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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of kids do service, but don't bother turning in the SSL forms once they've hit the minimum. [/quote]

:( They do not realize that this is a record of activities that gives them the opportunity to showcase their accomplishments in a college application or even an internship/apprenticeship opportunity.  Not everyone has to be a top athlete, spelling bee champion or a musician. You can show your interest in any field by doing service and outreach.

In the end, it is difficult to help kids who do not want to help themselves. [/quote]

That's BS.  Just because you don't record your service hours above the min doesn't mean that they won't count on a college app where you list your activities.[/quote]
Don't you agree that it is better to have official, written proof of the volunteer hours just in case? Anyone could say on their college applications "yeah, I have 500 hours of community service at x, y and z" but have no proof. Wouldn't it be better to say on your application "yeah, I have 500 hours of community service at x, y and z. I also earned the Superintendent's Award, special tassle and I earned the Silver Trefoil award from Girl Scouts (a volunteering award)"[/quote]

NP here.  I see your point, but I still come down on the side that the tassel and MCPS recognition of the hours doesn't mean much.  It's fairly easy to rack up a lot of hours, for example my kid got about 105 hours for being a camp counselor for 3 weeks.  That's almost halfway to the goal, and I don't think what she did was particularly meaningful, and certainly did not show dedication to a goal.  So for some kids, a lot of service hours is in fact meaningful, but the way to tell that is from what their recommendations say and their essays explaining their actual work.  If I were evaluating applicants for something, the recorded SSL hours would have minimal impact.  [/quote]

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