Final YAC March Meeting E-day, A-Block, Service-Learning Office

Participants: Rachael, Nicole, and Elizabeth.

This is one video option for chapel if Josh and Sarah do not have time to finish their video. YAC will rather have a home grown video. YAC students present at the meeting today would like to help making the video, but they need to have greater window of warning. The recommendation today is to look for a weekend in April to work on the video as a group.







A YAC Chair will facilitate: Braeden if available, follow Roberts Rules of Order

WELCOME-Snacks distributed
Report from the Cabinet:
Old Business
Reflection on Lunch Meetings
From Mr. Huestis Speech: The role of YAC will change next year. Promote group projects and become a connection between classroom teachers and community organizations. There will be no Fridays with service-learning. Mrs. Clay will be part of the team teaching study skills. There might not be a need for Home Groups. The rate of attendance has not been great in the last two years. YAC will be able to help with the internship program for sophomores.
From Mr. Pena's Speech: Student Council will approve all projects on campus. They will help large service initiatives like Water project this year. The senior group mentoring freshmen will continue next year. There might not be a need for site visits. The rate of attendance has been declining because of conflict with competitive sports, extra help before finals, and just simply socializing/and/or resting on dead weeks. YAC will be proactive at organizing large scale projects like MLK Day and facilitating the intenrship program for sophomores. YAC will have a new role: Facilitators to classroom social justice connections.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Weekly meetings will resume on A-Block,E-Days, at Service-Learning office. Snacks provided.
2. No more Home Group meetings the first E-Day of the month, but facilitators will meet with their groups after chapel to inform about May site visits.
3. May site visits will be opened to anyone who wishes to attend, first come, first served. We will have sign-up sheets the week before.


New Business
1. When should National Volunteer Week be celebrated at Casady and how?
When? National Volunteer Week conflicts with STUCO Crazy Fun Week/Water Week. It is also at the same time as Earth Day. Water Week T-shirt will be Earth Day t-shirt.
NEW Tentative Schedule for Chapel. The Japan Project students from UCO are willing to provide activities one day during A or B blocks that week.

April 26: YAC video at chapel: Interviews of teachers doing s-l: Mr. Bottomly, Mr. Bush, Miss Bornhoft, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sappington
April 28: Presidential Awards at Chapel....Maybe wear your meaningul t-shirt day...YAC interviews on Why was it a memorable service experience? We might ask mothers to consider providing celebratory ice cream for all divisions because everyone volunteers one way or another in Service as a path to peace.
April 30: Inspirational Speaker: Maybe the OCU Service-Learning Director...Maybe YAC celebration lunch...students and non-profit partners this year: Vineyard, Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club, Special Care, Oklahoma Humane Society, Respect Diversity Foundation, JASO, Go Club, the Turkish House, State Farm, Johnson Elementary, Oklahoma Green Schools Committee, Charity Water


2. What to do for Global Youth Service Day: Too many conflicts...WATER WEEK could be the CASADY GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY INITIATIVE. Nicole will take that idea to STUCO. Other opportunities to serve as a group: Volunteer at the Arts Festival. Children Activity Field needs 60 volunteers on Saturday and 60 volunteers on Sunday. Mrs. Clay is the day chair on Sunday. Art activities are very simple and directed to younger children. The Oklahoma Memorial Marathon is also that Sunday. Volunteers are needed in different venues and we will be working for PEACE around the world.

3. Project Ignition Update: Andrew

4. Challenge 20/20 Update: What is happening with MD?

5. Invitations:

1. Respect Diversity Foundation Annual Exhibit: Sasha and Mrs. Clay will be docents this Friday at the Roots of Service Quilt part of the exhibit. Science Museum Oklahoma (formerly Omniplex), 2100 N.E. 52nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK, Volunteer docents needed on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, Program: 5:00 p.m. in the Eleanor Maurer Theatre. They will also love to have performers for the program-String Quartet, Exhibit will follow


2. National Youth Leadership Training, July 18-24th, 2010 in Mound, Minnesota. Students must find a sponsor. Mrs. Clay will be in Peru. We are excited to be able to offer an expanded year-long program, the National Service-Learning Leadership Program, of which NYLT is a core component and initial gathering place for the year. This Program is designed to foster leadership skills among young people who return to their home communities to address issues underlying the achievement gap through service-learning projects. Youth entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010 attend the training in teams of 2-3 from a common school or community-based organization. An adult mentor joins the team of youth for the final days of the training and supports them on their projects throughout the year. Please follow this link; www.nylc.org/nylt for more information, a program brochure, and a pre-application. Spaces are limited! Pre-applications are due April 23rd. Please let me know if you have any questions about this opportunity.
Sarah Ullmer, Youth Initiatives Manager, National Youth Leadership Council, Celebrating 25 Years of Service-Learning, PH (651) 999-7361, FX (651) 631-2955
www.nylc.org, "Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it." Brian Tracy

3. Six Billion Paths to Peace: Service as a Path to Peace Retreat in San Francisco, August 13-16. Casady has reserved 3-4 spots for students and one for a teacher from each division. Teachers interested are: UD: Mrs. Clay and Mrs. Johnson; MD: Mrs. Crossno and maybe Mr. Childs, LD: Mrs. France. Other teachers who are interested are Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Lopez. From the Primary Division maybe Mrs. Chaudry a teacher who has been working with Pennies for Peace and peace education. Participants must cover transportation to and from San Francisco,the registration fee to the Retreat and hotel accomodations before and after the retreat. Stay at Marconi Center, Retreat location and meals are covered by the registration fee, which in the past has been $30 for students and $100 for adults.