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Community Service
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Santa Rosa District Schools Guidelines for Student Volunteer Hours Required 100 Hourse for Florida Academic Bright Futures Scholarship Required 75 Hours for Florida Medallion Bright Futures Scholarship Required 30 Hours for Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship ALL scholarsips will either require or look favorably on community service hourse. 1) The social problem must be identified, for example: a. Suicide prevention b. Homelessness c. Hunger d. Child abuse e. Domestic violence f. Environmental pollution g. Illiteracy h. Elder needs of aged and infirmed i. Substance abuse j. Lack of cultural opportunities 2) No pay or reward will be given in exchange for the volunteer hours. 3) School or college credit will not be awarded. 4) The activity needs to be conducted in a public place. 5) There should be no unreasonable health or safety risk involved. 6) Volunteer hours cannot be for family members. 7) The service hours cannot be political in nature. 8) Service hours cannot be a part of a court-ordered community service activity; i.e. students cannot “double-dip” Appropriate activities may include but not be limited to: 1) Participating in a food drive 2) Participating in a clothing drive 3) Reading or helping children young adults, or adults to “learn to read” 4) Participating in an environmental clean-up 5) Volunteering as a docent at a museum 6) Answering phone calls on a hot line 7) Serving food at an established food kitchen 8) Reading, singing, or assisting those needing help with fine motor skills 9) Helping with email/mail for a person with a disability 10) Helping with a large mailing project 11) Helping a worthy community cause with fund raising (i.e. bell ringing) Instructions for school counselors: 1) Review students’ Community Service Hours Certification, Community Service Plan (if service is not on approved district list), and Student Log. 2) For graduating seniors, maintain the documentation until at least the onset of the next academic year. 3) For all other students, keep all documentation on file.
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Guidance Department
Gulf Breeze High School
675 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
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