Christian Service Program in Middle School
Inspired by the example of Jesus and the saints, all Our Lady of Grace School students are encouraged to share of themselves through heartfelt service to others. A program of Christian Service helps develop a commitment to the Christian way of life by allowing students to engage in Christian service. We encourage each homeroom teacher to engage in a class-level service opportunity that can be performed by their class. Participation in these grade-level activities through the fifth grade are optional and strongly encouraged.
Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are required to perform 9, 12, and 15 hours of Christian Service respectively over the course of the school year. A minimum number of service hours must be completed at each trimester of the school year as indicated below.
- 6th Grade: 9 hours total (3 hours per trimester)
- 7th Grade: 12 hours total (4 hours per trimester)
- 8th Grade: 15 hours total (5 hours per trimester)
Middle school students are welcome to complete all of the required grade-level service hours at one time and should consult with the middle school Religion teacher for direction on how to appropriately account for that.
All service hours completed will require a
Verification of Christian Service Form (clickable link) in order to receive credit in Religion class. Verification of Christian Service forms must be completed by the end of each trimester with the minimum designated service hours by grade.
Service may not be supervised by parents or other family members, nor may family authorize and sign verification forms.
Middle school students may fulfill their required hours by engaging in any service opportunity. There is a limit of 1/3 of the total required service hours by grade-level for participation in the School Choir and Altar Serving.
The middle school Religion teacher(s) reserves the right to add additional reflection work onto the Service Hour requirement to gain full or additional credit for service hour work.
Middle school Christian Service Hours will constitute 10% of the Religion grade as its own grading category in Gradelink. In an effort to keep things simple, points within this category will be allocated based on the number of required service hours per trimester. For example, in eighth grade students will be required to complete 5 service hours per trimester. Therefore, the points possible for Christian Service Hours per trimester will be 5 points in eighth grade. Each point earned will reflect one hour of service.
