A variety of courses in Career Technology will have SSL hours as part of the course work. These are automatically reported. SSL hours vary. See the Course Bulletin or Mrs. Geisler for details.
Child Development Courses and Internships: In the following first semester classes, 5 SSL hours are automatically earned. Students will have opportunities to earn up to 15 additional SSL hours.
For Child and Adolescent Development 3A, there are no automatic SSL hours,
but students can earn up to 20 SSL hours.
For Child and Adolescent Development 3B, there are no automatic SSL hours,
but students can earn up to 30 SSL hours.
Educational Internship, single period, earns 5 SSL hours per semester.
Educational Internship, double period, earns 10 SSL hours per semester.
Contact Ms. Eiserike for details at Marjorie_M_Eiserike@mcpsmd.org
Student Aide 1st or 2nd semester 10 hours max
A student aid registers for one period a day for a full semester and helps a
teacher or staff person with clerical duties. Discuss being a student aide with
your guidance counselor. Students are responsible for reporting hours by exam
review day to Ms. Katz using the reporting
form also known as the SSL verification form.
NSL: Students will automatically earn 7 SSL hours first semester and 8 hours second semester providing they fully participate in the activities and have a passing grade.
Students in any club can talk with a club advisor about the possibility of starting SSL activities. Clubs that currently have SSL activities include:
DECA
This club provides students with opportunities to develop their marketing,
business and leadership skills. Students gain valuable experience by participating
in projects to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the NIH,
and other organizations.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Marafatsos Demitra_G_Marafatsos@mcpsmd.org
International Club
Promoting understanding and celebration of different cultures and nations,
this club raises funds for a charity each year by organizing International
Night.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Maroni Sonja_G_Maroni@mcpsmd.org
Key Club
This service club helps with community projects in collaboration with Key
Clubs of America and their adult sponsor, the Kiwanis Clubs of America.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. DeMember Donald_J_Demember@mcpsmd.org
Mathew 25:40
This non-profit foundation raises money to assist children at the Washington
Grove Elementary School and help them to buy holiday gifts for their families.
The club is open to all students and is not denominational, meaning it is
not tied to one specific church.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Olden-Stahl Susan_K_Olden_Stahl@mcpsmd.org
Running Strong for Native American Youth
This club travels to a Native American reservation in the Midwest in the summer
to do service projects and organizes fundraisers and student exchanges during
the year.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. O’ Brien Colin_R_O’Brien@mcpsmd.org
See the Whitman Clubs night booklet on the clubs section of the website or pick up a copy of the booklet in the main office or from Ms. Katz (Room A119, in the CIC) for more ideas listed under "Charitable and Humanitarian Clubs".
Last modified November 6, 2009