Middle School Information and Fair

Student Service Above Self Program

Community Service & Civic Engagement

Special Announcement

February 14, 2022

For multiple covid-related reasons, we are combining this year's Middle School Fair and High School Fair.

May, 9 11:00-1:15

Archie Griffin Ballroom - OSU Student Union

The pages on this site reflect our plans anticipating 2021-2022 to be relatively "normal."

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MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION 2021-2022

MIDDLE SCHOOL TIMELINE - SEE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION

September-November 2021	Student Service Above Self Program annual kick-off. Program Coordinator shares information with MS Principals to help "roll out" the Student Service Above Self Program for this yeaer.
October TBD, 2021	Project Launch Meeting All Columbus City middle schools are invited to send up to four students and two teachers/staff members. Students and staff participate in a structured project planning exercise led by an experienced strategic planner with a background in public education. Note: Although some students may have started discussing potential service activities prior to this meeting, this is not a requirement. The meeting is designed to model brainstorming about issues to address through community service projects and the planning required to be successful. Each school’s service project or projects emerge according to their own timetable and logistics. Schools receive tri-fold display boards and materials to prepare an exhibit of their projects at the Annual Middle School Service Above Self Fair.
November-January tbd, 2021/22	Submit Required Application 1 - THE PROJECT PLAN Typically one or two community service teams from each school may submit applications and participate in the MS Fair. One Project Plan required for each team.
December 2021-May 2022	Implementing Community Service Projects Ongoing coordination among students, teachers/project advisors, principals, Program Coordinator, and community resources as students work to achieve their projects’ goals. Capture key project events in photos and videos. Students wrap up their projects; finalize project display boards; and, prepare for project presentations at some form of recognition event.
March 15, 2022	Submit Required Application 2 - PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One Executive Summary for each project team.
March 25, 2022	Middle School Fair at The Ohio State University Fawcett Center Presenting Sponsor THE EDWARDS COMPANIES

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Participation Guidelines and Requirements for

Student Community Service/Civic Engagement Teams

Goals

Enhancing lives of the served and the servers.
Encourage students to apply values of service and civic engagement throughout their lives.
Stimulate and reinforce students' interest and participation in their academic work.

Projects

Projects May be conducted by student teams or an individual student.
Projects Must be conducted with the official oversight of one or more of the following: school administrator, teacher, school counselor, school club advisor.
The Number of projects from each school TBD by each school. Schools are encouraged to create and conduct as many community service projects as interest, time, and logistics permit.

Previous Community Service Projects

CLICK HERE to see the 2019 Middle School Fair Program with descriptions of the
2018-2019 community service/civic engagement projects.

CLICK HERE to see the 2018 Middle School Fair Program with the descriptions of
2017-2018 projects.

Note: 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 school closures resulted in the inability to complete projects those years.

REQUIRED STUDENT PROJECT PLAN – Application 1

DUE December, 2021 -- January 2022 TBD

Submission Process

Click here to access the Project Plan--Application 1 online.

Create an account. Fill out the application. If you're done, hit "submit" OR, you may hit "save and return" if you need to pause your work and come back to it later.
Complete a separate PROJECT PLAN for each community service project.
Note: immediately upon submitting the PROJECT PLAN the submitter and the SSASP Coordinator will receive emails with a copy of the completed PLAN. Please keep your email for future reference.
Print copies of the completed PROJECT PLAN and distribute it to student team members and others as you choose.
We encourage one or several students to complete the PROJECT PLAN with a review by the project advisor before submission. Use this submission as one of many ways to practice business-like thinking and writing skills.

Click here for PROJECT PLAN TIPS

REQUIRED STUDENT PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Application 2

March 25, 2022

Click here to access the PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Application 2 online.

Note: unavailable until fall 2021.

Create an account. Fill out the application. If you're done, hit "submit" OR, you may hit "save and return" if you need to pause your work and come back to it later.
Note: immediately upon submitting the EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, the submitter and the Project Coordinator will receive emails with a copy of the completed SUMMARY. Please keep your email for future reference
Complete a separate EXECUTIVE SUMMARY for each community service project.
Print copies of the completed EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and distribute it to student team members and others as you choose.
We encourage one or several students to complete the PROJECT PLAN with a review by the project advisor before submission. Use this submission as one of many ways to practice business-like thinking and writing skills.

15th Annual Middle School Fair

March 26, 2022

PRESENTING SPONSOR

THE EDWARDS COMPANIES

The Ohio State University Fawcett Center

Celebrating the 2021-2022 Middle School community service activities

at a special Columbus Rotary event.

CLICK HERE for the Middle School 2019 Fair Video

CLICK HERE for the Middle School 2019 Fair Program

CLICK HERE for the Middle School 2018 Fair Video

AGENDA

11:00 a.m. Preparation - Students arrive and set up their community service project boards.

11:10 a.m. Exhibition of Community Service Projects - Attendees view the project displays from each middle school and engage students in conversations about project goals, project activities, results, and personal learning through community-service involvement.

11:40 a.m. Recognition Luncheon - Community and CCS leaders commend the students’ efforts and results. Recognition of corporate and individual financial supporters.

12:00 p.m. Student Presentations and Certificates - Each student team makes a presentation from the podium about its community service project.

12:40 p.m. Surprise Group Activity

12:45 p.m. Student Presentations and Certificates - Completion of student community service teams' presentations.

1:25 p.m. Closing / Adjourn

Participation

Three students and one faculty advisors from each community service team and principals.
CCS Board of Education members and administrations
Representatives from community organizations that collaborated with one of more student community service teams.
Rotarians and various other community leaders.
Representatives from corporate financial supporters and individuals' financial supporters.

Purposes

Provide a showcase for community service projects conducted by student teams from all Columbus City Schools' (CCS) middle schools.
Honor all projects, and select three projects to participate in the 2021 High School Fair, May 3, 2021, Archie Griffin Ballroom in the OSU Student Union
Recognize CCS faculty members who served as community service project advisors.
Salute corporate and individual financial supporters and community organization partners.

Questions?

Rick Studer, Program Coordinator

rickstuder@columbusrotary.org

614-915-8149