Important Steps to Follow

• Orientation slideshow
• Decide on several areas of interest and discuss them with your parent or guardian.
• Use the web site or community service directory for further information on your chosen activity.
• Visit the SSC for your application.
• Contact the agency/organization to arrange for an interview, to schedule service time, orientation, etc. Email may be available for some agencies.
• Complete the entire application and obtain the following signatures: agency student parent/guardian counselor
• Return all copies of the application to your counselor.
• Begin service time, keeping a daily journal of your experiences at the site.
• Record your service hours on the time sheet, getting your on-site supervisor's signature each day you attended.
• Return your time card and journal to your guidance counselor when you have completed service at that agency. If you fill one time card, you may turn it in to your counselor and start another one.
• If you decide to serve more than one agency, you must complete this process for each one.
• Upon completion of sixty (60) hours of approved service and review of the journal of your activities by the counselor, appropriate credit (.5) will be added to your permanent academic record.

Special Notes:

You may begin your service activities upon completion of the eighth grade. Summer hours may be accumulated to a maximum of thirty (30) hours of service between 8th and 9th grade. Once enrolled in 9th grade there is no restriction on the number of hours you can earn.

Students may earn fifteen (15) hours maximum for participation in a school club or interscholastic sport. You must complete one year or sports season in good standing to be eligible for the 15 hour credit. This 15 hours is given one time only during grades 9-12. Students must initiate the application process in order to take advantage of this credit.

You may complete all sixty (60) hours in one year or any time during the four high school years.

Look for a variety of timely opportunities posted in your SSC or on the web site.

Questions and concerns should be referred to your school counselor or the community service coordinator at Freedom 610 867-5843 extension 53172 or at Liberty 610 807-5995 extension 4014.