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Youth Programs
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Supporting Needham's young people - and fostering their sense of the importance of citizenship and the value of community service - is the focus of a number of our Programs of Service.
Our Youth Recognition Programs
Youths of the Month and Youth of the Year
Each year, the Exchange Club awards four Youth of the Month awards to high school seniors who live in Needham. Chosen from among students nominated by their schools, these seniors have demonstrated:
- High scholastic achievement
- Community involvement
- Leadership
The Youths of the Month and their families are hosted at an Exchange Club Meeting where each youth speaks briefly about his or her experience and receives a check for $1,000.
One of these four students is chosen as the Needham Exchange Club Youth of the Year. That student then competes for the Exchange Club District Youth of the Year award. The winner of the District award then has the opportunity to compete for the National Exchange Club Youth of the Year award.
List of Winners...
Exchange Club Scholarship
Each year, an outstanding college-bound Needham High School Senior is awarded an Exchange Club Scholarship of
$5,000 to help with the costs of their college education.
List of Winners...
ACE Award (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence)
This award is presented yearly to a graduating Needham High School senior who has overcome significant personal challenges
to succeed. The ACE award winner and his or her family are hosted and recognized at an Exchange Club dinner meeting where the student receives the award and a check for $1,500.
List of Winners...
Exchange Club Community Service Awards
This is a new award, established in 2010. It is intended to recognize younger high school students (sophomores and juniors) who demonstrate:
- service to the school or local community
- leadership
- persistence
- collaboration
- impact
Each year, up to five students will be recognized with a plaque at an Exchange Club meeting. Each student will be invited to submit a
brief proposal to the Exchange Club for a cash award ($500 - $1,000) to be donated to a community or school-based organization
or project they are involved in. The Exchange Club will select one of the proposal and make the cash award to the organization in the youth's name.
Students or their advisors can apply to be considered for the Community Service Awards by filling out this short application. Nominations for 2012-13 awards should be submitted by Friday, Feburary 1st, 2013.
Pollard Thesaurus Program
Each year the Exchange Club presents Youth Citizenship Awards to 16 students at the Pollard Middle School. The awards, consisting of a Certificate and a Roget's Thesaurus, are presented at the closing ceremony for 8th graders at the end of the school year.
Teachers and Administrators at Pollard choose four students from each Cluster to receive these awards based on:
- academic performance
- character
- interest in fellow students
- leadership
Our Youth Support Programs
- We raise funds and buy gifts for our annual Holiday Children's Project which provides gifts to needy children during the December holidays.
- We raise funds and provide the volunteer support for the Kidcare Identification Program
- The High School Graduation Party joins the Exchange Club in partnership with Needham’s other service clubs. We are the chaperones for the 4-6 a.m. shift and prepare the breakfast.
- The Excel Club at Needham High School provides students with a chance to engage in community service projects.
- We participate in the Child Assault Prevention Program, an established presence in our schools, which is now hosted at the
Needham Community Council
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