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Hunter College High School recognizes the value of giving service to one's school and community. Service to others enriches one's understanding of society and promotes responsibility and personal growth. This page lists all of Hunter's community service requirements and restrictions, as well as provides necessary forms and listings of service opportunities.

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Service Requirements
Service Policy
Service Criteria
In School Service opportunities
Timesheet

Service Requirements

  Below is a concise list of service requirements. For details go to the “Criteria for service projects” link below or contact Dr. Maurer in 236.

  -All students in classes 2005 and above must complete 75 hours of service by the end of Junior year. The class of 2004 must complete thier hours by this January.

  -Service done outside of school must be: written on letterhead stationary from the organization, signed by supervisor, include supervisor’s phone number, state the number of hours worked, and state that the organization is not for profit.

  -Service done in school must be on the Timesheets provided below or available in room 236.

  -Credit will not be granted for work done with for-profit volunteer organizations.

  -The organization must be not for profit. Students may NOT receive remuneration of ANY kind. This includes food and transportation costs.



Service Policy

The Service Learning Center encourages you to choose an altruistic service project to help a particular community in need. To answer or clarify any questions you may have about a community service project, here are some friendly reminders:


I. Before you begin your project, be sure to ask the potential service site:
   
    A. “Will I be supervised?”
    B. “Is this organization not-for-profit?”
   
II. All service projects must be approved by a Service Learning Coordinator before you begin your service. Come to Room 236. Hours are posted on the door.

III. All projects must be non-profit, including nursing homes, day care centers, rehabilitation centers, research labs, camps, homeless shelters, and soup kitchens.

IV. Policy regarding camps:

    A. No more than 75 hours maximium will be given for service done at a non-profit sleepaway camp. All camp service must be preapproved by the Service Learning Center, and you must do service for the camp. Note: If the sleepaway camp is for significantly disabled or ill children, you may receive more than 75 hours.
    B. Beginning Summer, 2002: Anyone receiving tuition reduction at a camp will not receive service credit.

V. Work done in a laboratory must be for the benefit of the researcher/hospital. Laboratory interns will be required to indicate how many hours are service to the lab/hospital and how many hours are considered educational. Supervisors will be asked to verify those hours. all laboratory service projects must be preapproved! (Examples of sites which serve educational and not service purposes, and thus will not receive service credit are: Coler Memorial Hospital; National Science Foundation; Preliminary research for Intel and other contests.)

VI. For performances (i.e. Dance, Theater, Music) at nursing homes, or other non-profit sites, you will receive service hours for the time of the actual performance only. You will not receive service hours for the traveling or rehearsal times. The site of the performance must be non- profit.

VII. Being part of a youth group will not insure that you will get full service credit. All youth group activities must be service to a community in order to receive credit. Seniors who work on ICY projects will not receive any service credit for their work on the ICY Project.

VIII. For all service projects done abroad, an official letter (in English) must accompany the service timesheet.

IX. Service credit will not be given if you work for a relative. Supervision at the service site cannot be done by your parent or relative.

We reserve the right to give partial credit based on the actual activity and the information provided by the supervisor at the site.

Please be sure to follow these Service guidelines carefully. If you do not follow these criteria, you will not receive service credit!



Service Learning Criteria

The Service Learning Center encourages you to choose an altruistic service project to help a particular community in need. To answer or clarify any questions you may have about a community service project, here are some friendly reminders:


I. Before you begin your project, be sure to ask the potential service site:
   
    A. “Will I be supervised?”
    B. “Is this organization not-for-profit?”
   
II. All service projects must be approved by a Service Learning Coordinator before you begin your service. Come to Room 236. Hours are posted on the door.

III. All projects must be non-profit, including nursing homes, day care centers, rehabilitation centers, research labs, camps, homeless shelters, and soup kitchens.

IV. Policy regarding camps:

    A. No more than 75 hours maximium will be given for service done at a non-profit sleepaway camp. All camp service must be preapproved by the Service Learning Center, and you must do service for the camp. Note: If the sleepaway camp is for significantly disabled or ill children, you may receive more than 75 hours.
    B. Beginning Summer, 2002: Anyone receiving tuition reduction at a camp will not receive service credit.

V. Work done in a laboratory must be for the benefit of the researcher/hospital. Laboratory interns will be required to indicate how many hours are service to the lab/hospital and how many hours are considered educational. Supervisors will be asked to verify those hours. all laboratory service projects must be preapproved! (Examples of sites which serve educational and not service purposes, and thus will not receive service credit are: Coler Memorial Hospital; National Science Foundation; Preliminary research for Intel and other contests.)

VI. For performances (i.e. Dance, Theater, Music) at nursing homes, or other non-profit sites, you will receive service hours for the time of the actual performance only. You will not receive service hours for the traveling or rehearsal times. The site of the performance must be non- profit.

VII. Being part of a youth group will not insure that you will get full service credit. All youth group activities must be service to a community in order to receive credit. Seniors who work on ICY projects will not receive any service credit for their work on the ICY Project.

VIII. For all service projects done abroad, an official letter (in English) must accompany the service timesheet.

IX. Service credit will not be given if you work for a relative. Supervision at the service site cannot be done by your parent or relative.

We reserve the right to give partial credit based on the actual activity and the information provided by the supervisor at the site.

Please be sure to follow these Service guidelines carefully. If you do not follow these criteria, you will not receive service credit!



In-School Service Learning

Although we encourage students to complete some of their service requirement outside of school, in-school service provides a perfect opportunity for those students who are younger or who have commitments such as athletic teams or theater groups. There is almost always work to be done in the principal's office, library, and programming office. There are always students who need tutors in the elementary and high schools. In-school service is also great because it can be done in short intervals during free periods. Not only is it convenient, but it also helps to better the school community.

Here are some in-school service project descriptions:

Departmental Aides

Work in a department of your choice. Ask a teacher or chair-person from the department in which you want to work for more information.

HCHS Entrance Exam

Volunteer to be a hall monitor at an exam site or assistant for a proctor.

HCHS Library

Work in the high school library, checking books in and out, reshelving, and setting up displays. See the librarians for details.

Hosting

Help guide parents around school on parents' night, conference days, and special school events.

Principal's Office/ Programming Office

Help with clerical work. See the secretary in Room 239 for more information.

Tutoring

Work with an elementary school student during free periods or after-school on homework skills. Tutor high school students in a subject in which you are proficient. Check with teachers in specific departments for more information.

Elementry School Opportunities
Subject Teacher Room Number
Third Grade One-on-One
Math Mentors
Ms. Concetta Marvuglio 112
Third Grade Ms. Elba Marrero 148
Fifth Grade Study Skills, Organizational Skills,
Reading, and Writing
Ms. Amy Kissel 146
Fifth Grade Math Buddies Ms. Sabrina Goldberg 146
Sixth Grade Ms. Karen Fogler 214
Principal's Office Ms. Patrica Lambert 102
Administrative Assistant Ms. Linda Camarda 105A
Guidance Counselor Ms. Barbara Ghnassia 105B
Art Ms. Anne Rosenthal 120
Computer Teacher Mr. Prakash Bhatia 144
French Mr. Kevin Kelleher 148
Hunter Clubhouse Ms. Ayana Lowe B14
Math Lab Ms. Laura Giumarra 116
Music Ms. Nicole Becker 216
Science Mr. Graciano Clause B40
Spanish Ms. Jean Rincon B15
Studio Arts Mr. Robert Sherman B25


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