Invite career and college counselors, local business people, trade professionals, and artisans to talk to students about career choices, educational needs and training requirements. Value of Volunteering Students can track volunteer time and report it to the school administration to show the variety and value of PTSA and PTA volunteer work. Present an over-sized check to the school at the end of the year to represent the value of the hours students gave to their school and community. Students could organize a viewing of the wall or a special assembly where local veterans are invited to speak and share their service experiences. Classroom teachers can nominate students weekly or monthly who will then be honored in the school newspaper or over the school s public address system.
Awards can include a certificate or a coupon to the school store for school supplies.
Set up stations in the school gymnasium or cafeteria at which all the student organizations in the school are represented. Send special invitations to all incoming students to visit each station to learn about the sports and fine arts programs, and all the other extracurricular clubs at the school. Interested students can sign up to receive more information on sports clinics, tryouts, and club meetings in the coming year. Sober 16 Remind teens of the consequences of drinking and driving by sending them a birthday card on their 16th birthday. Include 35 cents for them to call home for a ride in an emergency.