{"id":7,"date":"2013-10-07T08:22:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T12:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T19:40:21","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d8a7f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76d8a7f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39e78f91\" data-id=\"39e78f91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ea8b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ea8b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 20px;border: 20px solid white\" src=\"https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/10\/clip_image003.jpg\" alt=\"Jackets\" width=\"152\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/10\/clip_image003.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/10\/clip_image003-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;font-size: x-large\">Community Service<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Community service hours are required for all Bright Futures Scholarship Awards &#8211; Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars and Gold Seal Vocational Scholars: 100, 75 and 30 hours respectively.\u00a0 You may begin logging your community service hours the summer before your freshman year.\u00a0 Community service hours should be documented by logging the hours on the Community Service Log and attaching verification letters that are on letterhead of the place where the hours were served.<\/p><p>Please review the official\u00a0St. Johns County School District community service guidelines here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community-service\/\">https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community-service\/<\/a><\/p><p>Below are some examples of hours that are considered Community Service:<\/p><ul><li>Service to a government agency<\/li><li>Service to a not \u2013 for \u2013 profit local, national or international organization<br \/>When training meetings are required prior to the actual service, a student can receive credit for up to 2 hours of training in addition to the hours for the service.<\/li><li>Service to a school or school organization \u2013 in which credit is not being awarded<\/li><li>Service to a religious organization<\/li><li>Participation in not \u2013 for \u2013 profit Fine Arts performances or exhibitions<br \/>When hours are being earned in which rehearsal time is required, a student can receive credit for up to 3 hours of rehearsal time for every hour of performance time.<\/li><li>VPS hours provided credit is not being awarded<\/li><li>Non \u2013 paid internships at a not \u2013 for \u2013 profit organization with prior school official approval<\/li><li>Career Academy non \u2013 paid internships<\/li><\/ul><p>Below are some examples of hours that are not considered eligible for Community Service:<\/p><ul><li>Family related activities<\/li><li>Hours in which students are compensated either monetarily or materially<\/li><li>School related activities that have required attendance and\/or are a part of the course requirement to earn credit<\/li><li>Attendance at meetings which are required as part of membership in a club or organization<\/li><li>Activities that cannot be documented on business letterhead<\/li><li>Volunteer services for a for \u2013 profit business<\/li><\/ul><p>Students are encouraged to choose a variety of opportunities or services when selecting and completing their community service hours.\u00a0\u00a0 If a student is unsure if activities are considered viable, they should consult their guidance counselor prior to the activity.\u00a0 If the student is completing service hours in order to meet the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship criteria, the Bright Futures Community Service Form must be completed before the service begins.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small\"><em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/aice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/2022-2023-Community-Service-Plan-1.pdf\">Community Service Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www-sahs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/01\/Community-Service-Form-Blank.pdf\">Community Service Log<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Find opportunities for volunteering in your community:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/\">www.VolunteerMatch.org<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.Foodshare.org\">www.Foodshare.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Service Community service hours are required for all Bright Futures Scholarship Awards &#8211; 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