Friday, May 18, 2018

Quarter 4 SOC Reflection


CARE
  1. How do you wish to help others in your student organization to be their best selves next year?
  2. In what ways do you want your student organization to build on service for your community partner? What have you learned from the experience.
  3. What do you want to experience next year? What steps do you need to take to achieve this?

Coming into this year as a new SOC rep, I often had questions on what this process would look like and be.
Striving to not only be my best self on the field but also the classroom was a step I needed to take personally
all four years of being here. Next year, the new rep has amazing leadership skills, and will do the job just like
it would need to be done. I am super excited to be working with Sammi Howard to ensure all of my action
steps can be built upon and made into something more. Instead of having one service project, she can plan
two. She will ensure everyone around her that they can be pushed into becoming a great leader. With the
help of her peers, she can be pushed to become a bigger and better leader. I have learned that it is hard
having attendance at certain events held with your community partner, so try and promote the idea during
the season so when the time rolls around, you can easily gather people to attend the event.


CONNECT
  1. What methods of communication will you utilize next year to ensure the needs of all stakeholders were met? How will you ensure your communication demonstrate a connection to the larger mission/vision? What would you change?
  2. What questions should you be asking that you are not?
  3. Does your blog connect with the community?
  4. How might your small group, organization, or SOC help you?
Before this year I had never wrote more than ten emails in a school year. This year, in order to ensure proper communication with my sponsor, community partner, and many other people I used email as my main method of communication. Having a one on one conversation on email and making sure it is easy to read and understand is important. With Coach Martin leading the blog and remind 101 system it is easy for him to stay in touch with the community, players and their parents and keeping them involved and informed with everything going on.

CREATE
1. What is ONE Thing you are most proud of for your work today? What is ONE Thing you need to dedicate more energy to?

In SOC this year we had time to create many new projects and ideas get others involved and to get involved within our community. With this time I was able to make things for my student organization and also within the school and SOC. I am most proud of my work with the angel tree project and also the Taylor Martin Memorial Soccer Game. Both events gave back to our community, and we were able to prepare for these events with the time given to us in SOC. The angel tree initiative was as a whole, and the Memorial Game was through my student organization.
One thing I would have done differently is spreading the word to 8th graders and freshman before the season started instead of waiting until we start games to gather people to come and try it out. With the new SOC rep this year, I believe she can start traditions and rituals with keeping the same ones in place. She also can help Coach try and get new faces to come out and see what TNHS Girls soccer has to offer them. It is all about opportunities, and who will take what is out there.

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