Badin High School Retreats Page

TAG

T.A.G. members visit Ronald McDonald House

TAG is a high school student organization started in 2006 by students at Stephen T. Badin High School. This group is made up of high school students in grades 9-12 who are interested in making a difference in their school, in their community, and in the world. TAG meets once a month after school. Members are required to be at 50% of the meetings and participate in at least one TAG event per semester!

After the 30-Hour Famine retreat in April of 2006 a group of students decided that it was not enough to spend time serving others who are hungry, poor, ill, and simply those in need in many other ways so they created a student group called TAG: the Teen Advocacy Group. Since the beginning of the 2006 – 2007 school year, Badin TAG has done a tremendous amount of service in our school, local community, nation, and the world at large. We feel that this group of dedicated young people truly makes a difference to those in need. They have a great time, share their hearts and changes peoples’ lives.

All students are welcome. Please see Mrs. Helms or Mr. Hosmer for more information! Thanks.

Badin TAG Events
(over both the 2006 – 2007 and 2007 – 2008 school years)

A Really GOOD Hair Day
In an effort to raise awareness and donations for cancer victims, Badin students / faculty / staff / family members / etc. are invited to participate in a school wide event. The ladies of Badin are able to participate in Beautiful Lengths where they will be donating their hair to the PANTENE company (Proctor & Gamble) so that the hair can be used to make wigs for women who have lost their hair from chemotherapy treatments. The men of Badin are invited to make a donation to have the opportunity to ‘not shave’ and grow a mustache over a two week period in an effort to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer. There will be an all school assembly where the ladies will have their hair cut and the men will be judged for the ‘best mustache’. Badin High School is turning a bad hair day into a great experience for all.

2008 Human Relations Service Awards
The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and the Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, with Special Guest, Cris Collinsworth, invite you to attend a special recognition of area high schools that provide positive human relations through community service.

Blanket Day
Students make fleece ‘tie’ blankets to donate to the Cincinnati Ronald McDonald HouseRonald McDonald Tour & Blanket Delivery – students visit the Ronald McDonald House, tour, and deliver the blankets made by the group

World Vision Adopt A Child – Moko
Through fundraising efforts, students are able to send money to a young boy in Lethoso, Africa to support his needs throughout the year

Darfur Awareness Week ‘07
After attended the Mayerson Foundation Student Leadership Conference, students chose
to make Darfur a focus of TAG for the 06-07 school year

Information Night
A student panel presented information to guests on the crisis in Darfur

"Green Day"
All students donated $1 to come to school in green to show their support of the efforts of those making a difference for Darfur

All-School Assembly / Speakers:
Nick Clooney & Homa Yavar
We were blessed to have an all-school assembly where both Nick Clooney & Homa Yavar addressed the student body, local and state officials, as well as parents and community members were in attendance

Habitat For Humanity
Each year Badin community members (students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends of Badin) volunteer their time and energy in the building process of a local Habitat house. We have put up dry wall, cleared yards, built framing, and much more!

Invisible Children
A TAG officer invited the Invisible Children Organization to come to Badin to speak and they indeed came and spent the day with us

30-Hour Famine Retreat
Students volunteer to attend this amazing overnight retreat; all funds raised go to World
Vision to help children abroad who go hungry each day

Homelessness Awareness Week ’08
Students met Andy Freeze from the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the
Homeless and decided to take a stand for those in our community who are homeless

Soup Dinner / Serve City Presentation
Students prepared a soup dinner open to faculty / staff/ community members with presentations from a local shelter

All-School Assembly / Speakers:
Andy Freeze & Donald Whitehead
Both speakers helped the students see the realities of homelessness in our local community and that with kindness, care, compassion and help those who are homeless can overcome their situation

Toiletry Bags
As a class competition, students were asked to bring in ‘travel size’ toiletry items to donate to
shelters and groups in our local community who help the homeless

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Badin student and faculty volunteers work with the PPMD committee on their Gala in December in order to raise awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Retirement Community Seasonal Parties
Student volunteers to go local retirement communities to put on seasonal parties, they have gone so far as to get dressed up for Halloween for this experience

Senior Fashion Show
Student volunteers go to local retirement communities to put on a fashion show to the seniors; prom dresses, homecoming dresses, suits, etc. followed by a reception

Mayerson Foundation Student Leadership Conference Presenters
TAG members present and learn about leadership and service concepts and opportunities by sharing their thoughts and ideas with students from over 50 area schools.

Blood Drive
TAG members organize and put on a school / community blood drive held at Badin. TAG members are responsible for publicizing, working, and donating refreshments for the event.

Berkley Square “Fishing Day”
Students spent the morning baiting hooks, taking fish off hooks, distributing snacks and sharing a lot of laughs with the residents of Berkley Square and Westover Retirement Communities.

FINANCIAL / MATERIAL DONATIONS MADE TO: (0607, 0708, 0809, 0910)
Parent Project MD (www.helpfightduchenne.com)
World Vision
Catholic Relief Services
Mercy Franciscan St. Raphael
Serve City
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless
SaveDarfur.org
Invisible Children
Ronald McDonald House
Over the Rhine Community Housing
Mary Magdalene House
Locks of Love
Community Blood Center
LifeCenter Organ Donation Network. (www.lifepassiton.org)

FUNDRAISING EVENTS:
Carwash ’06
Powderpuff Football Game ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09
“Green Day” Out of Uniform ’07
Babysitting Night ‘ 08 ’09
Abblebee’s Dine To Donate ’09 ’10