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CHS Has an Effective, Visionary SIA Leadership

Team2 Senior Leaders

Run meetings, lead the team, write daily announcements, organize and present at the JA recognition ceremonies

4 Junior Leaders Write up press releases, help plan meeting agendas, write biographies for JA recipients

15 Freshman/Sophomore Leadership Team Members

Help with publicity, sell jean day passes for fundraising, contribute ideas, make posters

CHS Has an Effective, Visionary SIA Leadership

Team•Challenges We Had to Overcome: -Junior leaders left CHS Homeroom representatives assistance and larger JA Leadership Team•Full attendance at leadership training every year•SIA team is viewed around campus as leaders -Leaders are asked by students for information about service opportunities

CHS Has an Effective, Visionary SIA Leadership

Team•Best Practices: -Consistent weekly meetings -Student run meetings -Collaborative decision making -Clear succession plan: 2 Senior Leaders, 2 Junior Leaders, Freshman/Sophomore Team - Tracking System serves as JA SIA model - 91% of seniors are involved in community service at CHS and that is PURELY VOLUNTARY

CHS Actively Engages Our School Community

•Moderator/Principal very involved-Our SIA team inspired entire school effort for Get On the Bus Fundraiser

•JA Wall

•Media-Website, announcements, assemblies, Carondeletter, faculty meetings, 4th period reps, CHS JA Program Facebook group

•Clubs involved in service

•Jefferson Jefferson AwardsAwards

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•Get on the Get on the Bus Bus

Bake SaleBake Sale

•Club FairClub Fair

CHS Expands Our Volunteer Capacity

•School-wide award assemblies/ceremonies

-4 JA recipients/grade•2 awarded for Special Projects•2 awarded for Continuous Service

-Parents, all students and all faculty present

•Our “Help Desk for Help” is our Community Service Room-we have over 10 service opportunities posted.•Get on the Bus utilized Project Rocket•Currently tracking hours

Recipient Lauren Bonney volunteering at a Tanzanian school

Our Our CeremoniesCeremonies

Our Community Service Office

Clipboards to sign up for service projects

CHS Successfully Fundraises

•Get on the Bus year-long fundraiser-Salad days- Bake sale-Jeans day passes-Sweats days passes -Complete student body involvement- Money raised (over $5,000)

•Haiti relief -Soles for Souls-Money raised (Over $1,700)

CHS Tells Compelling Stories in the Community

•CBS 5 Website•Jefferson Awards Website & SIA site•Facebook•CHS Alumni Magazine•School E-Newsletter•Press releases to: -Catholic Voice Newspaper -Contra Costa Times -Concord Transcript

CHS Grows and Expands Students in

Action Program•Arroyo High School- Successfully recruited, welcomed, and openly shared our best practices with this new SIA school. •Acalanes High School- Are in process of actively recruiting.•We willingly share our best practices at Jefferson Awards trainings and with other SIA schools. -Our tracking system serves as model for JA SIA program•We collaborate with our neighbor school: De La Salle High School -Baking Cookies -Sharing ideas -Camp Krem -Caritas Creek Camp

CHS Continues to Innovate and Improve Our Own SIA Program•Expanded our team to include students

from all grades•Established, implemented and exceeded fundraising goal of $5,000!•Met early to establish clear goals to: -Recruit additional high schools -Get more media attention•Hold parent meetings, prior to awards ceremonies, to explain purpose of, and to promote JA-SIA!

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE MADE THE JA SIA PROGRAM POSSIBLE!