This page was drafted by volunteers Colter and Reagan. Two 7th grade students at SW Charter School.
At Southwest Charter School the middle school students participate in internships once a year. Two of the seventh graders went to the Johnson Creek Watershed Council for their internship. To learn more about the schools internship program and their community partners visit our school website: http://swcharter.org
April 2014 –
I am Colter and I am a seventh grader at SWCS. Today was my first day volunteering at the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. I really like their cause, and feel like if more non-profit organizations such as this one existed, our world would be a much better place. I’m looking forward on working to improve the Johnson Creek watershed and making it more habitable for animals.
-Colter
I am Reagan and I am a seventh grader at SWCS. Today was my
first day as an intern with the Johnson Creek Watershed, and I am so excited to come back and help this great cause. I really enjoy learning about new organizations like this one, and learning about what they have to offer to the Portland community. I cant wait to experience the next internship!
-Reagan
Second day – April 2014 –
Today I sorted photos of volunteers, to keep only the very best ones. I also worked on finding a snake expert for JCWC and a handout for a tree identification. I can’t wait to go outside and work on Johnson Creek.
-Colter
Today was my second day here for my internship for JCWC. I accomplished quite a bit, from data entry to designing a handout for a tree identification workshop. We also searched for snake experts to come and run a snake workshop. Today was a good day, and I cant wait to come back next week.
-Reagan
Third week – April 2014 –
I had a fun time at my third day volunteering at JCWC. I sorted photos mainly, but also tried to find a snake expert and did data entry. I’m looking forward too next week!
-Colter
I had a great third day here at JCWC. Today I continued doing data entry and deleting photos, and I also emailed a few people about snake experts. Another thing I did was make a new file for the park stewards here at JCWC. Overall, today was a great day!
-Reagan
Fourth week – May 2014 –
Today I found valuable information about western garter snakes. I also found some charitable golf tournaments. It was pretty fun and I got to teach another person about JCWC.
-Colter
Today at JCWC, Colter and I made tickets for an event that is coming up soon. I really enjoyed it, and it was fun to try something new!
-Reagan
Today Reagan and I cut out tickets for an upcoming event. It was fun and a nice change of pace.
-Colter