In the process of educating students, Catholic schools seek to provide students with various opportunities to begin fulfilling their God-given mission in life.
Classes of 2026 & 2027 – Students are required to perform at least 60 hours of volunteer service during their high school career. The work is to be done outside of school hours, e.g. after school, on weekends, or during summer.
Classes of 2028 & beyond – Ten hours of community service are required to be completed annually by the last day of each school year and as a graduation requirement. The work is to be done outside of school hours, e.g. after school, on weekends, or during summer.
Through this program our students will be empowered to live the example of Jesus Christ by performing service for the community and the Church
Program Guidelines
Sixty hours (60) of community service are required for graduation. Service Hours are accumulated over four years in the following areas. The amounts listed for each category are minimums. Church (15), Community (10), K of C (3), Catholic Charities (2), School/Booster Club (10).
Categories for Service— If you would like to do something other than listed below, please address this with the Coordinator.
Church (15) – Options: Church Picnics, Church Cleaning, Vacation Bible Schools, Church Choir, Senior Retreat Leaders (10 hours for Church), Ground Keeping or Maintenance of the Church, Corvette Mailings, The Mass Ministries: Servers, Lectors, Cantors, Audio-Taping, Usher, EMoHC Note: Students of other faiths can perform similar services at their place of worship.
Catholic Charities (2) – Options: Serving at dinners, Food Pantry, Second Hand Rose, assisting with back-to-school and food drives.
Knights of Columbus (3) – Options: Serving at dinners, 4th of July celebrations, Tootsie Roll Drive, Special Olympics Bowling, and other events.
Community Organizations/Events (10) – Options: Mission Work Camps, SUMMER CAMPS, Rotary, Habitat for Humanity, Honor Flight, ARC, Special Olympics, Humane Society, EARS, Volunteer Work at Assisted Living Facilities, Goodwill, FISH, Wonderland of Lights, Meals on Wheels, Cross Foundation, Community Breakfasts, Right to Life, Big Brother/Big Sister, Park District, HSHS St. Anthony Hospital, Hospital Outreach Mission (www.mission-outreach.org), Public Library, and other pre-approved help with community and organizations.
School/Booster Club (10) – Options: Sign up to sell concessions, admissions, game/event help; assist school staff with special requests approved by service hours coordinator. Opportunities will be communicated to students throughout the school year.
Ten hours of community service are required to be completed annually by the last day of each school year and as a graduation requirement.
Categories for Service – If you would like to submit hours from organizations not listed below, please address this with the Coordinator. Otherwise, hours may only be submitted for the following organizations/events:
• Catholic Church/School (5) – Options: Booster Club (concessions, admissions, game/event help, etc.), Church Picnics, Church Cleaning, Church Choir, Grounds Keeping or Maintenance of the Church or School, Corvette Mailings, Mass Ministries: Servers, Lectors, Cantors, Ushers, EMoHC, assist school staff with special requests
• Community Organizations/Events (5) – Options: Catholic Charities, Knights of Columbus, Silver Rose Program (Knights Event), Unit 40 Schools Effingham Park District Volunteer, Non-Catholic Churches, Mission Work Camps, Rotary, Habitat for Humanity, Honor Flight, Special Olympics, CSS, Effingham County Humane Society, EARS, Volunteer Work at Assisted Living Facilities, FISH, Wonderland of Lights, Meals on Wheels, Cross Foundation, Community Breakfasts, Right to Life, Big Brother/Big Sister, HSHS St. Anthony Hospital, Public Library, and other pre-approved help with community organizations.
For instructions on how to submit service hours, please refer to the following link on our website. https://stanthony.com/high-school/faith/christian-service-program.
• To submit service hours, please go to this link: app.7works.org/sta.
• Service hours need to be turned in on the day of service through the app or be subject to a 50% deduction. The Service Hour Coordinator, along with the Principal, determines if hours can be accepted/rejected.
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• Service hours are NOT paid work or NOT helping your immediate family (i.e. babysitting your siblings, mowing your yard, cleaning your house)
• YOU are responsible for turning in YOUR service hours. If you sign into your place of service, it is only for verification for the coordinator. (i.e. serving Mass, Corvette raffle mailing, helping Booster Club)
• If seniors don’t have service hours complete by April 1, they will be scheduled work by the school. This work will be supervised by St. Anthony High School and will likely involve work at SAHS or with one of the three local Catholic parishes. Furthermore, the number of hours students still need for graduation will double on April 1. For example, if a student still needs 5 hours, he/she will be required to work 10 hours in the summer with work supervised and scheduled by SAHS. The category for which hours needed will be factored in, but will no longer apply.
