Community Service Project (HS)
Category: Report/Presentation
Type: Chapter
Grade Level: 9-12
Deadline/Testing: March 1
Competitor Limit: 1 Entry per chapter
Event Guidelines
Project
The project must be in the interest of the community and be designed for chapter participation. The project must serve the community. (Focus on one project.)
Report
- Reports must describe a community service project conducted between the previous State Leadership Conference and the current State Leadership Conference.
- Competitors must prepare reports. Advisers and other individuals are not permitted to help.
- Follow the rating sheet sequence when writing the report. If information is not available for a particular criterion, include a statement to that effect in the report.
- Front covers must contain the following information: Name of the school, state, name of the event, and year (20xx-xx). They may also contain other information.
- Front covers and table of contents do not count in the page limit.
- Divider pages and appendices are optional and must be included in the page count.
- Reports must include a table of contents with page numbers.
- Reports must be a minimum of 10 pages and not exceed 15 pages.
- Pages must be numbered and formatted to fit on 8½” by 11” paper.
- Points will be deducted if the written project doesn’t adhere to the guidelines.
- Reports must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous SLC.
- A PDF of the Community Service Project report must be submitted to Blue Panda by the deadline.
- Name file CSP_chaptername_year.pdf
Performance
- A maximum of eight (8) chapters will be notified in March that they are finalists for the performance part of the event at the State Leadership Conference.
- Chapters failing to report on time for their performance may be disqualified.
- A maximum of three (3) members from each local chapter selected for the finals will give the presentation.
- Seven (7) minutes will be allowed for the presentation, which will describe the project and the results obtained.
- Five (5) minutes is allowed to set up and remove equipment.
- A timekeeper will stand at six (6) minutes and again at seven (7) minutes. When the presentation is finished, the timekeeper will record the time used, noting deductions of five (5) points for any time over seven (7) minutes.
- Following each presentation, the judges will conduct a three-minute (3) question-and-answer period.
- All team members are expected to actively participate in the performance.
- Copies of the report, visual aids, and samples related to the project may be used in the presentation. However, no items may be left after the presentation with either the judges or the audience.
- A projection screen and cart will be provided; however, all other equipment for the presentation must be provided by the chapter.
- All aspects of the presentation (e.g., speaking, setup, operating audio-visual equipment) must be performed by the members presenting. No additional assistance, including verbal commands or prompting, may be provided by other chapter representatives, including the adviser or individuals in the audience.
- Timers such as stopwatches may not be used by audience members while teams are presenting.
- Performances are open to conference attendees, except performing participants of this event.
- No pictures may be taken and no video or audio recording devices may be used during the performance.
Eligibility:
Each chapter may submit one report
Judging
Reports will be reviewed by a screening committee to determine if chapters have complied with event eligibility and regulations. A panel of judges will select the finalists before the State Leadership Conference. The performance will be judged by a panel of judges. Final rank is determined by totaling the written report scores and the performance scores. The report scores will be used to break a tie. All judges’ decisions are final.
Who Goes to Nationals?
The top three entries based on the combined written and presentation scores will be entered in the Community Service Project event at the National Leadership Conference.