Service
Learning to Serve with Purpose
Service at St Paul High School helps students practice compassion, responsibility, leadership, and care for their neighbors.
Service is an important part of Lutheran education at SPHS. Students are encouraged to see service not as a checklist, but as a way to use their gifts for the good of others.
Through school-organized opportunities, community partnerships, church-related service, and individual projects, students learn to notice needs, take responsibility, and act with humility.
Grades 9–12
Service Requirement
40 hours before graduation.
Students are expected to complete 40 hours of service before graduation. Service hours may include school-sponsored opportunities, church or community service, nonprofit volunteering, and approved individual projects.
Service Areas
Ways students serve.
Community Service
Students serve local organizations, neighborhood programs, and community initiatives.
Church & Ministry Service
Students may serve through worship support, youth ministry, outreach, and church community projects.
School Service
Students support school events, peer activities, campus needs, and student-led initiatives.
Nonprofit Volunteering
Students may volunteer with approved nonprofit organizations and service partners.
Faith & Vocation
Connecting faith with action.
In the Lutheran tradition, vocation reminds students that their lives matter in ordinary and meaningful ways. Service helps students connect faith with action, learning with responsibility, and personal gifts with the needs of others.
“Service helped me understand that leadership is not just being in front. Sometimes it means noticing what needs to be done and choosing to help.”
Discover a community that serves.
Learn more about how service shapes the St Paul High School experience for students in grades 9–12.