West Shore Junior Senior High School

Jefferson Awards “Students in Action”

March 25, 2010

Goal 1: Engaged School Community

Principal frequently visits classrooms and congratulates winners

Supportive faculty member Mrs. McMillan

Build awareness through school media broadcasting (announcements, paper, yearbook)

Computer entry of volunteer hours (through the guidance office)

Goal 2: Effective Leadership Team

Our leadership team hopes the rest of the students will follow the example set forth by the Jefferson Awards winners

1 Senior (Drew Gregory), 2 Juniors (Courtney Burns, Melody Karycki), 1 Sophomore (Nikki Gregory), 2 Freshmen (Jackie Martin, Brittany Cho)

Our team depth is impressive, and the underclassmen will take over next year

Our team did attend the Fall Leadership Conference

Goal 3: Help Desk for Help: Expand Volunteer Capacity

Announcements, Newspaper, Yearbook, Posters, Principal’s announcements

Winners according to month:October: Mark Mazzeo (12th)November: Jennifer Stone (8th)December: Monte Karas (8th)January: Michael Garrison (8th)February: Gardel Arias (12th)

Created a help desk in Guidance

Link on school’s website

Advertised through the homerooms

Our Winners

Mark Mazzeo 12th (Oct.)

Special Olympics

Monti Karas

8th (Dec.)

Cancer Research

Jennifer Stone

8th (Nov.)

K-9 Companions

Our Winners

Michaele Garrison

8th (Jan.)

Austistic Children

Gardel Arias

12th (Feb.)

Teen Court

Goal 4: Expands Financial Capacity for Volunteers

Created a scholarship for a deserving senior based on community service

Total Value of the Scholarship is $500

Funded by staff donations as well as local business’ and student government

Monthly winners will also receive $10 gift cards

Goal 5: Tell Stories in the Community Featured presentations on our schools broadcast channel through TV productions

We sent articles to Eric Garwood of the Florida Today and The Roar, West Shore’s newspaper

Hope to expand communication with School Board authorities to include Pam Escolbar and Christine Davis

Volunteers win certificate and pin, and were recognized by letter, poster and television announcement

Goal 6: Growth and Expansion of SIA

Repeat our efforts to reach out to other High Schools (MCC, Melbourne)

Efforts to recruit new schools to the Jefferson Awards program are a work in progress

Continue to expand our school recruitment efforts into next year

Goal 7: Innovates

Dramatically increased the number of votes by instituting a nomination process through the homerooms

Popularity greatly increased through television announcements

Through positive role models (teachers and student success) we were able to increase motivation for nominating deserving students