Students In Action is a national youth volunteer leadership, recognition and reward program, designed to pass the tradition of service on to the next generation. Co-developed by Jefferson Awards for Public Service and Deloitte, it is now in over 250 High Schools. Each spring, Student Leaders from the participating schools compete in regional competitions. They are asked to report on the implementation of the program, and the impact they've had, both in their schools and within their communities.

1. March 20, 2010

2. Welcome to Padua!
The goal of Padua
Academy is to educate
young women in the
spirit of love of neighbor
flowing from the love of
God interspersed with
sisterhood. We strive to
help students realize the
value of service to others
and to recognize their
responsibility for global
stewardship.

3. Our Team
•15 students strong
• 9 of Padua‟s Jefferson
Award Team Members
attended the 2009 Fall
Leadership Conference at
the University of Delaware.
Discussing goals and tasks
•team meetings every other week
to choose Award recipients and to
collaborate ideas.
•divided into subgroups assigned
to complete tasks and goals according
to the students‟ specific strengths and
talents Leadership Training
Conference

4. Learning Through Service &
Tracking Hours
•Every student participates
in regular service activities;
supported and encouraged
by our team.
•Service hours are documented
on service cards, signed by a
supervisor of the service
organization.
(Learning through Service Cards)
•Students report
periodically to the SIA •427 students total
committee the # of
•7,171 total hours
hours of service, and
of community service
they are recorded by a
team member. • Average 17 hours
per student

5. Padua Sisters Serve the Community,
“Softly, But Strongly”
“Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible; and
suddenly you are doing the
impossible.”
St. Francis of Assisi
Learning Through Service
Padua Day of Service Fall 2009

6. Monthly Recipients
Rashni September: Bridget Lyons „11
Patel „11
October: Melanie Dudley „10
November: Sam Martone „11
December: Roshni Patel „11
January: Anne Solomon „10
Lauren
February: Brandi Bey „12
Lord „11
March: Lauren Lord „11
April: Monica Dawyot „12
May: Elizabeth Onesi „10

7. Recognizing Our Winners
We recognize our Padua Jefferson
Jefferson Award Award winners
recipients within the are then released
school through: to the press
through:
•daily homeroom
•(shown to the left)
intercom
The News Journal
announcements
Crossroads
•school-wide •Padua‟s High
assemblies School report
written by Olivia
•The Gold Leaf Massa, team
newsletter for parents member
& alumnae of Padua.

8. Promoting Service
& Inspiring Others
Large Jefferson
Awards
Bulletin Board in the
hallway at Padua:
•Facebook fan page &
•pictures of recipients group devoted to the
posted monthly as Jefferson Awards
winners are awarded Program at Padua
• updates on the
team‟s
accomplishments
& service
opportunities
available to
everyone are
posted

9. Fundraising
Learning Through
Service is constantly
fundraising.
Groups have raised funds for:
•Haiti Relief
•Pennies for Patients for
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society
•Alex‟s Lemonade Stand
•Delaware SPCA

10. New Additions
Father Judge High
School
Philadelphia, PA
•First school from
Philadelphia to be
recruited for the
Jefferson Awards
Program

11. Improving the Program
Improvements:
•Tripled amount of
winners (from 3 to 9)
•Completed 5 more goals
compared to
last year‟s 2.
Plan for Next Year:
•Setting aside daily time •Along with our
devoted to the program original tracking
system, using the
UGive website for
tracking service hours
as well.

12. Thank you
& Good Luck
to the other teams!