Community Service
St. Margaret’s is
committed to helping
students use their
gifts to acquire a
better understanding of
and keener
sensitivity to the needs
and realities of their
immediate
and extended community.
Community service
provides
such opportunities. As
student serve others,
they will
learn profound and life
changing lessons. Those
seemingly in need of
help often give back far
more than
they are given. In the
Episcopal tradition,
service to
others is both our
responsibility and our
blessing, for it
is God who has first
served us.
Requirements
St. Margaret's requires
all its students to
participate in the
community service
program by completing a
minimum
grade level requirement
for grades nine through
twelve.
Hours served in excess
of the required hours
may be used
toward the succeeding
year’s requirement if
they meet the
specific requirements
for that succeeding
year. Service
hours may be used to
fill the requirements
for a service
organization like
National Charity League
OR for the St.
Margaret’s school
requirements, but the
service hours may
not count for both.
Students must complete
the minimum
grade level requirement
each year before they
are allowed
to begin classes in the
fall. Seniors will not
receive their
diploma until their
grade level requirement
is completed.
1. Ninth Grade - Service
Starts at Home: Fifteen
(15)
hours of service within
the St. Margaret’s
school community,
to be completed by June
1st t of the ninth grade
year.
2.Tenth Grade - We Learn
from Those We Serve:
Fifteen
(15) hours of
person-to-person service
to the “special
needs” community to be
completed by August 1st
before the eleventh
grade year. Special
needs include:
the disabled, poor,
those “at risk” and the
elderly.
3. Eleventh and Twelfth
Grades (combined) -
Personalizing Your
Commitment: Forty (40)
hours of
service to one
non-profit organization
of choice. The
requirement must be
fulfilled by May 1st
before graduation.
The majority of these
service hours should be
person-
to-person unless
specifically approved by
the
Community Service
Director US. The only
exceptions to
the non-profit policy
are medical or elder
care facilities.
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Community
Service Forms
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Community
Service
Opportunities |
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Service
Opportunities in
Orange
County
Volunteer
Center
(see the
volunteer youth page)
Volunteer
Match
(opportunities throughout
the U.S.)
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Community
Service Tips |
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Tips for finding
the service
activity that is
right for you:
* Plan Ahead -
It can take
several months
to set up a
meaningful
service
opportunity.
* Make Time-
Don't add
service to a
packed schedule.
Eliminate
something else
for a season.
* Research
Service
Opportunities-
You need to know
to what you are
committing.
* Try Something
New- Try
something you
have never done
before.
* Follow your
passion- You can
share what you
love with
someone else.
* Keep Calling-
Volunteer
coordinators are
VERY busy. They
may not call
back the first
time.
* Commit to a
regular time-
You become a
burden if you
show up
sporadically.
* Give it a
chance- It takes
time to
determine if you
like something
or not. If after
several months
you really don't
like
it...change.
* Have fun
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