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1 Senior Kindness Project

2 Graduation Requirements
22.5 Credits required for a Standard Diploma 24 Credits required for Advanced Diploma (4 Credits of Math, 3 Credit of Science, AND GPA) Honors Diploma 24 Credits required for (8 Credits of Honors Courses, no Failures, AND 3.4 GPA) Millennium Scholarship Requirements: 3.25 GPA (4 English, 4 Math – Algebra II, 3 Natural Science, and 3 Social Science and History Credits)

3 Volunteer Work Nevada Volunteers
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4 Top 10 reasons to become a Volunteer
#10: It's good for you. Reduces stress: Experts report that when you focus on someone other than yourself, it interrupts usual tension-producing patterns. Makes you healthier: Moods and emotions, like optimism, joy, and control over one's fate, strengthen the immune system. #9: It saves resources. Volunteering provides valuable community services so more money can be spent on local improvements. The estimated value of a volunteer's time is $15.39 per hour. #8: Volunteers gain professional experience. #7: It brings people together. Uniting people from diverse backgrounds to work toward a common goal and building camaraderie and teamwork #6: It promotes personal growth and self esteem. Understanding community needs helps foster empathy and self-efficacy. #5: Volunteering strengthens your community. Support families (daycare and eldercare), Improve schools (tutoring, literacy), Support youth (mentoring and after-school programs) #4: You learn a lot. Self: Volunteers discover hidden talents that may change your view on your self worth. Government: Through working with local non-profit agencies, volunteers learn about the functions and operation of our government. Community: Volunteers gain knowledge of local resources available to solve community needs. #3: You get a chance to give back. #2: Volunteering encourages civic responsibility. #1: You make a difference.

5 Other benefits Make important networking contacts
Learn or develop skills Teach your skills to others Enhance your résumé Gain work experience Build self-esteem and self-confidence Improve your health Meet new people Feel needed and valued Express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community Make a difference in someone’s life Improves the likelihood that children will volunteer as an adult

6 Kindness Project Requirements
20 hours of community service per semester, for a total of 40 hours for the year. Kindness Project Form signed by a supervisor with hours served. (Cannot be signed by your parents or boss) A one page reflection paper (typed) on what you learned or took away from your project experience. Enjoy the practice of civic virtue and being a valuable, contributing member of your community!


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