BCCS Requires Students to Complete Volunteer Work
Volume 4 Fall 2018 Issue 1 “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald BCCS Requires Students to Complete Volunteer Work By: Luke Bortolotto, 10th Grade Boston Collegiate Charter School by an adult and this adult cannot be your has an 80 hour community service parent or guardian. Once verified, you requirement for graduation, but don’t feel must submit your service to Ms. bad, our peers around the city, at schools Montesano’s mailbox. like Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, The John D. O’Bryant, Boston College High School, Mount Alvernia High School, and others all require students to volunteer. In 2004, Boston Collegiate Charter School’s first graduates were required to complete 60 hours of community service, that requirement increased in 2008 to 80 hours of community service. According to a document titled “Community Service Graduation Requirements” given to incoming BCCS Freshmen in Collegiate Skills class, every student is required to To make it easier and give it more complete a minimum of 80 hours of time, students can start your community community service in order to graduate. service in the second semester of 8th Community service provides students with grade. If it were to be spread out over four the opportunity to give back to, and and half years, their service requirement is become active members of their only about 20 minutes per week. If you communities while providing service to have any questions regarding community those in need. service hours or opportunities, you should meet with Ms. Montesano in the High Hundreds of students have School Main office or schedule an graduated from Boston Collegiate Charter appointment with Ms.
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