Medicine Lodge, Kansas
52 students participated
Poll Analysis - Pre-selected options
Personal Intangible Wishes
1st = fun 2nd = worthwile use of time 3rd =
7th = role model 6th (tie) = meeting new people & putting own values into
practice
Personal Tangible Wishes
1st = apprenticeships and mentors 2nd = free passes
11th = TV coverage 10th = published 9th = class credits
Wishes for the Community
1st = auditorium, skate park etc. 2nd = upgrade schools
5th = pre or after school care 4th = library upgrades
Reasons for NOT Volunteering
1st = no time 2nd = need money 3rd = not know where or what to do
14th = parents not approve 13th uncool 12th = needs to be fun
Volunteer 5 hours a week
During school year?
Yes = 33 No = 14 (7 of the 14will volunteer during summer)
During summer?
Yes = 36
Currently volunteer?
Yes = 14
Poll Analysis - Hand Written Comments
Random Sampling
Trades
"If I were to help out I would expect the community to impose fewer restrictions on
kids. Let us have a place to hang out uptown and don;t be so quick to try and punish
us."
" If I had a positive effect on the community, I would be happy. I would like to have in return, happy people. Also a scholarship to be given out at the end of the year and free admission to a certain place, like a swimming pool."
Car Related: "No tickets on speeding." "Clear my driving record."Gas and repairs." A Get Out Of A Traffic Ticket Free card."
"To have the respect of the older generation."
"The good feeling that I helped make a difference would be enough."
Maybe if we did something good for the community, the community would fix up the baseball and soft ball diamonds." "Maintianing the welding and woodworking curriculum at the school."
Modest demands: "Coupons to get something cheaper, or even just a can of pop." "A dependable used car."
"Things, like food, donated to school for special activities."
"I work with older people."
"I don't feel you need anything. You are helping your community, which in the long run will help you."
""Just recognition and the satisfaction of doing good are enough."
Volunteers
"I volunteer through my church. We do various things like clean the house and yard of
a blind church member."
"I volunteer for the soil conservation service."
"At the Natural Resources Conservation Service I help plan and design terraces and waterways. Currently we are putting together a calendar."
"I volunteer at the preschool. I go and teach or work with kids 4 days a week during school hours."
"I volunteer through the 4-H program. I pick up trash and help run some events."
No Thank You
"Volunteer service is not publicized enough to youth. We don't hear about
opportunities."
"Businesses don't care. They work you too hard."