Wolfpack Advocacy Hour

September 30, 2014

Grade 9

Theme:
Community Service
Information
Objective:
1.Students will review all the requirements and

process for completing their community service

hours.

Term 1

Example Timeline
Term 2
Term 3
Completion

Term4

Beginning of
school year,
research
community service
opportunities

Start working on
your hours

Continue to work
on your hours

Finish your hours

for the year

Get community
service log for
hours from your
advocacy teacher
or on the COHS
website

At the END of
Term 2 have your
hours/log signed
off by your
Advocacy teacher
for hours
completed so far.

At the END of
Term 3 have your
hours/log signed
off by your
Advocacy
teacher for hours
completed so far.

At the END of Term

3 have your
hours/log signed
off by your
Advocacy teacher
for hours
completed so far.

KEEP A COPY

KEEP A COPY

KEEP A COPY

**This way you

know how many
more you have to
do

Turn in ALL hours

to your Advocacy
teacher on the last
day of school

KEEP A COPY

COHS Community Service

Requirement
Community Service is an optional,
but highly encouraged program here at COHS.
Why participate in Community Service?
Everybody can be greatbecause anybody can serve.
You dont have to have a college degree to serve. You
dont have to make your subject and verb agree to
serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love.
- Martin Luther King

Why participate in
Community Service?

Learn public relations skills

Apply for special awards or
Find a career choice
Job reference
Strengthen your resume
College admissions
Make contacts in the community
Most Scholarships are based

on Community Service

scholarships
Feel involved
Make a difference
Help others
Connect with the community
Expand your horizons

Documentation
Documentation may include:
A COHS Verification of Hours form
A signed and dated letter on letterhead from the
community service
organization.
Letters should include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The hours volunteered

A brief description of the service
The name of the organization
The address, telephone number of organization
The signature of a supervisor

oRemember: keep a copy of your completed documented

hours at home.

THEN WHAT?

Advocacy teachers will keep each students Community Service Log

in their
Advocacy class.
.Throughout the year, documentation of completed hours may be
given to your Advocacy teacher to sign off and attach to this log.
.All hours must be submitted by the last day of advocacy each
year for grades 9 11.
.When the student reaches their Senior year, all hours must be
turned in by the end of Term 3.

Levels of Recognition
We want to acknowledge your efforts here at
COHS!
Level 1
Students will receive Community Service on their transcripts for

each year they meet the minimum level.

Level 2
Students will receive Community Service on their transcripts for

each year they meet the minimum level.

Students will be recognized at the Senior Awards Night.
Plus students receive a special cord to wear at Graduation.

Grade Level
Requirements
Class of 2014 - 2017
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade 12th
Grade
Total
Level 1 =
20 hours*
20 hours*
30 hours
30
hours 100 hours
Level 2 = 40 hours
hours 200 hours

40 hours

60 hours

60

*Students who complete Level 1 hours in the 9th and 10th

grades have the option to move to Level 2 as long as they
complete the Level 2 hours during 11th and 12th grades, and
the total number of hours served is at least 200.

Clarifications:
For new students who enroll after their 9th grade

year, they must complete the hours as indicated for

each grade level they are enrolled at COHS.
Any student enrolling as a senior without previous

years of community service will not be eligible for the

community service certificate or cord.
No more than 50 total hours of on-campus service

during the school day can count towards your

community service for the 4 years.

Attention Freshman
If you decide this year NOT to begin your

community service, you will:

NOT be able to go back and make-up or do

extra hours to make-up your freshman year.

NOT be able to earn a cord for recognition at
graduation.
However
Completing the yearly community service after
your freshman year, WILL be documented on
your transcripts.

What qualifies for community

service?
Community Service Hours are hours volunteered at any non-

profit organization. See list attached of examples.

This service is not part of a class where you are earning

credits for the hours as part of your class grade and may not
be as part of an extracurricular activity such as football
practice, play practice, etc.
Students may count Service Learning hours. Service

Learning hours may be earned if the activity is related to a

class taught on campus and is an extension of a class
project whose aim is to benefit the community.

Example of Community Service

Log for hours

COSUMNES OAKS HIGH SCHOOL

Community Service Log
_______________ School Year
Students Name________________________________________ ID#______________ GL_______

Date

# of
Hours

Activity

Signature of
Advocacy Teacher

MAKE A COPY OF THIS LOG

Community Service Ideas

Class Discussion

What community service have you done before?

Have you completed some community service

with your friends, family, school group, or youth

group?

Community Service Ideas

Hospitals
Animal shelters
CSD Playground Partners

www.elkgroveplaygrounds.com
Churches
Environmental organizations
EGUSD schoolsFind a school
near your home, www.egusd.net
(help a teacher, tutor kids etc.)
Food Pantries
Habitat for Humanity
www.habitatprovidence.org
Hands On Sacramento Keeping
up parks and recreation areas
TutorHelping others to read
(right here at COHS)

Libraries
Nursing homes
Political campaigns
Red Cross

http://www.sacsierraredcross.org/
Salvation Army
Cosumnes Oaks High School Clubs
and Organizationscan offer
community service. Check with
your club advisor (no more than 50
total hours of on campus service
can count towards your community
service for the 4 years)
Society for the BlindBingo
Fundraising
http://www.societyfortheblind.org
Check your newspaper for
volunteer opportunities