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STUDENT LIFE2026-08-06T17:32:02-04:00

Service Hours Information

Catholic-Christian community service hours are integral to the mission of Madonna High School. Information can be found below to help you succeed and excel in the requirements for your grade level while you are at Madonna.

Download the Service-Hours-Form-2026-2027

  • Parish/Church — You can apply the following to your service requirement: work for parish picnics and festivals, CCD assistant, church office work, Vacation Bible School volunteer, etc.
  • Community — Service to the community at large, especially to the poor, sick, elderly, and uneducated people will qualify: Soup kitchens, tutoring, Salvation Army, Weirton Christian Center, Community Bread Basket, Friendship Room, Table of Hope, Sheltered Workshop, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Opportunities:

  • Salvation Army would love the help of some willing hands & hearts any day, just about any time – call the Salvation Army for more information.
  • Wyngate, Weirton Geriatric, Grace Cottage, Woodland Hills – all are happy to have you come in to hang out with the residents (play games, play cards, paint ladies’ nails, just talk!!!!) – call to see when would be a good time to stop by.
  • Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce is in urgent need for some students to de-paper clip boxes and boxes of files that they are going through, but don’t have the time to do it.
    Call the Chamber at 304.748.7212 or email at services@weirtonchamber.com
  • Table of Hope needs helps on Mondays and Wednesdays every week! Contact Nicole Ashmore at 304.479.1562

All hours will be performed for a non-profit charitable organization that can include: your
parish, Catholic and non-Catholic charitable organizations, and other youth sports
organizations or community organizations outside the school. All service should support
the mission of the Catholic Church. See your Theology Teacher for clarification.

  • Babysitting, lawn mowing, or performing household tasks for elderly relatives, friends, or
    neighbors, and pet-sitting are good ways to help your community, but these DO NOT
    satisfy your service hours requirement. You should do these things for your relatives,
    friends, and neighbors because of your relationship with them.
  • All Christian community service must be for an organization outside of your home and
    not for personal relatives. This service should, in some way, make the Gospel message of
    Jesus Christ visible to you, as the servant, and those whom you are serving.
  • Students cannot receive any form of payment or other remuneration for service hours.
  • Students cannot earn service hours for fundraising efforts benefiting a group, club, sport,
    etc., to which they are a member.
  • All community service forms need to be submitted to their Theology Teacher within
    two (2) weeks (fourteen (14) days) of the last date of each act of service. If the service
    is done on multiple days the paper can contain the multiple dates, however, it must still
    be handed in two weeks after the final date listed on the paper.
  • If a student completes his or her service during the summer, his or her forms should
    be turned in to their Theology Teacher by Monday, September 14, 2026.
  • At least half of their required service hours for a student’s class year must be completed
    by the end of the first semester, and the remaining service hours completed by Friday,
    April 30, 2027.
  • Service hours may be completed for the upcoming academic year after the last day of the
    school year.

Service hours completed during the summer months are applied to the next school year (e.g., Joe volunteered at a Vacation Bible School from June 20-24. Those hours will be applied to the upcoming school year).

Minimum Number of Community Service Hours:

  • 7th  grade – 10 hours
  • 8th  grade – 10 hours
  • Freshmen – 15 hours
  • Sophomores – 15 hours
  • Juniors – 20 hours
  • Seniors – 20 hours
  • Community service hours are integral to a student’s time at Madonna High School. Students who neglect to complete at least half of their service hours and return the necessary paperwork to their Theology Teacher by the Friday, December 11, 2026, will receive an Incomplete for their Theology grade for the fall semester. Students who neglect to complete the remaining service hours and return the necessary paperwork to their Theology Teacher by Friday, April 30, 2027, will receive an Incomplete for their Theology grade for the spring semester.
  • All questions pertaining to the acceptability of community service or activity please see your Theology Teacher.

If a student completes his or her service hours during the summer, he or she should turn in the forms to their Theology Teacher by Monday, September 14, 2026. It is the student’s responsibility to complete the hours of service and have the supervisor record the hours on the Service Hours form. Upon completing the service form, please submit to your Theology Teacher no later than two (2) weeks (fourteen (14) days) after the date of service. If your service is performed in more than one place, you must have a form for each place to be added to your Community Service record. Additional forms are in the Main Office and with the Theology Teachers or can be downloaded here Service-Hours-Form-2026-2027. For your hours to be added to your record, please ensure your forms are filled out completely and accurately (e.g., all signatures obtained). The record of student service hours will be maintained on FACTS/RenWeb.

Any student who transfers to Madonna High School after the first day of school will have a modified expectation for service hours. If a student has completed service hours at their previous school for the current school year those hours can be transferred; a letter of verification must be sent from the previous school to the Office at Madonna (Attn: Mrs. Granato).

