Guidelines:

1)    “Community” in “community service” means outside the school community. Any service done by a student to the school will not be credited as CCS.

2)    Any special service project that may require a student’s absence from school must meet the following criteria and have advance approval from the student’s assistant principal in order to receive credit.

    a.    The request to participate in the project must be made to the student’s assistant principal at least two weeks in advance.

    b.    A parental note must be on file in the attendance office prior to the absence.

    c.    The student’s attendance record will be a consideration in the process of approval. Any absence from school to perform C/CS hours will count on the student’s attendance record as an excused absence from school.

    d.    The student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

    e.    Students requesting absence from school to perform a service project must be in good standing and not subject to any disciplinary probation.

    f.     All arrangements for volunteering at a particular agency, and transportation to and from the service site, are entirely the responsibility of the student.

3)    Freshman and sophomore students are expected to submit 20 (or more) hours per school year. A total of 40 additional hours must be completed during a student’s junior and senior years giving a minimum total of 80 hours or service for four years.

4)    Parents can become involved in the service program by providing transportation for off-campus service opportunities, by joining their sons/daughters in performing service as appropriate, by assisting MCHS staff in supervising a service opportunity, or by suggesting a service opportunity to the assistant principals for possible inclusion in the list of approved sites/projects.

5)    A supervisor must be 21 or above and the supervisor’s signature cannot be signed by a parent.

6)    All students transferring into Moreau Catholic High School in their sophomore year will complete all 60 service hours. All students transferring into Moreau Catholic High School in their junior year will complete 40 service hours. All students transferring into Moreau Catholic in their senior year will complete 20 service hours.

7)    The deadline for submission of service hours of incoming sophomores, juniors and seniors is on August 11, 2010. The assistant principals will compile a list of those seniors, juniors, and sophomores who have not completed 60, 40, and 20 hours of service, respectively. Students on the list cannot participate in cocurricular activities, dances or athletics until they complete the hours. The list will be given to all assistant principals and the athletic director so that they can check them against club, student government, and team rosters. These students will remain on this cocurricular ban until the hours are completed and verified by the student’s assistant principal.

8)    Every senior is encouraged to be a member of CLUB 200. Club 200 is established to acknowledge and thank seniors who have completed 200 hours or more giving service to the community. Students in Club 200 will receive a service award at the Evening of Excellence and acknowledgement at the Academic Awards assembly.

9)    The deadline for submission of all hours by seniors is on January 5, 2011. A student who is unable to meet the deadline will result in the school withholding a student’s diploma. Additionally, seniors who miss this deadline will not be able to participate in senior activities, including Senior Breakfast, Grad Night, and Senior Ball.

All students should complete a minimum of 20 hours per year, reaching a total of 80 hours by January of their senior year. All students should complete 20 hours in the areas of Environment and Ecology and at least 20 hours in working In Solidarity with the Poor. These can be completed at any time throughout their four years at Moreau Catholic. Those students who do not complete a minimum of 20 hours per year will face disciplinary consequences including prohibitions from clubs, activities, and dances.

All hours will need to be submitted online through the Family Connection link on the Moreau Catholic website. Students will need to log-on, and go to Resume in order to complete the form. There will be random checks done throughout the year to verify hours completed. Any student found to have forged their information would be subject to severe disciplinary consequences.