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It is part of the mission of the School "to instill in its students the concept that education carries with it an obligation to...community" and to encourage "each students to become a compassionate and productive member of society." The School's Community Service Program is designed to give students an understanding of the importance of contributing to the larger community, to establish a life-long pattern of community activity, and to provide opportunities for service.

Most students give many hours to agencies of their choice:  to shelters, food banks, hospitals, and church or temple youth groups. Others participate in activities under the aegis of the School:  the Make-a-Wish Club sponsors two "Children's Night for Charity" a year for which nearly 60 Upper School students volunteer to supervise and organize activities--he proceeds go to the local Make-a-Wish Chapter; the Key Club has monthly projects supporting a variety of activities from writing to soldiers abroad to supporting The March of Dimes' Walk America; the Meadows Mentors tutor at-risk students at a nearby elementary school.

The community service requirement for underclassmen is eight hours per semester; for seniors, twelve per semester. Most of the students significantly exceed the requirement:  the all-time record is over 1000 hours in a year!