Responsible Citizenship

What is Community Service?

Community service is one way to demonstrate that you are a responsible citizen. Many people are not sure what is or is not community service. For example, if you mow a neighbor's lawn, you are being nice, but you are not doing community service. Community service generally means giving back to your community by volunteering at a nonprofit organization or participating in a fundraiser or other activity that will benefit the city, county, or state in some way.

Each R. A. Long High School graduate will have completed 24 hours of community service (or six hours per year for every year they at R. A. Long) by the time they graduate.

Finding community service opportunities in an area you are considering for a career is a great idea because it allows you to find out whether you really like that career and it looks good for colleges.

finding community service opportunities

Use Volunteer Match to search for volunteer opportunities. This can be filtered based on location and your interests



Community Service Agencies

community service opportunities by career cluster

CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE

Habitat for Humanity

service to school opportunities

Athletic Participation

(1 pt. per season)

Club/Team Participation

(1 pt. per one-year commitment)

  • American Sign Language

  • Art Club

  • AVID

  • Buddy Club

  • Chinese Club

  • DECA

  • Drama Club

  • Dungeons & Dragons

  • Hiking/Nature Club

  • FBLA

  • FCCLA

  • French Club

  • Games Club

  • Honor Society

  • HOSA

  • Key Club

  • Key Club Recycling

  • Knowledge Bowl

  • Leadership Class

  • Math Club

  • Multi-Cultural Club

  • ReAL Teens Read

  • Science Club - Nature

  • Science Olympiad

  • Teen Mentor

  • Spanish Club

Performance Participation


  • Marching Band (1 pt. per season)

  • Pep Band (1 pt. per season)

  • Musical Performance - The Grotto, All-State, Honors Choir, etc. (1 pt. per production)

  • Theater Production (1 pt. per production)

Help a Teacher / Custodian / Staff Member

(1 pt. for 2 hours of service)

School Behavior

(1 pt. per year)

  • Discipline Free

  • No Unexcused Absences

Library


  • Review books on Destiny (4 reviews)

  • Provide Feedback on the Best Fiction for Young Adults (BFYA) nominees (1 pt. for each feedback)

  • Provide Super Reader Feedback for potential Evergreen Nominees (1 pt. for each feedback)

  • Vote for the Evergreen Teen Book Award (1 pt. - You must have read at least two books on each list)

SELECTIVE SERVICE

https://www.sss.gov/Registration/Register-Now/Registration-Form

All young men who turn 18 are required to sign up for the Selective Service System. The logo will take you to the online registration form.

You will need your social security number.