This program recognizes students for their volunteerism in the community. This optional program is available for all high school students.
200 hours total from your high school career is required.
COVID Adjustments:
If a student transfers into CCHS, the hours required will be prorated depending on the year transferred.
High School Silver Cord Committee approves hours.
Raking and Shoveling of snow, etc as long as not being paid: must be for an elderly or disabled person in need, not a biological relationship
Tutoring, outside of the school day and not for pay
Teacher arranged tutoring
Club service hours (FFA, Art Club, FCCLA, etc) (not during school hours)
Most church activities should count (choir in church, Sunday school): time of actual activity like serving communion or length of song/ not entire service
Fundraiser (Salvation Army, KC Tootsie Roll, Dollars for Scholars phone-a-thon, etc)
City, community, and school cleanup
Campaign and political activity
Chamber Flower Barrels, Hanging Street Banner, and Trail pickup
"Y" coaching; Spook Walk; Library story time; Volunteer youth coaching
Working at school functions as long as it is not required of an entire extracurricular team or group
Blood drive as long as it is not for class-only non-class time hours count
Nursing home and day care facility must be organized (must be pre-approved by facility)
Mission Trip-hours giving service
Pickup and return completed forms to the Charles City High School office.
Must use the correct colored form for each grade and write a detailed description of hours (service performed, for whom, date, and time service was provided).
Deadline for submission of hours is May 10 of the graduation year.
If your organization or group wishes to be added/deleted to this list please call the High School Office at 641-257-6510.
Call the Community Development office at 641-228-4234 for the up-to-date contact person.