Community Service Requirements

	32 hours for graduation
	Out of school service/after school hours
	No pay is given for service performed
	Must be for a non-profit organization
	Project sheet must be submitted forpre-approval
	Volunteer agreement must be signed and on file with a parent/student/supervisor signature
	Students begin to accumulate hours during the summer after completing 8th grade.
	Any student enrolled at SHS must complete community service regardless of how long they have been enrolled.

SENIORS ONLY can use 15 hours of community service to replace 1 activity. It is recommended that the service be completed at the same agency (hence equal to 1 activity). These hours are to be recorded on a special blue form available in the high school office.

Make connections between what they are learning from books and what they need to know to function as productive members of a healthy community.

	Gain a sense of stake in the community.
	Gain a sense of responsibility and self-worth.
	Gain important skills such as cooperative work, decision-making, problem solving, planning, etc.
	Gain exposure to a variety of positive role models and career possibilities.
	Increase their sense of control over their environment.
	Interact with people of other ages and backgrounds, spurring their own personal growth.

Middle School Family & Consumer Sciences class grade 8. Requirements and forms are reviewed. Middle school students also learn communication, decision-making, problem solving, and planning skills necessary to choose projects and satisfactorily perform service.

  Red Cross

Daycare centers Senior Citizen