Bathroom Signs: Reflection

Helper: Arun S.

I think this project went very well. Everything was done on time. Because we started posting some signs early, I got to see how long they would last. By the next day, all but two of the signs posted in the one bathroom we finished were gone. I found one of them in the trash. This was expected; I've noticed that signs in the bathroom don't normally last very long. Nevertheless, I'm glad the sign reminding people to wash their hands was still up.
The posters were in black and white, and perhaps they would have been more effective if they were in color. If I were to do this project again, I would probably use Ms. Flynn's color printer.
Arun was very helpful in this project. He helped me come up with ideas for the signs and posting them on the walls was a two-person job, so I wouldn't have been able to complete it without his help.

Bathroom Signs: Milestones 1 & 2

Monday, June 13

Arun agreed to help me with my project. Tomorrow we will begin making the signs.

Thursday, June 16

Today we finished posting the signs in each bathroom. Everything was completed on time. We even finished making the signs on Tuesday and started posting them.

Sweeping: Reflection

Helpers:

Arun S.

Andrew J.

This project turned out to be more time-consuming than expected because of the wider section of the walkway.

Arun gets ready to sweep a large section of concrete

Besides taking a long time, the project went smoothly and we got it done.

The walkway looked a lot cleaner after we finished sweeping. The project was a success and there were no major problems.

Sweeping: Milestone 3

Thursday, June 16





Sweeping turned out to be more difficult than expected. There was one area of the walkway that was much wider, and took the full two lunch periods to finish. Jon was absent for both of the days so it was just Arun helping on Wednesday and Thursday and Andrew helping on Thursday during clubs.

Sweeping: Milestone 2

Tuesday, June 14

Today I worked on getting brooms for Wednesday. I asked Ms. Hiranaka about it and she gave me the custodian's email so I could ask him to bring 3 brooms to Ms. Fitz's room. I haven't heard back from him though. If he doesn't reply by tomorrow, I will go to the office again and ask.

Sweeping: Milestone 1

Monday, June 13

Arun, Jon P., and Andrew J. said they would be willing to help me with my project.
I'm on track to continue with my project. Tomorrow (Tuesday, June 14) I will find out where I can get brooms.

Jon P.'s Project Milestone Dates and Reflection

June 8: Begin making signs

June 13: Begin hanging up signs

June 14: Finish hanging up signs

I would consider this project to be a success. It was a simple project that had a big impact. I think it will make seniors feel important and get them excited about graduation.

It went very smoothly and we made good use of the class time so we were able to get them all posted on time.

My Second Project

My second project is to put signs in the bathrooms to remind people to keep it clean. Cleanliness in the bathroom is a big problem at this school. Hopefully, reminders can get people to think about the other people who use it and keep it clean for them.

Milestones:

· Saturday, June 11: Propose project

· Monday, June 13: Find people to help and begin making signs if there’s time.

· Thursday: June 16: Post the signs

Tuesday and Wednesday will be used to make the signs. They will be made on the computer or by hand, depending on how helpers want to do it. Ms. Fitz has more than enough materials for making them.

First Project Outline

Project: Sweeeping

Starting on: Thursday, June 9

Finish by: Wednesday, June 15

This is a small project to sweep the gravel in the area just outside of the classrooms on the south side of the school. It will take place during lunch on June 15. If you still need to help with a project, please leave a comment and let me know.

Milestone dates:

• Saturday, June 11: Propose project


• Monday, June 13: Find out how many people, if any, will help with the project. I will announce to the class that they still have an opportunity to help with a project if they haven't already helped with two.


• Tuesday, June 14: Find out where to get brooms (ask school staff).


• Wednesday, June 15: Sweep during lunch.

Mentor: Ms. Fitz

Obstacle I will face may include difficulty getting access to brooms. If I am unable to get them from the custodian, I could bring my own brooms and, if needed, ask helpers to bring their brooms. Anyone who helps with the project will simply be sweeping. The more people help, the faster it will go. I think it will be possible to finish during lunch even if no one helps. I will have a maximum of two helpers for this project.

Help Project Outline and Updates

On Wednesday (June 8) I began to help Jon P. with his project. His project was to make good-bye signs for the seniors. Gavin and Molly also helped paint the signs. We will make at least four signs.

Senior Awards Ceremony

Last Sunday (June 5), I went to the Senior Awards Ceremony an hour early to help set up. I brought the drinks and cups into the building and upstairs, but other than that, they were already ready for people to show up. There wasn't as much work to do as I expected but I'm glad I was able to help and do the heavy lifting so the teachers didn't have to.

First Project Outline

Project: Sweeeping

Starting on: Thursday, June 9

Finish by: Wednesday, June 15

This is a small project to sweep the gravel in the area just outside of the classrooms on the south side of the school. If you still need to help with a project, please leave a comment and let me know.

