Community Service Explaination

Civic Participation Youth Service Activity

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Youth Service or Civic Participation is one required component of all ninth grade students in US Civics classes. We hope to show students the importance of giving back to their community or getting involved at an early age in the political process that makes the US the oldest democratic nation in the world.

A democracy only functions when we have well-educated and service-minded citizens. Student are required to provide 5 HOURS of this service to meet the district’s requirement. These 5 HOURS may come from any of the categories listed below:

1. Acquire and process information about government structure and decision making, citizen groups, and/or issues of concern to the community.
2. Influence Public Policy
3. Contribute to Society

FOR IDEAS, EVENTS, and UPDATED POSTINGS, check out the school’s T.V. announcements, website (www.anoka.k12.mn.us/ahsyouthservice) and classroom walls.

What is NOT Civic Participation?

There are many other ideas out there that I have not listed on this sheet so if you have any questions about your activity and if it will count for this project please verify it with me before you complete it.