Outreach

At The John Carroll School, we continually work "to develop in our students, the attitudes, values, knowledge and skills to empower them to accept their obligations as human beings to contribute actively, intelligently and responsibly for a better world as they strive dail to 'act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with God' their ultimate end." (Philosophy, Paragraph 4)

To do for the world more than the world does for you--that is success.
— Henry Ford

Requirements

Each John Carroll student is required to give 60 hours of service before he/she graduates. The John Carroll School seeks to instill in our students a mindset of service and highly encourages direct service to the poor, infirm or homeless.

Ten (10) hours, minimum, of direct, relational service is required of each student prior to graduation. The 10 hours includes an attitude that is relational. Students work to develop a rapport with another person. It requires a presence, time and conversation. this service can be done effectively in nursing homes when the student directly assists a resident with an activity or working at camps such as Camp St. Vincent or Camp Sunshine. This service could also be done by tutoring Special Needs students are area public schools. Direct relational service must have prior approval by the Outreach Coordinator.

The other fifty (50) hours can be service to the community. The student has the option of completing this service by working for parishes; Habitat for Humanity; walks for certain causes; soup kitches; and bagging food, stacking shelves and stuffing envelopes for organizations whose general mission is to be of service to others. A student may also provide service to the environment.

We must work toward the day when citizen service is the common expectation and common experience of every American.
— President Bill Clinton

Service Timetable

Twenty (20) hours should be completed by the end of sophomore year.
Forty (40) hours must be completed by the end of junior year. If a student has not completed 40 hours of service, his/her schedule will be withheld and he/she will not be allowed to attend classes.
Sixty (60) hours must be completed for graduation.

The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
— President John F. Kennedy

Guidelines

Prior to the service being rendered, an Outreach Online Service Form must be completed and submitted through the service-dedicated website http://sharepoint.jcteachers.org/zakreski/service.htm. After submitting the form, a Service Confirmation Form will be sent to the student. Save and print the Service Confirmation Form. Follow the instructions found on the Service Confirmation Form for obtaining signatures and writing/submitting your reflection.
Forms are due within 30 days; summer service forms are due by September 14, 2007.
Service hours will not be posted nor assumed complete until the confirmation form is returned to the Service Coordinator with the supervisor’s signature and section completed and reflection neatly completed on the back.
Students giving ongoing service must submit a Service Form monthly.
Freshmen may begin accumulating service hours (following all the appropriate guidelines) after their Freshman Orientation meeting held in the spring prior to their freshman year.
Service hours performed to fulfill John Carroll’s community service requirement must be performed for this purpose exclusively and not be used to fulfill another organization’s requirement

A listing of organizations that have ongoing needs for volunteers can be viewed by clicking here.