Campus Ministry
Freshman Year Service Guidelines
Living the Gospel Message (LTGM)
Service for any organization or activity at Bishop Ready High School is not acceptable for LTGM minimum requirements; service must be done in the greater community beyond Bishop Ready.
Guidelines for the completion of the freshman requirement are as follows:
- A minimum of 20 hours of service;
- Service to be completed in the student's parish or faith community;
- A maximum of 10 hours may be as altar server;
- A maximum of 5 hours volunteering in the parish to coach, assist, keep score, or sell refreshments at parish athletic events is allowed;
- Bingo is not acceptable under any circumstances because of legal issues;
- A parent or family member may not be the supervisor;
- Service is not complete until a supervisor's evaluation is given to the student's freshmen theology teacher;
- No exceptions are allowed. These guidelines are firm.
Students may begin their service hours after graduation from eighth grade and must have them completed by the last day of class, fourth quarter. Students may not work ahead in service hours (each year's service may not begin until after the completion of the current grade). Awards are given annually to students who perform service above and beyond that which is required.
After the school year begins, evaluation forms* may be e-mailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to the appropriate theology teacher. Bishop Ready High School is not responsible for evaluation forms delivered to the school during summer break. Please wait until the first day of regular classes to bring in evaluation forms.
Freshmen who are not up-to-date in their service requirement by the end of the fourth quarter of freshman year will automatically become ineligible for all extra-curricular activities their sophomore year. Supervisor forms will not be accepted by anyone at Bishop Ready through the summer and the student will, therefore, remain ineligible until at least the first day of school. Affected students will need to return the appropriate forms on the first day of school the following year to their current theology teacher. NOTE: There are no exceptions to this policy.
Parent-to-Parent Workshop/Freshmen:
Parents of all incoming students who have not previously participated in a Parent-to-Parent workshop are required to do so during their student's first year at Bishop Ready.
Workshops for the 2009-2010 school year are scheduled for Thursdays, September 18 & 25, 2009 and March 11 & 18, 2010. Cost of the eight-hour workshop is $10 and is to be paid at the first session. Participation by both parents/guardians is recommended but attendance by one is required.
More information concerning the Parent-to-Parent Workshop will be mailed and also is available under Parent-to-Parent on this site. Information for responding/scheduling a workshop is included in the mailing/web site. A reminder of the chosen scheduled workshop can be made via e-mail if the parent/guardian wishes and supplies an e-mail address.
Parish Youth Ministry/Freshmen:
All Bishop Ready students are urged and expected to remain active in their respective parishes/churches. Campus Ministry is available to help students become and remain involved in their parishes/churches and to assist those students without parish youth ministry at the parish level to become involved in Diocesan activities that require adult supervision. (For additional information, please see Parish Youth Ministry subject heading under Campus Ministry Program.)