LizettesCommunity

Acommunityisaplacethatyoureapartof.ThecommunitiesthatIbelongtoare:Bell
Park,CAHS,theBrickYard,andmyelementaryschool(JosephineLockeElementarySchool).
ThecommunitythatIfeelmostpartofismyelementaryschool.Ifeelapartofthiscommunity
becauseIstayedatthatschooluntilIgraduated.Ialsodidactivitiestheresuchasbeingonthe
GreenTeamandjoiningtheClimateCycle.Beingapartofmyelementarycommunityaffects
thedecisionthatImakebecauseIlearnedlotsoflessonsthere.
Theracialandethnicmakeupofmycommunityisthereare82.0%Hispanic,10.0%
White,2.0%Asian,2.0%AfricanAmerican,0%NativeAmerican,0%PacificIslander,and0%
Multiracial(JosephineLockeElementarySchoolinChicagoILNiche,K12SchoolRankingand
ReviewatNiche.com,Jan.26th,2016,2016).ThegenderstatisticsofmycommunityareFemale
45%andmale54%.(JosephineLockeElementarySchoolInChicagoILNiche,K12School
RankingandReviewatNiche.com,Jan.26th,2016,2016)Theeconomicstatesofmycommunity
are91.1%Lowincome,16.5%diverselearners,27.8%limitedenglish,8.7%mobilityrate8.7%,
chronictruancyhasnotenoughdata.(LockeJ,ChicagoPublicSchools,Jan.26th,20142015).
Thepopulationofmycommunityis1,373students.(JosephineLockeElementaryschoolin
ChicagoILNiche,K12schoolRankingandReviewatNiche,Jan,26th,2016)Theleadersofmy
communityisMr.JohnFitzPatrick(Principal).Whathehasdoneformycommunityishelpthe
studentsaccomplishtheirhighexpectationsandhavingsupportivesystemthatwouldhelpthe
students.(Mr.FitzPatrick,Mr.FitzPatrick,Jan.26th,JosephineLockeElementarySchool).
AnotherleaderisDr.A.Rodriguezsheistheassistantprincipal.WhatDr.A.Rodriguezisdoing
formycommunityisshemakingLockeSchoolaschoolthatthestudentshavetheireducationin
asafeenvironment.(Dr.A.Rodriguez,JosephineLockeElementarySchool,Jan.26th).Thesites
ofmycommunityisthereaprogramcalledGreenTeam.GreenTeamisaprogramthatagroup
ofIBstudentsjoin.ThestudentshelpLocketobethechangetohelpthecommunitygogreen.
LockealsowonagrantfromOpenlandsbecauseLockewonnowtheyhaveagarden.The
GreenTeamisinchargeoftherecyclingprogram.Thestudentskeeptrackofthepaperusage
thatLockeuses,andworktogethertogogreen.(GreenTeam,JosephineLockeElementary
School,Jan26th)
ThemembersofmycommunitythatIfeelclosetoismyreadingteacher(Ms.Shere).
ThereasonwhyIfeelclosetoMs.SherebecauseshewouldhelpmewithanytypeofworkthatI
didntunderstand.Ms.Sherewouldmakemefeelgoodaboutmytestscores,whenIdidntscore
wellonthem.TheonedecisionthatIhavemadethatbeenhaveaffectedmycommunity
membersismyreadingteacher,shewouldtellmetotrymybesttogetagreatNWEAscore.My
communitymembersaffectedthosedecisionsbecauseIwouldalwaysendupgoingdownonmy
NWEAtest,butMs.Sherewouldalwayshelpmedothingsthatwouldimprovemytestscores
andmakemethinkpositive.Iamacaring,andacommunicatorthatIhavenowbasedonmy

community.ThespecificexperiencesinmycommunitythathavemademethiswayisthatIll
trytotalktonewpeople.Iamacaringpersonbymecaringabouttheenvironmentandalso
caringforotherpeople.IllalwaysbethereforpeoplethatIlovealot.


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