Holi is also known as Phagwah (Assamese: ফাকুৱা), Festival of Colours, or Doḷajātra (Oriya: ଦୋଳଯାତ୍ରା) in Odisha, and as Dol Jatra (Bengali: দোলযাত্রা) or Basantotsav ("spring festival") (Bengali: বসন্তোৎসব) in West Bengal and Assam. Holi is of particular significance in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana, which become tourist destinations during the season of Holi.[1]
As per the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on the Phalgun Purnima which comes in February or March in the Gregorian Calendar.
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IDEA??? Possible date for Holi fundraiser: May 23.
4:15-5:00 HOLI after last final!!! Maybe sale of F-5 Fest T-shirt designed by Art Club
6:00 Dinner at Johnnies or other restaurants willing to give % of sales go to cause. Say CASADY YAC when ordering your meal, % of the cost of your meal will be donated to YAC F-5 Fest.
7:30 PM View movie, Girl Rising at Quail Springs Mall.
10:00 PM Reflective ice cream social at Cherri Berry or other places willing to provide % of sales to cause. Baskets with suggested reflective questions on site.
Hunter facilitated the meeting because Jessica had a dentist appointment. His idea of an auction is a great one, but Caitlin and Nina stated that there is not enough time. They also stated that auction items have to be good for people to pay. For an auction, to bring people, all the following have to be connected: the cause, the items, but as important the degree of necessity to attend increases if there is a "personal relationship" attached. Jessica's idea of art made by a combination of people will bring people to the table. The idea of a quilt made by YAC members will bring at least the YAC people, their family and friends to the table. We have to have at least a portion of the expected audience made of personal relationships. This is something we need to be working on this summer and allocate service learning program money for supplies. The new s-l budget arrives in September.
Whatever we decide to do this year, when the date(s) and location(s) is/are approved, We need to have committees and a Chair of each committee who oversees everything with a doable deadline and completion steps towards the common goal.
Regarding a day in May after SPC? The seniors responded, it is before finals and during AP exams. An optimistic reply could be, not everyone takes AP's and the activity could be a de-stressor.
We also visited the possibility of STUCO combining efforts with YAC since they are having their crazy fun week at the same time as National Volunteer Week and they have not started their brainstorming stage. We asked Nina if STUCO would sponsor something related to service. Jessica might continue the conversation with Nina here. Mrs Clay will talk to Mrs. Warden. NVW will move to the first week in May and delivery of awards to the first week in May. We need to clear a date with Father Blizzard.. We now have April 19. YAC has that chapel date to announce whatever the first F-5 Fest activity will be and when if STUCO does not need that time. Mrs. Clay will talk to Mrs. Warden about this.
At the end of the meeting the group of 5 members who attended were going to work on their own time and bring a final decision on what to do related to -Holi -Walkathon-Service Fair- with all clubs participating-around the Lake-with food donated by a restaurant (Earls Barbeque-Mr. Mason believes in the mission of YAC and the service-learning program, Interurban-John G. might help us there. Grand House was also mentioned, but service-learning has already connected to their generosity). We will also connect to parents to see how their ideas, experience, and resources can help.
After school Mrs. Clay talked to Mrs. Robertson. Mrs. Robertson stated that Holi for the MD has been approved. Mrs. Robertson wants a meeting to iron details. Regarding Holi in the LD and PD, Mrs. Greene has some interesting ideas to create finger painting art in the PD area of the lake. A member of the F-5 Fest LD committee needs to contact Mrs. France, and Mrs. Walker for ideas. In the PD, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Czerwinski and Mrs. Sharp need to be contacted for ideas.
One of the Jewish religion’s most sacred and widely observed holidays, Passover (Hebrew: Pesach) commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient Egypt, which appears in the Hebrew Bible’s books of Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, among other texts. Jews observe the weeklong festival with a number of important rituals, including traditional Passover meals known as seders, the removal of leavened products from their home, the substitution of matzo for bread and the retelling of the exodus tale. http://www.history.com/topics/Passover History of Passover: http://www.history.com/topics/passover
A PASSOVER STORY, A KIDS VERSION
Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, is Christianity's most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn't fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calendar.
The Bible makes no mention of a long-eared, short-tailed creature who delivers decorated eggs to well-behaved children on Easter Sunday; nevertheless, the Easter bunny has become a prominent symbol of Christianity's most important holiday. The exact origins of this mythical mammal are unclear, but rabbits, known to be prolific procreators, are an ancient symbol of fertility and new life. According to some sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called "Osterhase" or "Oschter Haws." Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its colored eggs. Eventually, the custom spread across the U.S. and the fabled rabbit's Easter morning deliveries expanded to include chocolate and other types of candy and gifts, while decorated baskets replaced nests. Additionally, children often left out carrots for the bunny in case he got hungry from all his hopping.
Easter Eggs
Easter is a religious holiday, but some of its customs, such as Easter eggs, are likely linked to pagan traditions. The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring. From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection. Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to at least the 13th century, according to some sources. One explanation for this custom is that eggs were formerly a forbidden food during the Lenten season, so people would paint and decorate them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting, then eat them on Easter as a celebration. Easter egg hunts and egg rolling are two popular egg-related traditions. In the U.S., the White House Easter Egg Roll, a race in which children push decorated, hard-boiled eggs across the White House lawn, is an annual event held the Monday after Easter. The first official White House egg roll occurred in 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. The event has no religious significance, although some people have considered egg rolling symbolic of the stone blocking Jesus' tomb being rolled away, leading to his resurrection.
