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Community Service Requirements

All students at The O'Farrell Charter High School perform a minimum of 12 hours of community service each school year.  This is divided up into three sections, each with a minimum of 4 hours to complete.
  • Home: 4 hours
  • School: 4 hours
  • Community: 4 hours

Examples of community service:

Home: Helping around the house, mowing the lawn, cooking dinner, paint a wall, clean the oven, etc.  In order to count for community service these must not be part of regular chores or anything that a student is paid for.

School: Cleaning a teacher's room, bringing supplies for a homebase disaster barrel, supplying a classroom with supplies (tissues, etc.), helping set up for an event, etc.  Teachers will have many ideas on how to complete your school hours.

Community: Picking up trash in your neighborhood, babysitting for a neighbor, volunteering at a thrift store, volunteering for a community event or fundraiser, etc.  Students should always check with parents first and parents should verify that the "community" community service was completed.