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Keystone Student Keystone Student AssociationAssociation

February 2010 February 2010

Please be sure that you have Please be sure that you have your speakers turned on! your speakers turned on!

AgendaAgenda Cards for Service Members Update! Cards for Service Members Update! How Community Service Helps YOU: How Community Service Helps YOU:

College and Career Planning College and Career Planning Special Guest: Mr. Trotter (Keystone Guidance Counselor) Special Guest: Mr. Trotter (Keystone Guidance Counselor)

Student LeadersStudent Leaders Community Service Pictionary!Community Service Pictionary! Brainstorm- More student involvement? Brainstorm- More student involvement? Reminders Reminders

Letter Writing Campaign Letter Writing Campaign

Letters to the solider campaign is Letters to the solider campaign is having a slow start – only 10 letters having a slow start – only 10 letters

have been received so far! have been received so far!

Due date for all letters is March 1Due date for all letters is March 1stst. .

Does anyone have any questions? Does anyone have any questions?

Choosing High School Choosing High School Activities and how it can Activities and how it can

help your future! help your future!

Mr. Jeremy TrotterMr. Jeremy Trotter

Keystone Guidance CounselorKeystone Guidance Counselor

Choosing High School Choosing High School ActivitiesActivities

Extracurricular interests and talents are Extracurricular interests and talents are an important factor in the final an important factor in the final admission decisionadmission decision

Colleges don’t care what activity you Colleges don’t care what activity you choose.choose.

Looking for a well-rounded college classLooking for a well-rounded college class Dancer, musician, athlete, newspaper Dancer, musician, athlete, newspaper

writer,artisit, community activist, etc.writer,artisit, community activist, etc.

Develop Extracurricular Develop Extracurricular InterestInterest

Extracurricular interests enable you to Extracurricular interests enable you to discover your talents and skills. discover your talents and skills.

Extracurricular interests build confidence, Extracurricular interests build confidence, create an identity, and encourage you to create an identity, and encourage you to see the relationship between the classroom see the relationship between the classroom and the world around you. and the world around you.

Developing extracurricular interests will Developing extracurricular interests will compliment and strengthen academic work. compliment and strengthen academic work.

Depth vs. BreadthDepth vs. Breadth

It’s not about the number of activitiesIt’s not about the number of activities Colleges want to see your passion, Colleges want to see your passion,

long-term commitment, significant long-term commitment, significant contributor.contributor.

Show responsibility and leadership Show responsibility and leadership roles in your area of interest.roles in your area of interest.

Number of activities should go down as Number of activities should go down as you progress through school.you progress through school.

BalanceBalance

Extracurricular activities should Extracurricular activities should never get in the way of academics.never get in the way of academics.

Grades and course work come first.Grades and course work come first. Work on time management skillsWork on time management skills

Next StepsNext Steps

Keep a log of activitiesKeep a log of activities hours, supervisors, projects, publications hours, supervisors, projects, publications

Develop a resumeDevelop a resume Collect letters of recommendationsCollect letters of recommendations

Common ApplicationCommon Application

Common ApplicationCommon Application

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Discussion Board Monitor-Discussion Board Monitor-Hemi Mahadevan Hemi Mahadevan

Meeting Assistant- Meeting Assistant- Tia GallinaroTia Gallinaro

New Member Coordinator- New Member Coordinator- Haley BurgessHaley Burgess

Thanks to everyone who ran for these positions. We had some AWESOME Thanks to everyone who ran for these positions. We had some AWESOME applicants! applicants!

Community Service Community Service Pictionary!Pictionary!

RulesRules1. Half of group will be team X. Other half

will be team √.2. One person from each team will draw image.

(Image will be sent from moderator via private chat message.)

3. Members of team will have 1:30 to guess what image is.

4. Images cannot include words or numbers!

Testing, testing, 123!Testing, testing, 123!Before we start the game, let’s check to be sure everyone can find and use the

drawing tools. Try to write your name with the pen or highlighter tool in the space below!

Score Score

Team XTeam X Team Team √√

Student Involvement Student Involvement

We have had a difficult time getting We have had a difficult time getting students to be actively involved, so students to be actively involved, so

what can we do? what can we do?

Your suggestions can help us make Your suggestions can help us make KSA a stronger organization! KSA a stronger organization!

Reminders Reminders Next month’s topic is:Next month’s topic is:

Community Service: Out of the Box!Community Service: Out of the Box! Next meeting will be March 3Next meeting will be March 3rdrd at at

4:00 4:00 ESTEST Email Email KSA@keystonehighschool.comKSA@keystonehighschool.com

Project questionsProject questions When you are ready to PRESENT! When you are ready to PRESENT! Need informationNeed information