HS Community Service Projects

2008-09 School Year Graduation Requirement

Turlock Christian Schools’ Community Service Projects’ mission statement is to develop community servants who are endeavoring to use their gifts and skills to benefit others.  Many of our students already give of their time to help others in our community and in many other places around the world.

This program requires all high school students to take part in community service as a graduation requirement.  The benefits of this program are endless.  Not only are people being helped, but the students who give of themselves will be blessed.  Many schools, public and private, have a similar type of program which is a graduation requirement.  This program takes place outside of the regular school day.  May God use this program to bring glory to Himself.

The process by which accountability of hours served is as follows:

1.   The student has an adult supervisor sign the community service form indicating the date(s) and hour(s) served.

2.   The student gives form(s) to his/her Bible teacher who will keep track of hours served.

Verification

-  Community Service Project FORM signed by supervisor of activity and Bible teacher

-  Community Service Project FORM turned into the office at the end of the year

   Requirements (minimum hours for *Bible Credit per year)

Seniors                  10 hours per semester; 20 hours total

Juniors                   6 hours per semester ; 12 hours total

Sophomores        5 hours per semester; 10 hours total

Freshmen             3 hours per semester; 6 hours total

 * The number of hours of community service must reflect a percentage of the Bible grade.  The percentage is 10% of the 2^nd semester Bible grade.

The minimum number of hours each year is as stated above.  If a student has a total of 16 hours his freshman year, the student still needs to meet the 10 hour requirement his sophomore year.  We want to make community service a part of their lives each year.  The 16 hours would still count towards the graduation minimum requirement.

Graduation Requirement:

                The requirement of community service hours for graduation needs to reflect the minimum of each year the student attends TCHS.  i.e. four years: 48 hours; three years: 42 hours, etc.

Mission Trips (during schoolyear) Sixteen hours per day can be counted towards community service.  The hours for training, traveling, and the mission experience itself count for hours served.

Mission Trips (during summer) The same criteria is used as during the school year.  The hours accumulated during the summer count towards the student’s next year at TCHS.

Honors:  Silver Cord Award at Graduation

Accumulated Hours Needed at Graduation

(Note: Mission Trips count for 16 hours per day)

                                                                                Class of 2009                       250 hours

                                                                                Class of 2010                       375 hours

                                                                                Class of 2011                       400 hours

                                                                                Class of 2012                       400 hours

Community Service Opportunities

Church

                        Awana; Wednesday Night Programs

                        Nursery

                        Sunday School (teacher or assistant)

                        Ground Maintenance

                        Food Service

                        Technician (sound, lighting, projectionist)

                        Seasonal Ministries:  Prison Ministry, Samaritan’s Purse

Para Church Ministries

                        Westside Ministries:  tutoring, dance, serving, etc

                        Samaritan House:  serving food, food preparation, etc.

                        Salvation Army:  tutoring, collecting items, bell ringer, etc.

Hospitals & Care Centers

                        Candy Striper Volunteers at hospital

                        Visiting adult’s and children’s wing at hospital

                        Covenant Village: Sequoia and Care Center, Brandel Manor, Turlock Nursing Home, Elness Nursing Home:

                        Visit elderly, read to them, take them for a walk in wheelchair

Individuals With Special Needs

                        Shut-ins, elderly, injured, loss of spouse or family member, illness, etc.:

                        Weeding, raking leaves, cutting lawn, cleaning house, washing windows, repairs, painting, visiting with them, etc. 

School

                        Preschool, Elementary, Junior High, High School:

                        tutoring, setting up-taking down classrooms, peer counseling (training  required), cleaning, weeding, clean up grounds

Summer Missions

Ministry Trips, Summer Camp Counseling (pre-approved by staff)

Raising Money

                        Religious or social causes: Cancer, Homeless, Youth for Christ, TCS, Missions, etc.

Seasonal Ministries

                        Food bank, Caroling, Card Making, Gift making and/or gift giving to needy

Others

                        To be pre-approved by Staff

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