Community Service Information

Students will be required to complete a total of sixty (60) hours of Community Service or Service –Learning activities. Students may begin attaining their hours after the first day of their freshman school year. The Community Service hours must be completed prior to May first (1st) of their scheduled graduation year. 

The purpose for the Community Service activity is to help the students to gain personal insight into career, civic, ethical, academic, and social development through volunteering to do work in their community. The volunteer community activity should be selected so that the students develops a sense of civic and social responsibility and improve their citizenship skills. Community Service should also provide opportunities for students to become active, positive contributors to our society.

The Colorado Department of Education’s website http://www.cde.state.co.us/servicelearning/index.htm has clearly define Community Service and Service-Learning activities. These definitions are listed below: Community Service is: A project where students provide service to the community, either as part of a class or another activity.

You can gain community service hours in many ways. Your advisor or counselor can help you with ideas and provide contacts for Community Service or Service-Learning projects. Community Service activities must be community or civic minded and they should be designed to improve the community as a whole.

You may only count VOLUNTEER Community Service hours towards graduation. Court-ordered Community Service does not meet the graduation requirement.