SOPHOMORE COMMUNITY SERVICE
2016-2017
The Philosophy and Goals of the Service Program
Jesuit education assists in the formation of persons who will put their beliefs and attitudes into
practice throughout their lives. At Marquette High School we hope that each young man will graduate
with a genuine concern for those who suffer in the world. Our service programs help students realize that
their talents are gifts to be developed for the good of the human community. They are encouraged to use
their gifts in the pursuit of the Jesuit ideal to become “Men for Others.” In order to promote an
awareness of “others” Marquette High School has committed to a strong service program. Students are
expected to perform a minimum of 140 hours of service during their time at Marquette. These hours are a
crucial part of every student’s development in areas of social responsibility and social awareness.
IMPORTANT DATES
Fall Semester 2016
Tuesday, September 6
Saturday, September 10
Sophomore Service Orientation
Service Projects Begin-sign up!!
Monday, October 17
End 1st Quarter-3 hours must be completed
Tuesday, October 18
Parent Reminder of Service Requirement
Monday, November 7
One Month until Service Deadline
Monday, December 5
Spring Semester 2017
Thursday, January 5
Saturday, January 7
Monday, March 2
Service Hour Deadline 1st Semester
Classes Begin
Service Projects Begin
End 3rd Quarter-3 hours must be completed
Tuesday, March 3
Parent Reminder of Service Requirement
Monday, April 18
One Month until Deadline
Monday, May 9
Service Hour Deadline
Ignatian Goals of Service Work
1. Integrity. Faith without action is empty, narcissistic, and usually dull. If there is any message
in the Incarnation, it is that God is waiting to be born among those marginalized, uninvited, cold,
and tired. When faith- or education- is not about learning to take care of one another, it becomes
self-serving, and no longer deserves the moral and financial support from the community.
2. Leadership. MUHS students will encounter a global society that is becoming more
competitive, individualistic, and transitory. More than ever, an understanding of servant
leadership can draw on the rich biblical heritage of seeking a community that is committed to the
common good. It requires leaders who are socially responsible, and have a consciousness of that
which divides and belittles people, i.e. bigotry, poverty, and violence.
3. Capacity to be generous. At the heart of Ignatian spirituality is the magis- the more; seeking
out and doing God’s will. It is to show them that everyone has unlimited ability to heal, support,
listen, entertain, inspire, and encounter Christ in the least among us.
4. Sacramental aspect of service is realizing that no act of kindness, even when it is hidden,
unappreciated, or done with mixed motives (as are all service activities), is ever wasted. It
matters, simply because there is a belief that there is a holiness that dwells within all life, and any
attempt to honor that holiness- such as ensuring that people are treated with dignity- is making
the goodness of God a bit more real, a bit more personal. Ultimately, it is discovering that one of
life’s greatest treasures is to do what Ignatius kept insisting we ought to do: labor for the greater
glory of God.
5. Parent/Guardian Involvement. For many sophomores this will be their first ongoing
experience with community service. The MUHS philosophy centers on community support.
The sophomore service program relies on parental support through driving the students to the
service activities as well as chaperoning activities. A strong community relies on everyone's
input; therefore it is a tradition at MUHS for parents to volunteer to help in any way possible.
Requirement:
Students must complete 12 service hours each semester, 8 of which must be CORE
hours. CORE hours are service with an agency that directly serves disadvantaged members of
the community. The “disadvantaged’ are those who lack a decent level of health, mobility,
companionship, shelter, education, or other basic amenities to living in dignity.
The purpose of CORE service is 4 fold:
1. to work with, learn from, and serve people different from ourselves.
2. to cultivate a sense of stewardship
3. to realize that we can and ought to help those who are disadvantaged. It is a mandate
coming from Scripture, affirmed in Catholic Social Teaching and lived out as followers of
Ignatius.
4. to share the MUHS mission of bringing about a more just and humane society with
agencies which share in this aim.
The SUPPORT hours are service activities that benefit the community by helping agencies
with a religious, educational or charitable mission. The purpose of this part of service is for
the students to give something back to the organizations such as their parish, school or youth
team that have helped in their formation.
*Service hours can not be counted when done outside of the academic calendar.
Consequences:
Failure to complete your service hours each semester will be grounds for dismissal from
MUHS. You will receive a grade of “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” upon completing your
service hours. An unsatisfactory mark during sophomore year means the following:
1. You will be considered for dismissal from MUHS.
2. If you are allowed to continue at MUHS you will need to submit a summer service
make-up proposal to Campus Ministry Department (forms can be found on line).
3. Minimum summer service work MUST include:
a. 80 CORE HOURS OF WORK
b. signed contract by agency you will work for
c. verification of completed hours by agency
d. 4-5 page typewritten paper that discusses the connection between the Grad at
Grad statement and the service work.
