Service Hours

It dawned on me this week that I am doing a project at school that can count as my service hours! This year, I was asked to take on the rather daunting task of creating our school's yearbook. Typically, this task has been assigned to the school's PTA. Last year, it was a disaster; students paid for books and did not receive one, money was lost, and a host of other issues. So my principal decided to take the yearbook away from PTA and, instead, make it a school-sponsored project. Because of my new role as the Technology Specials teacher, the administrative team decided I would be a good pick for the Yearbook Chair.

I have also decided (and gotten approval) to create a Technology/Yearbook Club at school to allow students the chance to create the yearbook. I will teach students to use the digital cameras and Flip cameras provided by the school to capture photographs for the yearbook. They will also take video of various events so we can produce a video yearbook to raise money for the technology fund.

So far, here is a log of the hours I have put into this project:

1 hour- Meeting with principal and school photographer to discuss expectations for the yearbook
2 hours- Creating proposal for Technology/Yearbook Club, creating application form and permission form (click here for link to my website with details on the club)
3 hours- Setting up, attending, and photographing the school's Fall Festival

Total hours so far: 6 hours