Service Hours

Service Hours Information 2024-2025 

Service hours for students will return to quarterly hours.  

5th grade - 1 hour 6th grade - 2 hours

7th grade - 3 hours 8th grade - 4 hours

Key Points to remember regarding service hours

• Service hours cannot be performed for family members.

• Service hours must be completed outside of the school day.

• To receive full credit for service hours, students must complete the handwritten (no typed papers will be accepted) service journal, along with the supervisor section filled out completely. 

• Students may not receive any payment for service hours

• A service can only be duplicated once in a school year. 

• No partial credit is given for service hours. For example, if a 6th-grade student completes 1 hour, they will receive no credit; they must complete 2 hours of service.

• Services must be people-oriented per the SF handbook (page __)   

Due Dates for Service Hours are as follows:

1st Quarter -Wednesday, October 9, 2024

2nd Quarter -Tuesday, January 7, 2025

3rd Quarter -Tuesday, March 11, 2025

4th Quarter - Wednesday, May 14, 2025

For the school year 2024-2025, students will be allowed to complete summer hours on St. Francis de Sales campuses (school or parish) supervised by faculty or parish officials. 

  St. Francis Central Catholic School Service Handwritten Journal 

Complete a journal for each activity by the due date to the right. DUE DATE:  October 9, 2024

Section 1 (A)

Date(s) of Service (3pts)

(B) Name of Student (2 pts)

(C) Service Hours Completed per quarter

5th grade 1

Section 2 (A) Describe the completed service work and what you had to do to help someone else. Use complete sentences. (55 pts)

(B)What virtue did you have an opportunity to work on while performing the service hours? Explain the virtue and why it is important. (10 pts)

(C)In detailed and complete sentences, explain why you chose this service project.

(10 Pts)

Section 3 (A-C)  Should be filled out by the supervisor of the service hours. (20pts)

1. Where (location) were the Service Hours performed? 

2. Contact information for recipient or supervisor 

Phone and email required

Briefly say something about the student in the block to the right. 

(C) By signing this paper, you are acknowledging the student was not paid for the service, you are not related to the student, and the student completed the number of hours listed on the front of this document. 

Name (printed)

Phone:

Email:

_______________________________________________________

Signature Block

Service Hour Opportunities

Pantry Plus

https://www.pantryplusmore.org/volunteer/

Christian Help

https://www.motownchristianhelp.com/volunteer

Rosenbaum Family House

https://www.rosenbaumfamilyhouse.com/

Hoss Foundation

https://hossfoundation.org/

Stepping Stones

https://www.steppingstoneswv.org/volunteer.html

Animal Shelter

https://www.animalfriendswv.org/

Habitat for Humanity

https://www.habitat.org/us-wv/morgantown/mon-valley-hfh

Special Olympics

https://sowv.org/become-a-volunteer/

Bartlett House

https://www.bartletthousingsolutions.org/get-involved/volunteer/

St. Ursula Food Pantry

http://www.volunteermpc.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=30847

Scott’s Run Settlement House

https://www.srsh.org/donate

A bulletin board is set up near the office, posted with quarterly updates for service opportunities. Please stop by and see the board. 

Additional ideas:

Altar Serving at your Parish, working at the concession stand at athletic events*, 

volunteering at athletic events for duties such as clean up.*

* When volunteering for the concession stand and at athletic events, you must sign up in advance with Mr. Swierkos.  These opportunities are need-based and vary from event to event.  If working the concession stand, a parent will need to be present.