{"id":11,"date":"2014-04-01T13:32:46","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T17:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:11:00","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Service and Paid Work Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community service hours and\/or paid work hours are required for all Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Awards.\u00a0 These hours are not required for graduation.<\/p>\n

The Bright Futures website contains the details pertaining to your graduating class and how to meet this requirement at http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our District Community Service\/Paid Work Hours webpage<\/a><\/strong> reviews both the process for submission of hours, deadlines and the required forms. Required forms are also below.<\/p>\n

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1. St. Johns County – Bright Futures Community Service Guidelines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Form referred to as Reflection Plan or Volunteer Service Plan<\/a>
\n(*Required by District to be attached to ALL<\/span> Service Hours and Paid Work Hours when you hand\u00a0 them in)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Community Service form-Service completed for a SJCSD school<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

OR Letterhead from the organization where your community service hours were served.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 1:<\/strong> Choose and Participate in Community Service and\/or Work Hours:<\/p>\n

For suggestions on possible Volunteer Opportunities: refer to our District website, local community event pages, and clubs\/opportunities that may be advertised at school.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community-service\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Document your Hours:<\/p>\n

Using both documents 2 and 3 from the links above, you may begin logging your community service hours and paid work hours during the summer before your freshman year. They must be handed in to Ms. Beth Hemmer, Guidance Clerk at Creekside, no later than the student’s graduation date. Students are strongly encouraged to submit their hours annually throughout high school, or as soon as they are completed for each activity to ensure accurate record keeping and timely verification.<\/p>\n

Community service hours <\/strong><\/em>should be documented on the \u00a0Community Service form-Service completed for a SJCSD school<\/strong><\/a>, or on letterhead of the place where the hours were served<\/strong>.\u00a0 The letterhead should contain the name of organization, the duties performed, dates and hours of service and should be signed by a representative of the organization.\u00a0 Hours will only be awarded upon receipt of the SJCSD form or letter on letterhead.\u00a0 Remember that the\u00a0Form referred to as Reflection Plan or Volunteer Service Plan<\/a><\/strong> must be attached to all hours turned in, whether from a SJCSD school or another organization’s letterhead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paid Work hours: <\/em><\/strong>For\u00a0paid work<\/strong>, students will need to submit a copy of their individual pay stubs and Reflection Plan.\u00a0 Note: We can not use one pay stub with the YTD total.<\/p>\n