Easter Candy
Easter is the second best-selling candy holiday in America, after Halloween. Among the most popular sweet treats associated with this day are chocolate eggs, which date back to early 19th century Europe. Eggs have long been associated with Easter as a symbol of new life and Jesus' resurrection. Another egg-shaped candy, the jelly bean, became associated with Easter in the 1930s (although the jelly bean's origins reportedly date all the way back to a Biblical-era concoction called a Turkish Delight). According to the National Confectioners Association, over 16 billion jelly beans are made in the U.S. each year for Easter, enough to fill a giant egg measuring 89 feet high and 60 feet wide. For the past decade, the top-selling non-chocolate Easter candy has been the marshmallow Peep, a sugary, pastel-colored confection. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based candy manufacturer Just Born (founded by Russian immigrant Sam Born in 1923) began selling Peeps in the 1950s. The original Peeps were handmade, marshmallow-flavored yellow chicks, but other shapes and flavors were later introduced, including chocolate mousse bunnies.
What is the requirement? 45 hours in 4 years. Volunteerism/community service (not court appointed) opportunities and service-learning experiences receive credit.
Volunteerism/Community Service: Volunteer helps Topsoccer program on Sundays. Service-Learning: Volunteer becomes a soccer mentor for Kickstart soccer Program. Writes a grant to Do Something.org for supplies, snacks, etc. Creates a lesson plan with assistance of coaches and research for age-appropriate drills for autistic children, etc. Coaches his/her soccer team. Has a summer soccer clinic for the team. As part of the clinic, the volunteer has a demonstration for parents of areas players have practiced and mastered during the clinic.
The difference is the level of volunteer ownership of the answers to the questions who, what, where, when, why, how, and how much of the project experience.
The choice of service is of student preference. The guiding mechanism is to reflect on what the volunteer likes to do, or an ability the volunteer wants to enhance or explore. It is the responsibility of the volunteer to find a non-profit organization that provides an adult (18 years old or older, not a relative) to supervise and certify hours served.
Where can students serve? Service opportunities with direct, indirect, advocacy, and research experiences as well as youth boards, empowering foundations, and celebratory service award programs are available @ http://casadyplacestoserve.blogspot.com/.
What is the needed documentation and where can it be found in the website? Find forms https://www.casady.org/document.doc?id=590 It is the volunteer's responsibility to get the completed forms to the community service-learning office at Casady. Time log: Keeps track of hours and provide a brief reflection Site Supervisor Evaluation of Student Service: Verifies hours, gives feedback of quality of service.
What communication is in place to report service updates to parents? The Service-Learning Director places hours in the volunteer file when the completed site supervisor evaluation and time log reach the office. An updated service report is sent to parents after hours are verified, certified, and updated numbers are placed in the transcript and report card. The Casady service-learning director is Carmen Clay and her contact information is clayc@casady.org, 405-520-1325 (cell), 405-7493103(office)
2. What are the requirements and the process for the President's Service Award? Requirements:http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/tg/pvsainfo/dspAboutAwards.cfm. Minimum: 50 hours, 14 years old or younger, 100 hours, 15 years old or older in ONE personal calendar year. Students can receive awards on a yearly basis. Process: Students create a reflective file at the award site and place the Casady certifying organization code SCW-0931 as part of profile. The code links to the Casady award certifying site. The service-learning office orders the awards in March and pins, certificates and letter from the President are delivered during National Volunteer Week in April or the first week in May.
3. Are there plans to have alternative spring and summer service trips? Yes. In the past we have had global education summer service-learning trips connected to language enhancement in the Spanish classes: http://cyclonexploringpossibilities.blogspot.com/. The French classes are traveling to France during Spring Break. The Chinese classes have trips to China every other year.
Areas of Concern: a. Training about service learning: It is done on an individual basis by visits to the Service-Learning office. Recommendations: Greater, more intentional exposure at Chapel. Return to a more direct focus in a smaller groups like Service-Learning Fridays during Study Halls.
b. Connecting service to leadership building and ethics:Areas being addressed by Mr. Philipson.
c.Greater number of required hours:The emphasis is on quality of service experiences with focus on direct service, not on quantity of hours served. Many students continue to serve after requirement completion, some because "service is their thing" others find an incentive in the President's Volunteer Service Award as enhancement of personal profile for college application process. The total number of hours served since 2004 when the requirement started to be implemented is reaching 100,000.
YAC is a service Youth and Adult Advisory and Action Council. Its mission is You-nite ACommunity. YAChelps students find their passion to help our local and/or global communities and supports their efforts. YAC also promotes school wide service experiences. A few YAC members are part of the founding teen panel of a city wide cultural competency leadership youth board, Youth LEAD OKC, modeled afterhttp://youthleadonline.org/.
LEAD is an acronym for Leaders Engaging Across Differences. YAC/Youth LEAD Cyclones will participate and present at the TIDE (Teens Identity and Diversity Education) Conference http://youthleadonline.org/tide.php during Memorial weekend.
a. At first and second YAC March Meetings ideas were brainstormed.
When?National Volunteer Week in April or A Week in May What?Possibilities: Service Fair, Sports Competitions, Dance talent show and contest, Spring Fashion Show, Holi, music contests, T-shirts, walk, creating art pieces and selling them at silent auction of some sort, etc, Need to narrow to what is doable when people check schedules and get approval from administrators Who? YAC, CLUBS, STUCO, GALES, Cheerleaders, anyone interested How? Still working on the process and details How much? $5,000 goal with matching by Bob Stoops Foundation
Jessica requested a meeting for F-5 Week before Spring Break on Tuesday during B-block. No meeting took place before Spring Break.
Jessica spoke about her trip to Africa during MD multicultural week. Jessica stated that MD International Club sponsor is considering asking the club to donate proceeds of their bake sales to F5 Fest cause.
Another idea sent via e-mail from Dallas, Texas, Lip Dub for a cause???
