Bernards High School recognizes the need to develop in all students a sense of social responsibility in addition to a commitment to their academic and co-curricular endeavors. By providing students with numerous opportunities for service to their community we believe that we will help students to achieve their full potential as active and productive members of society. Therefore, all Bernards High School students will earn and receive one (1) credit for performing forty (40) hours of community service during their four year high school career. Students will be required to complete ten (10) hours of service per year. Community Service will be recorded annually on each student’s transcript. If the minimum requirements are successfully completed and proper documentation is submitted no later than the first (1st) Friday in June, a grade of “Satisfactory” and one-quarter (0.25) credits will be recorded. If the minimum requirements are no completed and/or the proper documentation is not submitted prior to the first (1st) Friday in June a grade of “Unsatisfactory” and zero (0) credits will be recorded. In such instances, the full service requirement must be repeated during the following school year. During Grade 10, the student will be required to repeat all ten (10) hours of Community Service 9 and complete Community Service 10 for a total of twenty (20) hours of service.

        How:
          Process: 
         I) Get Project / Activity Approved     
        II) Serve the Hours
     III) Fill out the forms with supervisor(s)'s signature(s) and phone number 
       IV) Turn in documented hours to Mr. Meyer to receive credit
      
                  WHO can volunteer?

                       Everyone 

                       WHAT can volunteers do?

                         Perform public relations tasks
                            Help with child car
                        Work on art-related projects
                         Participate in special events
                        Tutor children or adults
                       Raise funds
                       Improve the environment
                           Organize and assist with recreation programs
                           Visit the homebound
                             Provide special skills and talents
                          Guide visitors
                          Assist the elderly
                             Collect and distribute food, toys, and specialties

                                  WHEN should students do the service?

                        Students may do their service on weekends, during school vacations, at nights, during the summer,
                                    and if their schedule permits, during the school day.

                            WHERE to volunteer?

                            Hospitals
                            Soup Kitchens
                             Day Care Centers
                           Shelters
                            Special Events
                           Senior Center
                           Schools
                          Nursing Homes
                           Food Banks
                          Clinics
                            Non Profit Offices
                         Hotlines
                          Other Places