Community Service
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The purposes of the service requirements are to heighten awareness of the plight of the less fortunate, to develop in our students a sense of civic responsibility and a sense of Christian stewardship. St. Pius X students must perform 60 hours of service for graduation. It is recommended that a student complete 15 hours a year to stay on track.
The three categories for graduation are:
(1) St. Pius X High School (2) Parish/Church (3) Community.
**No payment may be rendered or accepted by students for the service.**
Because we want our students to develop a sense of civic responsibility, the majority of service will be done in the community, from approved agencies. A list of approved agencies is available on SPX Service Opportunities. All service hours need to be properly documented for credit towards graduation. As of October 2021, we no longer accept paper forms as documentation for completed service. Students must log all service in our new service hour tracking program, x2VOL.
If you need assistance with the new program, x2VOL, please contact Charles Mwaura (cmwaura@spxkc.org)
Service Hour Categories:
St. Pius X High School: Service completed at St. Pius, or any associated sports and activities. Students are encouraged and asked to do service for the school from time to time. No more than 20 hours of service to the school can be used toward the graduation requirement.
Student’s Parish/Church: Students are encouraged to do service in their parish/church; however, only 20 hours of work done in the student’s home parish/church will count toward the graduation requirement. Service completed with another parish/church may go in the St. Pius or "Non-Graduation" category. This limitation aims to have the students expand beyond very local needs to the larger community.
Community: The following places have been approved for service. Community hours are different than SPX School and Parish/Church hours; 20 hours or more can be logged under community for graduation credit, there is no limit for this service.
Non-Graduation: These hours will not count to your 60-hour graduation requirement. Hours logged here are either: (1) from unapproved organizations; (2) Submitted more than 2 weeks late; or (3) The student has reached your SPX and/or parish 20-hour limit.Additional Info:
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Service to other places not on this list must be pre-approved by Mr. Monachino to go towards graduation. Before serving one of these places, please call to ensure the business is still in need of volunteers and what needs to be completed before volunteering. Some places need to run background checks before accepting volunteers.
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Students are required to stay current on hours (7.5/semester) for transcripts to be sent.
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For Awards Night and Graduation Requirement purposes, all service hours must be turned in by Tuesday, April 4th.
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