Below is a list of approved activities that are acceptable to be used towards the 120 hours of community service while in high school. Students can also earn community service hours by being involved in high school leadership activities up to a maximum of 15 hours per year.
All students must have completed the required number of approved and documented volunteer service hours starting the first day of their freshmen year and ending May 1st of their senior year. It is the student's responsibility to submit their community service hours each year by using the Reporting Hours link on the right of this page.
Category | Acceptable Activities | Unacceptable Activities |
Church/Religious Activities | · Teaching Bible School · Mission Trips · Church Dinners · Nursery Help | · Activities involved in a religious service or ritual (ie Mass Server, Choir, Scripture Reading) |
Community Agency or Event | · Lake Iowa Activities · KC Pancake Breakfast · Nursing Home/Hospital Volunteering · Flags on Main Street | · Practicums or Internships · Job Shadows |
Nonprofit Organization or Charity | · Fundraisers for organizations · Blood Drives | |
School | · Clean up after ball games/dances · Set Building for drama · Tutoring-JH · Providing community service through school clubs and organizations or classes such as Leadership. | · Music or Athletic Practices · STUCO required activities · SoPas required activities |
Other | · If you have questions or ideas talk to your school principal or designee. | · Helping relatives · Service which is court ordered or discipline requirement · Unsupervised Activities |