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The Importance of Community Service

Community service is a way for many people, particularly the young, to regain a sense of community. The Lexington High School Community Service Program has for many years provided students with the opportunity to involve themselves in a variety of enriching, useful and practical experiences which serve the school and community.

Through community service, students can learn new skills, assume responsibilities, become aware of the needs of others, and learn the importance of unselfish serving and giving. Community service links students to the wider community and exposes them to people and siuiations outside their previous experiences.

Each student at Lexington High School is required to perform a minimum of 40 hours of community service between the last day of eighth grade and the last day of class as a senior. The community service requirement may be satisfied by participation in a single activity or a combination of approved activities.

Definition of Community Service

A recognized community service activity by an LHS student is one which:

• Is performed without compensation to the student.
• Has some institutional or organizational affiliation (all government, charitable and non-religious IRS-ruled non-profit organizations automatically qualify as community service providers.)
• Is not associated with the practice or promotion of any religion.
• Results in a service to at least one person other than the student or the student's relative and is generally of benefit to the "community."
• Is separate from a service activity for which the student is already receiving school or organizational credit.
• Is not performed during scheduled class time.
• Is not performed during scheduled study hall time.
• Is not service mandated by a court.

Guidelines for Earning Community Service Credit

To earn credit for community service:

• The service must meet the prior definition.
• The service must be performed for an approved service organization, or be approved by the Social Action Committee of the LHS Senate prior to or immediately upon commencement of the service.
• The service must be verifiable from information provided on the community service form completed by the service supervisor.
• The service must be reported to the student's guidance counselor within 90 days of completion of the service.
• The service may be perfomed in the community at large or at LHS. At least 20 of the required hours of community service must be performed outside of LHS.
• Any service exceeding the required 40 hours may be served at any location a student chooses. However, for service during scheduled study halls, prior approval by the student's guidance counselor is required.
• A required “community service learning” component to accompany the 40-hour service requirement is being developed at the time of this publication. Students must complete this academic requirement to receive community service credit for graduation.

NB:

To be eligible for open campus, juniors entering the year in September must have 20 hours of community service documented. Seniors entering the year in September must have 30 hours of documented community service.

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