Community Service Woes

HTA! · May 27, 2009, 04:20:08 PM

So, for my school we need to have 30 hours of community service per year to stay enrolled. This year I will either end up with 29.5 or 30.5.

The former is a problem, since if I don't get all my hours I go on academic probation.

In itself that's not a big deal, but my mom is freaking out and telling me its my fault. Really, its a teacher's fault for giving me less hours than she said she would for a project. D:

So, who's fault is it?
What kinds of community service standards do you have at your school?

Gwen Khan · May 27, 2009, 04:24:02 PM

I never had to do community service for any school I went to

Rayquarian · May 27, 2009, 04:24:43 PM

I need 10 documented to graduate.

I only have 3 documented, but I probably have more due to band.

Nayrman · May 27, 2009, 04:26:45 PM

Do you go to private school?

No offense but I think it's ridiculous to be required to do community service hours to graduate or stay enrolled if it isn't a private school...

HTA! · May 27, 2009, 04:27:33 PM

Quote from: Nayrman on May 27, 2009, 04:26:45 PM
Do you go to private school?

No offense but I think it's ridiculous to be required to do community service hours to graduate or stay enrolled if it isn't a private school...

Nope.

Nayrman · May 27, 2009, 04:30:51 PM

Quote from: HTA on May 27, 2009, 04:27:33 PM
Nope.

then it's absolutely ridiculous to require community service hours... X_X;;

Magnum · May 27, 2009, 04:40:38 PM

Quote from: HTA on May 27, 2009, 04:20:08 PM
So, for my school we need to have 30 hours of community service per year to stay enrolled. This year I will either end up with 29.5 or 30.5.

The former is a problem, since if I don't get all my hours I go on academic probation.

In itself that's not a big deal, but my mom is freaking out and telling me its my fault. Really, its a teacher's fault for giving me less hours than she said she would for a project. D:

So, who's fault is it?
What kinds of community service standards do you have at your school?

40 hours a semester...
WHEN I was in Student Council!
Didn't do it though. No one did.

Doodle · May 27, 2009, 04:43:54 PM

Are you in some sort of club? (National Honors Society, etc.)
We don't have any community service required.

HTA! · May 27, 2009, 04:47:09 PM

No.
90 hours for graduation and diploma, 30 per year.
Senior year you don't have to.

GreatGonzales106 · May 27, 2009, 05:12:50 PM

I have to have at least 20 hours documented throughout high school, with at least 10 of those coming in my junior/senior year.

Zovistograt · May 27, 2009, 05:15:51 PM

I'm in the National Honor Society so we have to have something like 80...I'm pretty much fine for that because they count the mandatory "tutoring" (i.e. sitting in tutoring center for a period every cycle doing nothing because nobody comes for tutoring), and I've been helping an elderly lady learn Vista every week which adds up.

THEBIRD · May 27, 2009, 05:33:02 PM

During sophomore year every student is required to obtain 15 hours of community service in their civics class. If they get even a minute, or even a second less, then they automatically fail the course. You are given sheets to record your hours and get it signed by whoever you helped.

Totla · May 27, 2009, 05:33:37 PM

None for school. Though this one scholarship I'm going for requires 100 in one year.

jnfs2014 · May 27, 2009, 07:29:07 PM

Lol no.

Friendly Hostile · May 27, 2009, 07:29:48 PM

5 hours to pass a class needed to graduate.