Milestone dates:

• Saturday, June 11: Propose project
• Monday, June 13: Find out how many people, if any, will help with the project
• Tuesday, June 14: Find out where to get brooms
• Wednesday, June 15: Sweep and blog

Mentor: Ms. Fitz

Scrub Our School - Milestone Dates

January 9 -- January 13: Find people who are willing to clean some classrooms

January 10: Visit other classes looking for people to sign up for our project

January 11: Make forms for community service hours

January 12: Find teachers who need their rooms cleaned

January 13: Clean the classrooms

Post-Project Reflection #1

Project Pansy



Co-leader: Anna S.



We were never able to get our flowers. We sent an email and a letter to Ferny's, but they haven't responded, so we couldn't get a donation.

Everything was going well until we mailed the nursery asking for a donation. We had visited the nursery and decided which plants we were going to use. When we went to the nursery we learned that we needed an email from Mrs. Fitz in order to get a donation. After about a week passed with no reply, we took a printed copy of the email to the nursery. It's been months now and we probably can't expect a response now. We had no control over whether Ferny's replied or not. We could have gone to the nursery to ask them where they were in the process of donating to us or we could have found a different way to get the flowers. In the end, we decided to start a new project and hope that they would contact us while we were working on it.

Next time it may be a good idea to choose a project that doesn't depend so much on someone else. We didn't even find out whether the nursery was willing to donate or not.
Our next project is to organize a classroom clean-up project. We will find teachers who need help in their classrooms after school and then find people who will do it.

Post-Project Reflection #2

Scrub Our School



Co-leaders: Anna S., Griselda C.


The project didn't go as smoothly as I envisioned, but we got everything done. I needed to run around a lot, tracking down people and giving them forms for community service hours. Not everyone showed up to help but there were some unexpected helpers for the project.
In the end, we did what we planned to do and everyone filled out their forms. The teachers appreciated the help from the students. Ms. Juarez got her computers dusted, Mr. S. got his room rearranged, and Mr. Ward, Ms. Wilson, and Ms. Durrant got their desks and boards cleaned. The only problem was that I felt like I wasn't prepared enough. The day of the project was hectic and I was worried that we wouldn't accomplish our goal. I will make a note to be more prepared from now on with both the Leadership class and any other projects I do in the future.
Anna, Griselda and I all did our own jobs in the project. We wouldn't have been able to do it if one of us weren't helping. Anna found teachers who needed their rooms cleaned, Griselda helped clean Ms. Durrant's room when we didn't have any helpers to do it, and I took responsibility for the community service forms.

S.O.S. (Scrub Our School) - Project Proposal

Executive Summary:

Our school is in need of cleaning. Even though there are easily accessible garbage and recycle cans all around the school, people are still littering. Also, since teachers have multiple classes the desks are shared by up to six people. After a week, those desks will get really dirty. We have decided to gather some people to sign up to stay after school and help to clean up the classrooms, hallways, courtyards, and any other areas that need cleaning.

Need

With enough people signed up, we could complete our project in around an hour. We will plan the event for Thursday, January 13. We would need cleaning supplies, such as 409 cleaner, paper towels and trash bags. This project could really benefit our school, the kids who attend it and the staff who work here. Parts of the school that are more commonly touched will be clean, reducing the chances of people getting sick.

Objective:

What we plan to do is clean desks, remove litter from all around the campus and take out teachers' garbage and recycle cans. A list of teachers will be available at a later date. This project will be planned on Thursday, the 13^th of January and is open to any volunteers who want to sign up. We plan for this to go on just an hour after school.

Method:

We have made a sign-up sheet for volunteers. We will be able to complete the project in our planned amount of time if we get enough help. We will be saving teachers time and energy by doing this project. Also, we would be helping students. A cleaner school means less germs and sicknesses, so we can reduce everyone's chances of getting sick. The only problem we could have is not enough people signing up. Then the project may take longer than preferred.

Evaluation:

Our successful project will result in a clean school and happy teachers. After the project is over, we will ask for feedback from all of the teachers we helped. We can use that information to make improvements for next time.

Qualifications:

We will be working in the classroom of the teacher that wants their room to be cleaned. Cleaning supplies--including garbage bags--will be supplied. Anyone is welcomed and encouraged to help out with this projected.

Timetable:

We are preparing for a single day, cleaning the school for about an hour. Cleaning, taking out trash and any requests the teacher may ask the volunteer to do for them will be the only things that will be done. We hope to have people sign up for this project until next Wednesday (January 12). The actual project will take place on January 13.

Budget:

Our only needed materials are cleaning agents, paper towels and garbage bags. Volunteers only need to give up their time.

Conclusion:

We believe this project to be worthwhile because we are benefiting both the staff and the students. If the surfaces that people touch on a daily basis are clean, the chances of people getting sick will be reduced. Again, anyone and everyone is welcomed and encouraged to sign up.