Community Service Overview

Required Hours:

Freshmen 20

Sophomores 25

Juniors 30

Seniors 40

Total for Graduation 115

 

**If you are a transfer student, you are only required to submit the hours for the years you attend SPX. For example, if you transfer in your sophomore year, you are only responsible for sophomore, junior, and senior year hours.**

 

Requirements
Underclassmen are given the freedom to choose the organization and/or group with which to perform their service, provided the organization does not promote practices or policies that are contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

If in doubt as to the legitimacy of a service project, please seek the approval of the Director of Community Service early in the school year.

If service hours are required for a club, team, or Confirmation class, there is a possibility that they will count towards your yearly school requirement. Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis.  See the Director of Community Service for approval.

*All service hours must be completed at a legitimate, non-profit or civic organization and can not be completed within the family or for a for-profit business.   The student can NOT receive payment in any form for their time/work!   Babysitting, helping with a business, doing housework and/or yard work for an individual, or any other family-based service is NOT ACCEPTED for credit toward the school requirement.   Helping any business to profit is not accepted.

Freshmen and Sophomores who may have difficulty completing their service due to transportation issues might want to focus their service on school and/or church groups.

Juniors are encouraged to serve the St. Pius community, their Parish, and non-profit organizations in their communities.

Seniors – for specific requirements for seniors, refer to the Senior Service Requirement page.  

Varsity Letter in Community Service Students are encouraged to continue giving of their time and talents to the community even after completing the hours required by St. Pius. Students who choose to serve at least 120 hours per school year (June 1 to May 31) will be eligible for a letter. One letter per year per student.

 

Logging Hours

All students will log their hours on their x2VOL account. Students will be sent instructions on how to sign up via email or they can follow the steps here. 

For help logging in hours, please watch this video. Any questions about logging in or logging hours please reach out to Ms. Tarin. 

List of suggested agencies:
St. Pius students serve in the following organizations, and many more!

Joy Junction

St. Felix Pantry

The Rio Grande Food Project

The Storehouse

Ronald McDonald House

St. Martin’s Hospitality Center

Habitat For Humanity

Cloud Dancers / Equine Therapy

Watermelon Mountain Ranch

Animal Humane

Hospitals

Blue Star Mothers

Archdiocese of Santa Fe Parishes and schools

Public and Private Schools

Churches

Casa Esperanza

Youth soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball teams

SPX Athletic Training

Roadrunner Foodbank

St. Vincent DePaul Society

Good Shepherd Center

City Open Space

Special Olympics and/or Senior Olympics

New Mexico Right To Life

Birthright

Amigos De Las Americas

Catholic Charities

City Open Space

Petroglyph National Park

Boy Scouts of America – Eagle Scout Projects

Barrett House

Albuquerque Bio Park