Curie High Curie High School School

Students In Students In Action 2010Action 2010

Where We Have Been & Where We Have Been & Where We Are Heading Where We Are Heading

""Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I will learn.” remember. Involve me and I will learn.”

BenjaminBenjamin Franklin Franklin

MAKING CHANGES ONE PROJECT AT A TIME!MAKING CHANGES ONE PROJECT AT A TIME!

25,000 HOURS OF SERVICE & COUNTING

Engaged School CommunityEngaged School Community

SPREADING THE WORD SPREADING THE WORD

Radium News Radium News TelecastTelecast

SIA Bulletin Board SIA Bulletin Board Jefferson Award Jefferson Award

Table Table Student Student

nominationsnominations Teacher Teacher

nominations nominations

OUR SYSTEM OUR SYSTEM Individual Service Individual Service

ProjectsProjects Classroom ProjectsClassroom Projects ClubsClubs Student Student

Development Days Development Days

CURIE STUDENTS IN ACTION TO CHANGE LIVES!

Service Learning Mission Service Learning Mission

Curie High School works to engage Curie High School works to engage students and staff in an active students and staff in an active exploration of critical social issues exploration of critical social issues facing our local and global facing our local and global community. Students are empowered community. Students are empowered to develop social and civic awareness to develop social and civic awareness needed to address issues as active needed to address issues as active participants and leaders in a participants and leaders in a community context. community context.

EffectiveEffective Leadership TeamLeadership Team

Axel Serrano – Senior Axel Serrano – Senior Jessica Sanchez – SeniorJessica Sanchez – Senior Alberto Aguilera – SeniorAlberto Aguilera – Senior Yolanda Garcia – SeniorYolanda Garcia – Senior David Blaxton – SeniorDavid Blaxton – Senior Jade Landon – Senior Jade Landon – Senior Emily Nava – Junior Emily Nava – Junior Jordan Abdullah – Jordan Abdullah –

Sophomore Sophomore Jade Giordani – Freshman Jade Giordani – Freshman

Team Building AtTeam Building AtFall Leadership ConferenceFall Leadership Conference

ExpandingExpanding Volunteer Volunteer CapacityCapacity

Service Learning Expo - September 30Service Learning Expo - September 30thth, , 20092009

Club Fair- Clubs within the school Club Fair- Clubs within the school encouraged students to become involved in encouraged students to become involved in extra-curricular activities.extra-curricular activities.

Non-profit community organizations Non-profit community organizations informed students of different activities to informed students of different activities to get involved in their community.get involved in their community.

FundraisersFundraisers

The Peace Club The Peace Club Students raised $1500 Students raised $1500 for Haiti.for Haiti.

Forefront students Forefront students raised $300 for Kiva.raised $300 for Kiva.

The BuildOn students The BuildOn students raised $3,000 to help raised $3,000 to help build schools in Africa.build schools in Africa.

FundraisersFundraisers

PENNIES FOR PENNIES FOR PATIENTSPATIENTS

SCHEDULED : APRIL 19SCHEDULED : APRIL 19THTH – MAY – MAY 77THTH

Jefferson Awards Jefferson Awards students will promote students will promote

awareness in divisions! awareness in divisions!

The division that raises The division that raises the most money will the most money will

receive a pizza party. receive a pizza party.

Goal: $1500.00 Goal: $1500.00

Community Stories Community Stories

Climate Cycle – Curie had the largest team, Climate Cycle – Curie had the largest team, raised the most money ($8,000) & received raised the most money ($8,000) & received solar panels. solar panels.

PAWS – Curie recognized Winter/Spring 2010 PAWS – Curie recognized Winter/Spring 2010 MagazineMagazine

Senior Citizen Prom – Intergenerational Senior Citizen Prom – Intergenerational Outreach Outreach

Climate Cycle Climate Cycle

Senior Citizen Prom Senior Citizen Prom

Prom Queen & Prom KingProm Queen & Prom King

buildOn buildOn

Growth & Expansion SIAGrowth & Expansion SIA

Increased service learning through new clubs:Increased service learning through new clubs: Peace ClubPeace Club Green Action AllianceGreen Action Alliance Marie’s Community GardenMarie’s Community Garden

Senior Day of Service:Senior Day of Service: October 2009October 2009- MAC Food Warehouse, PAWS - MAC Food Warehouse, PAWS

Chicago, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Chicago, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Peace Club Peace Club

First Annual Peace Conference 2010

Senior Day of Service Senior Day of Service

MAC FOOD WAREHOUSE

InnovatesInnovates

School Wide UMOJA Student Development/ Service School Wide UMOJA Student Development/ Service Learning Days:Learning Days:

Sept. 30Sept. 30thth- Service Learning Kick-Off- Service Learning Kick-OffNov. 25Nov. 25thth- Urban Issues- Urban IssuesDec. 18Dec. 18thth- Human Rights- Human RightsMar. 17Mar. 17thth- Leadership and Activism- Leadership and ActivismApr. 21Apr. 21stst- Environmental Awareness- Environmental AwarenessMay 19May 19thth- Celebration/ Recognition – 10 students - Celebration/ Recognition – 10 students

will be awarded for outstanding leadership! will be awarded for outstanding leadership!

CURIE’SCURIE’SSTUDENTS IN ACTION STUDENTS IN ACTION

Striving to make Striving to make Service Contagious! Service Contagious!