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Student Community Service at Marist

It is ‘Marist’ to reach out to our Community, particularly the needy, the marginalized, those unable to help themselves.
  • Required number of ‘Marist hours’ Community Service each year:
    • 7th grade 4 hours - direct or indirect
    • 8th grade 6 hours - direct or indirect
    • 9th grade 8 hours – at least six hours direct
    • 10th grade 10 hours – at least eight hours direct
    • 11th grade 10 hours – at least eight hours direct
    • 12th grade 12 hours – direct

  • These hours may be done in advance, but never later than the particular year.
  • Community Service ‘signups’ are in the Campus Ministry Office.
  • Check to see what hours your Religion Teacher might require – direct or indirect hours. Information in Campus Ministry.
  • Follow the instructions, call agency beforehand, get directions where to go.
  • Take a Verification Form and get it signed. Be honest with your hours!
  • Bring your signed “Verification Form’ back to the Campus Ministry Office.
  • Put it in the folder for Mrs Shanahan to confirm and sign.
  • Collect your Verification Form, KEEP IT SAFE. Your Religion Teacher may want to see it.
  • If a Reflection Paper is required, your Religion Teacher will explain.
  • You may choose a Community Service not offered by Campus Ministry – CHECK FIRST TO SEE IT IS ACCEPTABLE. You may be disappointed.
  • Your Community Service hours and work will be recorded in Campus Ministry. You may want to use them for your College applications.
  • An update of your Community Service hours is available at any time.
  • Mission Trips (Summer ones, too) may count for that year’s Service hours. Get a Verification Form signed by the agency/church.
  • Campus Ministry will record ‘non Marist’ Service hours. Collect form from Campus Ministry office.
  • DEADLINE 2012 COMPLETION: Seniors: May 1st All others: May 15th
  • To Graduate you must accumulate the Service hours for each year you attend Marist. Remember……………Insufficient hours, no diploma.
Campus Ministry,
Marist School, Aug 24th 2011
Director of Community Service: Mrs. Karen Shanahan, 770-936-2280
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The Service Verification Form can be found here.
Community Service FAQs
Can I get a list of all the service projects available to our students?
For several reasons, we do not distribute a list of all service projects available through Campus Ministry. We post sign-up sheets in Campus Ministry and ask that students come in to check these lists whenever they are interested in volunteering. Because the needs of our partner agencies can change, and because they can accommodate only a limited number of volunteers at one time, it is important that students follow these sign-up procedures.

Can I volunteer at a service project other than those coordinated through Campus Ministry?
It depends on the project. Please keep in mind that, in keeping with Catholic Social Teaching, our service should be focused on the poor and those neglected by society. To ensure that the service you have in mind fulfills your class requirements, please confirm with Mrs. Shanahan before volunteering.

Can a parent come in to get service project information for their child?
Our goal is to help the students themselves be responsible for signing up and getting the necessary project information. The more the students do, the more they learn, from choosing a project to contacting the agency ahead of time. One can think of it as fulfilling a class requirement and therefore the students are responsible for earning the grade. More importantly, we hope that students will be engaged in service throughout their lives, and this is a first step in learning how to be an effective volunteer.

Is transportation time included in a student’s service hours?
No, it is not. Their time at the project is when the students are having an impact, and that is also the time when they are learning from their experiences. This policy is in keeping with other service requirements such as confirmation requirements or court-ordered service.

How do you count service hours if a student participates in a fundraising walk/race?
Students receive credit for 2 hours of service when they do a fundraising walk/race. Because of the nature of these events – the large number of participants, students not under the direct supervision of an agency representative – we decided to standardize the hours rather than specifically time the participants.

If I volunteer several times at the same agency, can I have the agency representative sign one form listing the different days?
Please bring a separate form each time you volunteer at the agency. The volunteer coordinators work with many individuals every week, and they DO appreciate you coming back! However, we’d rather not burden them with keeping track of students’ multiple visits.