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NHS Service Hours

NHS Service Hours

Service hours are a very important component of your NHS Application.  Students should begin completing their service hours in grade 9.  It is highly recommended that NHS candidates complete and log 10-15 hours of service each year. All community service for the National Honor Society is logged through the Humanitarian Program and potential candidates should follow the rules found on the Humanitarian Page. 

  • Complete and log your community service hours so the school can verify the completion.  Use the COMMUNITY SERVICE FORM to log your hours.  Original forms with all completed data must be turned in within one week of service.  *Please note, the NHS Selection Committee will not consider unverified community service hours during application review.
  • If there is an organization not on the approved list of community service agencies, use the COMMUNITY SERVICE APPROVAL FORM.  This must be submitted to and approved by Mrs. Karalus (Room 257) prior to performing the service.
  • See below for the list of Approved List of Service Placements.

 

Approved List of Service Placements

Volunteer hours should be completed with a not-for-profit group. Many local places need volunteers. Internet searches, church bulletins, and postings by not-for-profit organizations are good sources to find volunteer opportunities. Hours acceptable for matriculation toward this award should meet the following criteria for community service, unless the placement is preapproved by Mrs. Karalus, the project coordinator, and the committee:
Some suggestions for community service are as follows:


Aids Community Services

American Cancer Society

Beaver Meadow Audubon Center

Boys and Girls Clubs

Boy Scouts

Buffalo City Mission

Catholic Charities

Eight Days of Hope

EMT/EMS Firefighting through Volunteer Fire Departments

Feed More of W.N.Y. (To receive credit, it is required to work at the Feed More under the direct supervision of an organization-appointed supervisor. Home-based services will not be accepted.)

4-H (paid membership required, must have a non-related supervisor)

Fish of East Aurora

Friends of the Night

Girl Scouts

Grace Guest House

Habitat for Humanity

Heart Animal Rescue

Hearts for the Homeless

Hospice of Buffalo

Meals on Wheels

Messinger Woods

Ronald McDonald House

SABAH

Salvation Army

Seneca Street CDC (Must sign in upon arrival to get credit)

716 Squash

S.P.C.A. (To receive credit, it is required to work at the S.P.C.A. under the direct supervision of an organization-appointed supervisor. Home-based services will not be accepted.)

St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy

String Works

Teacher's Desk

Trusted gives

Volunteerwny.org

WNY Girls in Sport (United Way)

W.N.Y. Foster Closest

This is not a comprehensive list. If there are places you would like to volunteer but are not sure if they will count, complete the approval form and bring it to me in room 257 or e-mail it to the volunteer coordinator at Lkaralus @opschools.org. School service does not equate to community service without preapproval.