- College & Career
This will be filled as a special opportunity when it comes this year.
Community Service Requirements
SERVICE Learning HOURS UPDATE
SERVICE Learning HOURS UPDATE
Whitney High School Students are required to complete the RUSD graduation requirement of 25-hours of Service Learning.
Service hours, unless pre-approved & with special circumstances, are to be completed during non-school hours.
If you complete 150 hours of verifiable hours, you can walk with a distinguished tassel for graduation.
Please log independently, where, when, what you did and for how many hours. The Form and the Log can be accessed through the 'Counselors' section on the WHS Website under Community Service.
Service Learning Opportunities!
Service Learning Opportunities!
This is a list of opportunities that have been presented to our school for your consideration. Service Learning is not limited to these choices. You are welcome to volunteer for non-profits which includes churches, food banks, charity organizations as well as helping out people in your community in various ways. There are limitless opportunities because people have hardships in life and always need a helping hand, just look around, see where you can help, and if anything, it will show you that you matter and that you are capable of making a difference in the lives of others.
PLEASE LOOK ON THE WILDCAT WEEKLY FOR CURRENT EVER CHANGING COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES! The more permanent ones are posted below.
Look for additional Opportunities as the local elementary & middle schools reach out for assistance with their seasonal activities, etc.
- ReCreate: Do you share a passion for art, education, and sustainability? Do you have spare time to make a difference for children in our community?
- Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary: https://www.blackberrycreek.org/
The mission of Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary is to provide a refuge for animals to live out their lives enjoying kindness, compassion, and permanent sanctuary, and to provide opportunities for education to the general public.
- Fieldhaven Feline Center: a progressive, non-profit animal welfare organization based in Lincoln.
- Placer Food Bank: Many different locations and opportunities to help!
- Placer SPCA: https://placerspca.org/communityservice/ & https://placerspca.org/volunteer-home/volunteer/
- Ronald McDonald House Summer Camp: https://rmhcnc.org/home-2-2/camp-ronald-mcdonald/campstaff-volunteer/
- Lincoln Public Library- Twelve Bridges Public Library:
Needs: shelving books & a home work coach for other students
Please fill out the form linked here:
Why is service Learning important?
Why is service Learning important?
What is Service Learning?
Volunteering your time and effort in the spirit of helping others benefits them as well as you! It is a time that you are guiding yourself through new & novel situations to learn and respond appropriately.
What does it do for you?
- It helps connect you to your community (understand your community)
- It benefits you when it comes time for a career (Gain experience)
- Let’s you see & explore different areas/environments before you decide
- Gives you time and experience in an area
- Helps when applying for jobs/college programs
- It raises your social awareness (empathy & compassion)
- Helps you to better understand people & their situations in your community.
- It connects you to new people and friendships
- Helps you meet others that may foster similar interests
- It improves your skills: Two types of skills are needed by employers and they are soft & hard skills. Depending on what you are volunteering to do, volunteering helps develop these skills, especially soft skills (they are your interpersonal abilities & personal attributes).
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Creativity
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Dependability
- Good listening
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Positivity
- Professionalism
- Responsibility
- Self-discipline
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Willingness to learn
- Work ethic
Service Learning will help you when it comes time to create a resume, apply for a job, apply to a college as well as when applying for scholarships. It shows the prospective employer or college representative that you are more than just a student, but one that is committed to people & the community outside of your own immediate home. It indicates that you are able to function in a greater societal situation than a structured school setting and that you are willing to put yourself outside of your comfort zone to gain this experience and learn and grow from it. Those are the types of people that employers, organizations, colleges want to include and continue to develop.