Community Service Valencia High School “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill.

Community Service

Valencia High School

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

•Sir Winston Churchill

“Ask not what your country can do for you......Ask what you can do for your country.”

•John F. Kennedy

Why Community Service?

•To help other people•To feel good•To keep active

•To gain job experience

•To do something fun •To enhance job resumes and college applications

•To meet interesting people

•To make a difference in our community and the world

•To Graduate!

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

RequirementsStudents are required to complete 40 hours of community service during their four years in high school.

100 hours of services results in membership in the Century Club.

Some Suggestions for Service

• Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America

• Boys and Girls Clubs

• YMCA and YWCA

• Organized Youth Sports Organizations (volunteer coaches & umpires)

• Hospital Volunteer programs

• Convalescent Home Volunteer programs

• Elementary School Tutorial program

• PTSA’s

• Religious Organizations

H.I.S. House - Homeless Intervention Shelter

~ Placentia, CA 92870 ~

What won’t count….• Court probation community service• Services provided for family

members or private individuals (ex. Babysitting)

• Hours performed during the school day when student should be in class.

• Hours with a for-profit business

• Students may not receive academic credit or monetary compensation for community service activities.

• Religious activities must be activities which extend beyond the church/synagogue.

• Privately arranged tutoring hours must be overseen by a school or organization sponsor and are subject to approval.

If you have a question on whether an

activity will satisfy the community service requirements….

ASK!

Turn this in…

Do Community Service!!

Complete this form…

•Falsified documents will result in suspension and other possible consequences.

•Completed hours appear on Report Card

When do I start?NOW!!!

40 hours by graduation...or no graduation.

Community Service Office•Stop by the Community

Service Office in the counseling office to pick up forms and ask questions.

Read your student booklet! Everything you need to

know is in there.

Final Thoughts

"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a

good place for all of us to live in."

Theodore Roosevelt

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

•Mahatma Ghandi

PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

2004-2005

Nancy Watkins, Community Service Coordinator

Valencia High School500 N. Bradford Ave.Placentia, CA 92870

714.996.4970