Campus Ministry

Community Service Hours
As stated in the St. Augustine High School handbook, service hours are intended “To inculcate in the student a Christian sense of responsibility, a true understanding of freedom, a dedication to peace and justice, an awareness of the needs of others, a respect for one another, a reverence for life and an intimacy with God."

We have a commitment to developing our students spiritually, physically and mentally. In order to foster a sense of responsibility to others, students are required to perform 40 hours of community service each year, 20 hours per semester. No more than five of these hours can be satisfied by work done at St. Augustine High School.

Approved Service Hour locations and sponsors can be found on the school’s website. All locations must be approved beforehand by the Campus Minister. Service hours performed at a non-approved location will not be counted.

If you wish to submit a new site for approval, it must be a place where any of our students are able to perform service. Approval of new sites is left to the discretion of the principal.

Service Hours are to be reported on the letterhead of the organization where the service is performed. The on-site supervisor should indicate the number of hours performed and sign the form.

Community Service must be completed by the end of the 2^nd Quarter for the first 20 hours and the 4^th Quarter marking period for the remaining 20 hours, otherwise they will receive a failing grade in Theology, whereupon they will attend summer school and complete their service hours. A form will be provided to verify that service hours have actually been completed.

Service hours cannot be satisfied by assisting relatives and friends in commercial enterprises, nor can they be fulfilled by doing ordinary household chores and performing in organizations such as choirs, community theaters, etc.

Service Hours are due by 3 pm on Monday, December 7, 2009.