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We were only required to do Community Service to be a part of Freshman Honor Society, Sophomore Honor Society, or NHS (provided, of course, your grades were good enough to get in any of the 3 orgs).
While I believe they did not when I was in school (since I grew up in the 'burbs and not in the city itself) I do know that the Chicago Public Schools require 40 hours of community service (as do the alternative high schools that are affiliated with them as well).
I think it's important in this day and age for kids to realize that it's not always 'about them'. I also think that the right community service choice could lead to a possible career path/opportunity down the line.
*This is of course coming from someone who did 60 of her required hours (10 each for Frosh and Soph honor society and 40 for NHS) in high school and went on after college to do Americorps (and did over 2000 hours of service)
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