  • I need service hours, where can I get them:

o Community Bread Basket 304.748.7595
o Table of Hope 304.224.3377 or 304.479.1562
o St. Joseph the Worker Church Office 304.723.2054
o St. Joseph the Worker School 304.723.1970
o Sacred Heart of Mary Church 304.723.7175
o St. Paul Church Office 304.748.6710
o St. Paul School 304.748.5225
o Weirton Christian Center 304.748.2353
o Hancock Co. Sheltered Workshop 304.748.2370
o Brooke/Hancock Family Resource Network 304.748.7850
o Weirton Senior Center 304.748.3490
o Wyngate 304.723.7004
o Serra Manor/Weirton Geriatric 304.723.3160
o Salvation Army (Weirton) 304.748.4310
o Blood Donation (if you meet the age & weight requirements) through Vitalant, Red Cross, various local blood drives.

This is just a sample of opportunities for service – read the local paper, pay attention to the news, etc. – there are opportunities throughout our community.  Pay attention to emails from the school and to daily announcements at school.   From time to time, additional opportunities for service will be announced.

  • What happens if I don’t get enough hours?

Students must complete at least half of their service hours by Friday, December 11, 2026, to avoid an Incomplete for their Theology grade for the fall semester.

Students must complete their remaining hours by Friday, April 30, 2027, to avoid an Incomplete for their Theology grade for the spring semester.
As a reminder, a passing grade in each semester of Theology is required for graduation.

  • I completed my service hours, what happens if I do service hours after the April 30, 2027, due date?

Service hours submitted after the April 30, 2027, due date will count toward the current school year (2026-2027). These will be added to your overall total of service hours used at graduation and for Senior Prefect determination.

Service hours may be completed for the next academic year (2027-2028) after the last day of school in May 2027.

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Extra-Curricular Activities

Extra-curricular activities are a major aspect of the Madonna High School environment. It is important, however, that the students realize that it does the school and themselves little good if they spread themselves too thin. It is better to do a few things well than to do many things poorly. Remember that each of us must still allow time in our lives to share with our family and friends, and to reflect alone.

*Please Note: Clubs and club moderators for the 2026–27 school year are still being finalized. A complete list of available clubs will be shared once the school year begins. Student Council officers will announce a designated club sign-up day, giving students the opportunity to learn about & join the clubs that interest them.

The Art Club at Madonna provides the opportunity for students to share their artistic talent through visual art service projects, at the school and around the community. Students also participate in art related field trips and have the opportunity to submit their work to local student art shows. Open to grades 7-12.

The Drama Club is one of the many clubs and activities offered by Madonna High School. It is open to all students grades 7-12 who are interested in musical theater. The students then participate in a fall play and a spring musical each year.

The Geek Club is open to all students at Madonna. These students will meet after school to play games and discuss movies and other things in pop culture

The main goal of I.T. Club is to provide a deeper insight into the I.T. field and create opportunities for students to gain confidence and grow their skills. The club encourage leadership and promotes the development of student’s skills and knowledge.

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The Interact and Jr. Interact Clubs are open to all students at Madonna. These students work to get involved with the community and set up donation drives for those in need. The students involved work closely with the local Rotary Club of Weirton Heights.

The Pep Club is open to all students at Madonna. The members of this club help increase school spirit and pride in our athletic teams. Help promote our school in a positive, fun way.

The Pro-Life Club is open to all Madonna students and promotes the sanctity of life, from conception until natural death, by participating in the annual life chain, the city of Weirton Christmas and 4th of July parades and by sponsoring pro-life speakers, theatrical productions dealing with life issues, the annual “Dance for Life”, the Spiritual Adoption program, etc. The annual field trip finishes out the year.

The S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club is open to all Madonna students and is designed to help our students make the best possible decisions. The S.A.D.D. club has guest speakers and law enforcement speakers come into the school and further educate our students on topics such as; drunk driving, alcohol and tobacco use, illegal narcotics, critical thinking and decision making skills.

Student government is a student elected body which helps create, organize and enhance student life here at Madonna. Student council meets regularly and each class has an elected representative. Officers are held by seniors, elected by the entire student body. Student Council is in charge of Homecoming Week festivities, Catholic School Week festivities, and May Day. This is a great way to become involved and help make student life a more positive experience.

MADONNA ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:

  • Youth Leadership in conjunction with the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce-Sophomores
  • High School Business Symposium in conjunction with the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce-Juniors
  • HOBY Leadership Conference-Sophomores
  • West Virginia Rhododendron Girls State-Juniors
  • West Virginia Mountaineer Boys State-Juniors
  • Judicial Scholars Program-Juniors and Seniors (held every other year)

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