the work instead of just including stock images from the organization.
Weebly & Presentation Examples
Aryn's Weebly and Google Slides presentation are perfect examples to help you prepare for your presentation. The link to her Google Slides presentation is located on her HOME page.
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Audrey's Weebly has many personal touches and looks great! Her Google Slides presentation link is located on her HOME page. This is a great example of a PARTNER presentation.
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Candice's Weebly is full of character, and her personality really shines through her writing and photos. The link to her SSL presentation is under the "Service Learning Project" tab. Check out how Candice used PREZI to create her presentation.
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Evaluation Sheets
These are the rubrics your English teachers will use to grade each portion of the Senior Service Learning Project.