4. All criteria must be completed and received by Campus Ministry by August 15th.
5. Failure to satisfactorily complete all of the above will result in dismissal from MUHS.
JUGS:
Upon signing up for a project students have committed themselves to working that project.
Failure to show up for a project will result in 2 JUGS for the first offense. A second offense will
result in a Saturday JUG. All subsequent offense thereafter will be Saturday JUGS. The student
and the Dean of Students will receive all JUG notifications via email from Mrs. Nunez.
If you are unable to fulfill your service commitment (i.e. illness, etc.) you should do the
following:
a. find a replacement and notify Mrs. Nunez of who that replacement is.
b. let Campus Ministry know of the change with the following information: your name & i.d.,
name and date of project, name & i.d. of student taking your place.
c. Unable to find a replacement? Contact Mrs. Nunez via email with your reason you’re unable
to attend your service and it will be documented. Failure to do so will result in a JUG.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Hours
Relax. Many MUHS students have found the service component to be worthwhile, enjoyable,
and even transformative. If you want it to be valuable for you as well as the people you serve, it
will be. The reverse is also true. As Ignatius kept insisting, think of your deepest desires. Then
seek out the good that is waiting for you.
Start. The main frustration is when the service component is delayed until late in the semester.
The student has to scramble to find whatever opportunity is available. Do yourself a favor and
begin in September and January. Our responsibility is to provide service opportunities
throughout the semester rather than a mountain of projects at the end.
Invest. Putting in a little time and energy early pays off big later. Ask, think, imagine, and check
out a listing. Upcoming volunteer activities are posted on line through the x2vol service program
found in Naviance. Check it out daily to plan according to your schedule. Many students,
however, choose an activity the same way they decide most things: asking people they trust.
Realize that you need to initiate this process.
Confirm. Programs not on the X2vol Dashboard require an Intent Form. Don't assume all
work in parishes, hospitals and other places of hospitality qualifies for core credits or support
credits. When in doubt, write it out. See Mrs. Nuñez in the Ministry Center for the Intent Form
and have your information available. No project, unless approved before hand, will be
awarded credit.
WEEKLY CORE SERVICE PROJECTS -these are all on the x2vol site:
Mondays
Our Next Generation Inc.
3401 W. Lisbon Ave.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
* tutoring neighborhood schoolchildren in afterschool program.
Mondays and
Thursdays Penfield Children’s Center
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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833 N. 26 St.
*This agency works with children with special needs and is a day care/afterschool
program. Will assist teachers with various games and activities.
Thursdays
Milwaukee College Prep School
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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2449 N. 36 St.
*tutoring Milwaukee College Prep scholars after school with a special emphasis on
reading.
2nd & 4th Wednesdays The Rescue Mission Meal Program
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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830 N. 19 St.
* serving and cleaning up at daily dinner program at Milwaukee Rescue Mission.
*IMPORTANT: All of these projects begin and end at Marquette High School. Maximum
of 4 students and (1) chaperone transport to and from the service site. Students are NOT
allowed to drive themselves to these activities.
WEEKEND CORE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: these are all on the x2vol site:
Fridays
MPS Therapeutic Recreation Programs
Computer Club
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Game & Card Night
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Friday Night Combo with Computers
4:00-9:00 p.m.
Diner’s Club
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Moviers & Shakers
7:00-9:00 p.m.
All of these Friday programs take place at O.A.S.I.S., 2414 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee
*working with developmentally disadvantaged individuals of all ages at Friday night fun
activities, depending on what you signed up to help with. Supervised and guided by MPS
Therapeutic Recreation Staff.
Saturdays
MPS Recreation Super Saturdays
12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Manitoba Elementary School- 4040 W. Forest Home Ave.
AND Morris Marshall High School- 4141 N. 64th St.
*working with developmentally disadvantaged individuals at weekly recreational program.
Supervision and guidance by MPS personnel/staff.
Saturdays
MPS Recreation Bowling League
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
AMF Bowlero-11737 W. Burleigh St., Wauwatosa
*working with developmentally disadvantaged individuals in weekly bowling league.
IMPORTANT:
***YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM
THESE WEEKEND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES***
OTHER CORE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Special Olympics Events
check on line for dates
AMF Bowlero, 11737 W. Burleigh St., Wauwatosa
United Cerebral Palsy-Waukesha
Third Friday of the month
1120 Baxter St. Waukesha 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Christ Child Society Second Saturday Activity Second Saturday of the month
All Saints Catholic Church
4060 N. 26th St. 10:30-1:30 p.m.
West Bend Respite Event
check on line for dates
120 N. Silverbrook Drive, West Bend
Saturday Meal Program
4th Saturday of the month
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church
8424 W. Center St. 10:30-1:00 p.m.
Saturday Lunch Program
check on line for dates
various locations in Milwaukee
These are just a few of the opportunities that are available for service. New opportunities
are posted regularly so please check the x2vol site on a regular basis!!!!
