Each IC 8th grader is required to complete at least 10 hours of community service and 4 hours of school service. As a class, students complete several class projects, including cards for residents of nursing homes on three occasions, and making rosary bead cases for the first graders. Most students well-exceed the required time (60+ hours) and continue their community service throughout the year.
Out of School Community Service Projects have included:
Helping with the Special Olympics
Painting and yard work for Merrimac Heights Academy
Assisting with the Saturday Morning Basketball Program
Serving meals at Salvation Army
Being a bell ringer for Salvation Army
Volunteering at the MSPCA
Teaching Boy Scouts how to raise, lower, and fold the flag
Fundraising for Walks such as St. Vincent dePaul, Jeanne Geiger, Pancreatic Cancer
Raising money through Golf Tournaments for Kawasaki’s disease
Visiting nursing homes
Vacation Bible School Holy Redeemer Church
Making blankets for Towers of Gifts for Newborns in need
Volunteering at Emmaus House
Playing music for IC Liturgy
In School activities include:
North Pole Express
Halloween Party – set up, clean up, and supervise games
Help teachers after school
Set up for socials
Tutor younger student
Help at Journey afterschool programs
Altar Server training
