Community Service Day with Red Heart around words

Civic engagement is one of Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson’s visions for a successful high school graduate.  In a brainstorming session earlier this year, staff members of USD 243 Lebo-Waverly came up with the idea of a “Community Service Day” for students.  A Community Service Day is one example of striving toward the “Kansans Can” vision of KSDE as well as aiding the local communities of Lebo and Waverly.  In addition, students would be exposed to “giving back” to their communities and the fulfillment of community service.

Each school student committee then went to their respective city council and asked for input.  Projects were discussed and decided upon by student volunteers and a list was compiled by the student committees and then was approved by the administration. Checklists for each location and student/staff service location assignments were made by the administration.

On Wednesday, May 9, students from Lebo and Waverly took part in the Community Service Day.

Lebo

Waverly

City Park-South End (SB Field, PG, Courts)

Fire Station

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

Wash Truck

Sweep Pavilion

Sweep Bay

Sweep Basketball and Tennis Courts

Paint Yellow Poles

Pick up sticks/trash

Clean up landscaping

Clean bleachers

Leaves away from building

Sweep dugouts

South Park

Clean Playground Equipment

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

FB Field

Sweep Pavilion

Clean FB Shed

Pick up sticks/trash

Pick up sticks/trash

Paint stage

Clean bleachers

City Park-North End (BB Field-Concession Stand)

Community Building

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

Landscaping

Sweep area around Concession stand

Pickup trash

Pick up sticks/trash

Wipe down tables and chairs - leave out to let dry

Clean bleachers

School / Library

Sweep dugouts

Pick up sticks/trash

Elementary Playground

North Park

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

Clean Playground Equipment

Sweep Pavilion

Kid Pond Park (Ye Olde City Park)

Pick up sticks/trash

Clean tops/bench of picnic tables

Clean bleachers

Sweep Pavilion

Sweep dugouts

Pick up sticks/trash

Landscaping around pool

Clean Playground Equipment

Help Todd Set Up for Graduation

Spatz Park

Clean tops / bench of picnic tables

Sweep Pavilion

Pick up sticks/trash

Clean Playground Equipment

Painting Walk of Knowledge

Helping Ronnie