Campus Ministry- Bishop Ready High School
Living the Gospel Message Junior Year 2007-2008
Students are required to participate in service learning each year while attending Bishop Ready High School. Specific guidelines have been developed to recognize the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and social development of our students. Service learning is integrated into the theology classroom through reflection and discussion. A theology test grade is recorded based on a written reflection. It is strongly recommended that students complete at least half their service learning hours over the summer and the other half in the early part of the school year.
Service for any organization or activity at Bishop Ready High School is not acceptable for LTGM minimum requirements. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE!
Guidelines for the completion of the junior requirement are as follows:
- A minimum of 20 hours of service;
- Completion in a parish, hospital, nursing home, supervised tutoring, or United Way organization* that is in agreement with Catholic moral teaching;
- Unless altar serving is a new ministry (ask theology teacher for clarification prior to assuming serving may count), it may not be used for junior hours;
- A maximum of 5 hours volunteering to coach, assist, keep score or sell refreshments at parish athletic events is allowed;
- Particularly recommended are service organizations/agencies such as Material Assistance Providers (MAP), Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Salesian Center Boys/Girls Clubs, tutoring through school personnel, Parish School of Religion, West Side Free Store, Work Camps, Community Care programs, Mother M. Angeline Home, or agencies for the chronically ill or very young;
- Diocese of Columbus Urban Immersion is highly recommended and may be completed through the student's parish youth ministry program;
- Due to legal issues, bingo is not acceptable service under any circumstance;
- Volunteering at a for-profit business is never acceptable for this requirement;
- A parent or family member may not be the supervisor;
- Service is not complete until a supervisor's evaluation has been given to student's theology teacher;
- No exceptions will be allowed from the above guidelines.
After the school year begins evaluation forms may be e-mailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to the appropriate theology teacher, they may also be dropped off in the main office. 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 supervisor forms.
Questions concerning community service may be addressed to Dr. SK at bschwabk@cdeducation.org
It is recommended that questions be addressed BEFORE beginning service if the student is unsure if the agency for which they want to volunteer is acceptable.Students may begin their junior service hours after the completion of their sophomore year and must have them completed by the last day of class fourth quarter junior year. Students may not work ahead in service hours (each year's service may not begin until the completion of the current grade). Awards are given annually to students who perform service above and beyond that which is required.
Juniors who, by the last day of class in fourth quarter of junior year, are not up-to-date in their service requirement will automatically become ineligible for all extra-curricular activities. 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. The effected student will need to return the appropriate forms on the first day of school the following year to their current theology teacher. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE!
* United Way organizations are defined as those not for profit agencies/organizations that receive monies from the annual United Way campaign.