EHS Seniors (Class of 2013)
The portfolio representing your work and progress over your 4 years at EHS is a Graduation Requirement. Your portfolio must be put into a notebook. Below is a current checklist of the items that must be included.
Portfolio Requirements - Checklist for Class of 2013
Students in the Class of 2013 need a total of 30 Community Service hours documented, signed and placed in their Portfolio. Please use the form below and return it to your advisor for approval.
Community Service Opportunities:
Flo’s Friendship Kitchen - Almost every Friday from 3:30-5:30 they have spaces for 2 volunteers to earn community service. Mrs. McGinn will be scheduling with them directly. Students in need of hours please see Mrs. McGinn to volunteer for this opportunity.
Tutoring at EHS - Are you interested in being a tutor for your fellow students? You can decide what subjects you are comfortable tutoring, and what blocks you would like to be available. Time spent tutoring counts toward Community Service. See Mrs. V in Guidance to sign up.
Babysitters for PTO Parents at Windermere - The Windermere PTO needs volunteer babysitters to watch children while parents attend PTO meetings. Hours will be from 6pm-8pm once every other month. The next PTO meeting is on November 20th. Please contact Mrs. McGinn if you are interested.
Volunteer Yardwork for the Elderly - for students who enjoy outside activities, elderly individuals around the town of Ellington need help clearing their lawns of leaves. Mrs. McGinn has addresses of people in need. Please see her ASAP for forms and locations if you are interested. You can do this community service in pairs or in larger groups.
Community Service Form
EHS Portfolio Development
Beginning with the class of 2013 a student portfolio is a graduation requirement. Advisers will play a critical role in assisting students in successfully meeting this graduation requirement.
For seniors graduating in June, the completed for portfolios will be due by March; for seniors graduating in January of their senior year the completed portfolios will be due by the end of January. Advisers and students will collaboratively verify each portfolio by using the checklist located at the end of this document. Starting with the class of 2013 all students must meet the check list criteria to meet our portfolio graduation requirement.
Student portfolios provide the student an opportunity to:
- Establish academic goals
- Develop an organized collection of student work and self reflection to help paint a portrait of the whole child.
- Demonstrate capabilities and concerns, as well as knowledge and skills
- Be engaged in self learning and assessment of student growth over time
- Demonstrate student knowledge and application
- Demonstrate proficiency in achieving our 21st Century Learning Expectations
- Document community service
