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Service Hour Guidelines
The Purpose:
DeMotte Christian High School seeks to guide, shape, direct, and train young people in all aspects of living the Christ-like life in this world. A significant aspect of living the Christ-like life is serving our fellow man as an expression of our love for our God.
- Every student is expected to complete a minimum of twelve service hours (six hours per semester) of his or her choice per year.
- Acceptable service is work that does not include payment or work done for immediate or extended family.
- Examples of excluded activities are those activities completed while school is in session or activities that occur during regular church service times. (For the school’s purposes, an example would be if a student is a member of the praise team at church. Preparations before and after the service could be counted towards these service hours, while leading in praise during the service would not be counted towards the service hours.)
- Student participation is required in all service project fundraisers. Working at Upper Campus’ annual Service Dinner is required of all students. This cannot be listed as Service Hours.
- First semester hours are the beginning of summer through the end of Christmas Break. Second-semester hours are the beginning of Christmas Break through mid-May (about a week before exams begin). Service hours are to be recorded on a form entitled Service Hours Record, available in the office. Completed forms are to be turned in to the office.
- Participation in Service Week is required and cannot be listed as service hours.
- Service hours will be recorded on transcripts.