Engagement Through Community Actions- volunteer activity
Engagement Through Community Actions- volunteer activity
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- Moorestown High School encourages community service, recognizing its value to colleges and employers.
- Students can record direct, indirect, and in-kind service activities, but not internships or compensated activities.
- MHS students can earn transcript recognition and awards for volunteer hours, including the President's Volunteer Service Award and scholarships.
- Various clubs, like Interact and Urban Challenge, offer structured community service opportunities.
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Discover Moorestown High School's commitment to service. Explore the impact of student volunteerism, from community involvement to prestigious awards. Learn about service opportunities, recognition programs, and how students contribute to the community while building valuable skills and experiences.
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Engagement Through Community Actions- volunteer activity
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Community Service
Monica Bell, Interact Club Advisor Moorestown High School Community Service Council

- â The willingness to commit time and effort to assist others is a character trait that is valued by colleges and employers.
- â Moorestown High School students are not required to complete community service hours for graduation.
- nteer Hours forms to ppropriate bin outside â Students must submit their Request to Record Volu the a of the classroom/office of
- â 9: Ms. Bell (Guidance)
- â 10: Mr. Hurley (C104)
- â 11: Ms. Everette (A225)
- â 12: Dr. Tortu (A263)
- â Service Year:
- · May 1 - April 30
- â All Request to Record Volunteer Hours forms are due no later than May 3, 2019.
- · Transcript recognition begins at 40 hours per service year and is increased in units as follows: 40+ hours, 60+ hours, 80+ hours, 100+ hours, 200+ hours, 300+ hours, and 400+ hours.
- â The MHS Community Service Council will honor the students who have recorded cumulative service hours that are within the top 10%, 5%, and 1% of their graduating class.
- Risk 1 · Top 1% (SENIORS ONLY) - Students will receive an engraved pendant, similar to a departmental award, which notates "Devotion to Service.'
- · Top 5% - star
- · Top 10% - bar
- â Students will be honored with a plaque for successfully recording 4 years of 100+ hours of service.
- · Students that successfully record 100+ community service hours in a service year will also be honored with the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).
- â Bronze - 100+ hours of service
- â Silver - 175+ hours of service
- â Gold - 250+ hours of service
- â Many students have been awarded scholarships based on their dedication to serving others.
- â Ex: Joe Laufer College Scholarship
- · (2) - $7,500 scholarships
- · (3) - $5,000 scholarships
- â Community service student organization that focuses on Camden, NJ.
- · Coordinates clothing drives and food drives
- · Volunteers at the Cathedral Kitchen
- · Volunteers at the Anna Semple House Women's Shelter & New Visions Homeless Day Shelter
- · Volunteers at Camden Day Nursery
- â Meets every Thursday during 12th period (A227).
- â Advisor:
- · Ms. Dakosty - A227
- â Community service student organization
- · Sponsored by Rotary International
- â Raises over $10,000 annually for non-profit organizations through several major events:
- · Powder Puff Flag Football Tournament
- · American Red Cross - 4 blood drives
- · Soup for the Soul
- · A cappella for Autism
- · DREAM 5K
- â Provides weekly list of volunteer opportunities to student members:
- · MoorArts
- · Cycle for Survival (Breakfast with Santa)
- · Family Fun Nights at MTPS elementary schools
- · Strawbridge Lake Beautification Project
- · Food for All
- · Save the Environment of Moorestown (STEM)
- · Moorestown Public Library
- â Many Moorestown High School students volunteer with the following organizations in Moorestown:
- â Live Civilly : http://www.livecivilly.org/volunteer/
- â Moorestown Parks & Recreation : http://www.moorestown.nj.us/253/Parks-Recreation
- â Perkins Center for the Arts: http://perkinsarts.org/get-involved/volunteer/
- â MoorArts : https://www.moorarts.org/how-you-can-help
- â Moorestown Library
- : http://www.moorestownlibrary.org/volunteering/
- â The Volunteer Center of Burlington County also has a teen volunteer directory:
School-Wide Community Service Hours

Moorestown students have accumulated more than 400,000 hours of reported service to others since the inception of the Moorestown High School Community Service Council in 2003.
Request to Record Volunteer Hours Form
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Date(s) Performned:
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INTERNAL SERVICE RECOGNITION
â Transcript Recognition

Additional Community Service Awards at MHS
Cumulative Service Awards
Distinguished Service Award (DSA):
EXTERNAL SERVICE RECOGNITION
President's Volunteer Service Award:

Scholarship Opportunities:


Additional Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.volunteercenterburlingtoncounty.org/content/teen-volunteer-opportunities-directory
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