There are also many SUPPORT opportunities available as well. SUPPORT service
opportunities that will be posted on line(x2vol) include the following:
MUHS Open House
MUHS Auction
Soles for Education Walk at Mt Mary College
And many more…so please continue to check the x2vol site for these opportunities.
How the X2vol service program works:
1. Go to student portal on the MUHS website and sign in using your school email and
school password.
2. On the left hand side in blue click on Naviance/x2vol (service). Enter your
[email protected] and password again.
3. Family connection page should appear-go to resources (left hand side)-click on x2vol.
4. X2vol will automatically go to the dashboard- this is your front page.
5. Opportunities and Projects tab will have your activity log and “find opportunities” tabclick on “find opportunities” –this is where you can look to find activities and sign up.
Double click on an activity (in blue letters) and it will pop up with a description of the
activity, where it is located, special instructions, as well as all of the dates of the activity.
The sign up bar is located on the right. Once the maximum number of slots is filled (seen
under volunteers) then that activity for that particular date disappears from your
dashboard.
6. Also on the right hand side of the dashboard page is “my upcoming activities” that will
remind you of what you’ve signed up for. You will receive an automatic email to your
MUHS email account. Therefore, get back in the habit of checking your MUHS
email daily!
7. Hours logged and hours approved-hours logged will increase as you complete a service
activity. Hours approved will only increase AFTER the activity has been verified by Mrs.
Nunez. How does this happen? YOU need to do the following steps AFTER you perform
your service activity:
8. Go back in to your x2vol account and go to your opportunities page and you will have a
highlighted area in green on the right to “add hours” and click on that.
9. Scroll down the page to enter hours and minutes worked, continue to scroll down until
you check where the hours go to- either Semester 1 2016-CORE or Semester 1 2016SUPPORT
10.Check the box verifying that you are being truthful in your work.
11.Finally-be sure to click “submit” so that it goes to Mrs. Nuñez for approval.
12.Your goal of 12 hours- at least 8 CORE and 4 SUPPORT hours is also tracked by
looking at the Groups and Goals page. 12 hours needs to be completed by December 5,
2016.
13.My Calendar page helps you keep track of your service commitment on a regular
calendar and also allows you to enter an activity that you participated in that was not
already offered through x2vol. (Example: you work a meal program with your parish
youth group and would like to enter that for volunteer hours). This type of activity still
needs documentation and approval by Mrs. Nunez so please email or contact her
BEFORE the activity. Do not assume that every activity you participate in outside of
MUHS sponsored activities will be approved for service hours! When in doubt contact
the Ministry Center or email Mrs. Nunez at [email protected]
14.You are a member of the Class of 2019. This is the ONLY Group you are in at this time.
Before you begin service you will need to register FIRST with x2vol through Naviance and
these are the instructions:
1. Go to your MUHS student portal
2. Click on Naviance/x2vol sign in (left hand side of page)
3. Welcome to Family Connection will appear-enter MUHS email and MUHS password
4. Front page of Family connection will appear-click on x2vol under “Resources” and a
small box will appear with writing and you will click “continue”
5. Begin Student Registration
6. You MUST fill in the following information:
7. Name first and last
8. Student ID#
9. Month/year of birth
10. Contact Information:
11. United States
12. Zip code
13. Street address with number
14. City state
15. Home Phone-REQUIRED!! DO NOT LEAVE BLANK!! YOU CAN ENTER YOUR
CELL NUMBER AS HOME PHONE NUMBER.
16. Email: Enter your MUHS email address
17. Next page: is a survey of likes and interest, this is optional so you may continue and go
back to this another time.
18. Next page: Sign in preference-username will be your MUHS email, please enter.
Create account password: enter your MUHS password and confirm. DO NOT ENTER
SOMETHING ELSE
School Group: Select Class of 2019. This is very important so be sure to fill in the correct
class!
You are finished! You have completed the x2vol registration process!
Questions, concerns, trouble signing up or navigating the x2vol program please come see
Mrs. Nunez in the Campus Ministry Center as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to always enter the x2vol program through the
MUHS student portal.
Mrs. Nunez is available in the Campus Ministry Center daily DURING YOUR LUNCH
HOUR and most days from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and always available via email at
[email protected].
Notes:
-Be sure to check your school email regularly!!!!
-Listen for announcements of upcoming service activities that are posted on the x2vol site.
-Do NOT wait until the last minute to get your service completed. Opportunities are posted
regularly and the service sites rely on student volunteers for their activities. Please sign up and
write it in your planner!! Be proactive! Do not expect your parents to do the work for you. This
is your responsibility.
-Please communicate with Mrs. Nunez any questions, concerns, problems, ideas for service.
Your input is welcome and appreciated.