Service+Hours+Information

Each NJHS member is required to complete at least 10 individual service hours. These may be earned through his/her own individual projects as well as through participation in chapter activities that take place outside of our regular meeting times. Each member should have at least five hours total in the first semester (which includes summer work) and five in the second semester--service is year round, not just a one-shot deal. Members may begin working on their service hours immediately after induction.

For your individual service hours, please complete a service hours form and have it signed by the person in charge (or your parent or advisor). Place it in the folder outside Mrs. Smith's office (Gifted Resource Room, #300). Your vice-president will keep track of your hours. We recommend that you also keep a personal journal of your service hours as a back-up. Both forms are accessible below:

**Individual service hours form:**
This is the one that you turn in to the folder outside Mrs. Smith's room.

** Individual service hours record: **
This is the one that __** you keep **__ all year as __** your own **__ record of service!

At the end of the year, the student with the highest number of service hours receives the NJHS Service Award.

In order to be considered for the Panther Pride NJHS Excellence Award, you must accrue at least 25 individual community service hours (beyond that of our chapter service projects), along with other criteria. Involvement in activities such as Panther Partners, peer tutoring, mentoring program, the Haunted Hallway, Lend-a-Hand Day, etc. can count for individual service hours.