ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DO A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO GRADUATE.

Students Have Two Options for the Required Community Service:

1. The minimum option is 40 hours.  This service satisfies the graduation requirement, however, it does not give credit as an elective.
2. The 100 hour option satisfies the graduation requirement and gives ½ elective credit toward the 24 credits necessary to graduate.  Students may earn up to one half credit  in Community Service as an elective.  This corresponds to 100 hours of community service experience. 

In Addition to Completing Service, the Student Must:

1. Complete a Community Service Contract form.  Form must be signed by the student, the parent (unless student is 18 years old), and the agency the student will volunteer with.  The form must also have a valid agency phone number on it. (NOTE:  The Community Service Contract form is only a contract and not the way service hours are counted.  Service hours are counted from the Agency Evaluation form.)
2. Turn in the completed Community Service Contract form to the Community Service Office prior to starting your service hours. (NOTE: If you start volunteering prior to the form being approved and it turns out to be an agency which is not approved, your hours will not count.)
3. Upon completion of your volunteer service, have the agency complete an Agency Evaluation form.  On the back of the form they must list the number of hours you completed.
4. Student completes a Student Evaluation form.
5. When total service hours have been completed (40 hours for non-credit or 100 hours for credit), student must write their Reflections Essay / Letter (in accordance with the reflection guidelines).
   

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