JJ Pearce National Honor Society Students must complete a minimum of sixty (60) volunteer service hours between June 1 prior to entering 9th grade and March 31 of their senior year. Students must earn 30 of the 60 hours during their 12th grade year. Students may earn qualifying service hours by participating in volunteer activities through school clubs, civic organizations, community organizations, charitable organizations, religious organizations, youth organizations, or through individual activities. Students may not count hours for activities for which the student or the organization received any money or other financial benefit for participating (eg: car washes, fundraisers).
A suggested distribution of service hours:
• Students are encouraged to earn a minimum of 5 hours during 9th grade
• Students are encouraged to earn a minimum of 10 hours during 10th grade
• Students are encouraged to earn a minimum of 15 hours during 11th grade
• Students must earn a minimum of 30 hours during 12th grade
Total Hours = 60
SENIORS: RISD Service Learning Award - 30 of the 60 Community Service Hours required for this award must be completed between June 1 and March 31 of your Senior year in order to qualify for the RISD Service Learning Award. This is a DISTRICT award. It is not sponsored by NHS. All JJ Pearce National Honor Society Members must complete at least 60 service/volunteer hours by March of their senior year.
No more than 18 of the 30 required hours may be performed as a part of other school–based volunteer service requirements the student may have (e.g., National Honor Society, S.O.S, etc.). Any 9th-12th grade student who has a question about whether an activity will qualify for service learning credit should contact the grade - level Assistant Principal or designee in charge of Service Learning for clarification.
Volunteer Opportunities are frequently posted in the NHS Schoology Group. (Updated: Fall of 2024.)
Students should record their volunteer hours in the RISD Google Form.
If you have a service project and need NHS volunteers, please answer the project planning questions and submit them to Mrs. Koenigsberg. Please provide all of the details about the program including the date, time, location, and what the students will be doing.