Community Service Requirements and Guidelines

Brocktonia Chapter Community Service Guidelines 

All members of the Brocktonia chapter of NHS are required to complete 25 community service hours to be in good standing. Members inducted at the midyear induction ceremony are required to complete 15 hours of community service.  

com·mu·ni·ty serv·ice 

/kəˈmyo͞onədē ˈsərvəs/ 

noun: voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area 

• Community service hours for each year must be completed between the first day of school and the designated due date at the end of the school year (determined based on the last day of school for both seniors and juniors). 

• At least five service hours must be part of an NHS-sponsored event or service project, and the remaining 20 hours can be completed in your choice of activity. 

Volunteer hours that do not count include: 

• Students may not include hours for any activity for which pay is received. 

• Students may not include hours from immediate or extended family members. This includes working in the home or at the parent’s place of employment, unless specifically for a charity event (please speak with an advisor for approval prior to the event). 

• Students may not include hours for any activity completed as a class requirement (for example, clinical hours for a nursing class or interpretation hours for medical interpretation). 

• Students may not count hours worked for BHS student organizations or athletics programs where they are a member.  Students are expected to contribute time to the activities in which they choose to take part. If the student potentially benefits from the service OR if it is required/expected as part of the program, then the hours do not count toward NHS hours.

Examples of hours that do not qualify for NHS: (this is not an all-inclusive list): 

• Fine Arts Examples: Band/Choir/Drama students may not count hours where they receive credit within their respective organization; members of a production (cast/crew) may not count hours for that production 

• Sports Examples: Keeping time or score during a game, or helping at camps; varsity players working JV games/events and vice-versa 

• Class Officers performing duties that are required of their position 

Any unique circumstances, which do not fall under these guidelines, may be discussed with your NHS Advisors prior to recording your hours. 

All hours must be recorded via the Brocktonia chapter InnerView website. Please see an advisor or an NHS officer if you need help logging your hours!