COMPLETE THE REPORTING FORM BELOW ONLY AFTER YOU
HAVE FINISHED ALL 20 HOURS OF SERVICE
BETWEEN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND JUNE 1ST.
YOU MAY SUBMIT IN BITS AND PIECES OR WAIT TO SUBMIT UNTIL YOU'VE ACCUMULATED ALL 20 HOURS—EITHER IS FINE.

What counts for acceptable community service hours

for GHS National Honor Society?

Note: For NHS, you may count hours you’ve completed for other programs, such as IB, CSF, etc. However, check with the other organization to see whether they allow you to “double-dip.”

Examples of Acceptable Community Service Ideas

ALL OF THESE MUST BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN ORGANIZATION OR ADVISER

• Volunteering at animal rescue organizations

• Beach/city/park clean-up with an organization

• Working at races/walks for charity with an organization

• Referee/coach sports for children or disabled (You cannot get paid)

• Donating time to a local school or library reading to children

• Donating time at a nursing home reading to residents, playing music, entertainment, or participating in activities

• Tutoring other students, unpaid and supervised by school staff, as long as you are not receiving credit for another club or school organization

• On-campus volunteering for school functions outside of school hours

• Interning or volunteering somewhere that serves the community

Examples of Non-approved Community Service Ideas

• Helping your neighbor catch her cat

• Helping a neighbor move

• Dog walking for a friend or babysitting

• Helping file papers at your aunt’s office

• Beach cleanup on your own or with your family (not through an organization)

• Pulling weeds at the playground on your own

• Reading to kids while babysitting

• Singing at the nursing home as part of a required activity for your choir; reading to your grandmother at her nursing home

• Tutoring for payment; helping your brother or sister with homework

• Internship or volunteering at a for-profit business

• Anything you received payment or compensation for or working for your family business

NOTE: Parents may NOT sign for their children as an alternative to getting signatures from the charity sponsor or director. If the parent IS the sponsor or the director, please contact Mrs. McMichael first.