Community Service

Monica Bell, Interact Club Advisor Moorestown High School Community Service Council

• ● The willingness to commit time and effort to assist others is a character trait that is valued by colleges and employers.
• ● Moorestown High School students are not required to complete community service hours for graduation.

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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• nteer Hours forms to ppropriate bin outside ● Students must submit their Request to Record Volu the a of the classroom/office of

their grade-level advisor:

• ● 9: Ms. Bell (Guidance)
• ● 10: Mr. Hurley (C104)
• ● 11: Ms. Everette (A225)
• ● 12: Dr. Tortu (A263)

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2019

Srudenr:

Date(s) Performned:

Brief description (required):

• ● Service Year:
• · May 1 - April 30
• ● All Request to Record Volunteer Hours forms are due no later than May 3, 2019.


INTERNAL SERVICE RECOGNITION

● Transcript Recognition

• · 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.

Additional Community Service Awards at MHS

Cumulative Service Awards

• ● 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

Distinguished Service Award (DSA):

• ● Students will be honored with a plaque for successfully recording 4 years of 100+ hours of service.

EXTERNAL SERVICE RECOGNITION

President's Volunteer Service Award:

• · Students that successfully record 100+ community service hours in a service year will also be honored with the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).
• ■ Bronze - 100+ hours of service
• ■ Silver - 175+ hours of service
• ■ Gold - 250+ hours of service


Scholarship Opportunities:

• ● Many students have been awarded scholarships based on their dedication to serving others.
• ● Ex: Joe Laufer College Scholarship
• · (2) - $7,500 scholarships
• · (3) - $5,000 scholarships

• ● 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
• ● Meets every Thursday during 12th period (A227).
• ● Advisor:
• · Ms. Dakosty - A227
• ● Community service student organization
• · Sponsored by Rotary International
• ● 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
• ● 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
Additional Volunteer Opportunities

• ● Many Moorestown High School students volunteer with the following organizations in Moorestown:
• ● Live Civilly : http://www.livecivilly.org/volunteer/
• ● Moorestown Parks & Recreation : http://www.moorestown.nj.us/253/Parks-Recreation
• ● Perkins Center for the Arts: http://perkinsarts.org/get-involved/volunteer/
• ● MoorArts : https://www.moorarts.org/how-you-can-help
• ● Moorestown Library
• : http://www.moorestownlibrary.org/volunteering/
• ● The Volunteer Center of Burlington County also has a teen volunteer directory:

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

QUESTIONS?