Service Hour Guidelines 2026 – 2027
Pope High School does not require service hours for graduation, but many students volunteer through Pope-sponsored clubs and activities or independently in the community. Some clubs require members to complete service hours to remain active.
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Tracking Your Hours with MobileServe
MobileServe is an online app provided through Pope PTSA for tracking service hours. You need to join PTSA to receive a code. The app is required if you're pursuing a graduation cord (120+ hours), and optional but recommended for ISDS, Civics, or personal record-keeping.
Setting Up Your Account
1. Join through popeptsa.org – Parents or Students may complete this in the Membership Toolkit Pope High School PTSA
2. Get your 6-digit MobileServe class code – Required to link to your Pope HS Class
3. Download the app or access app.mobileserve.com from any device
4. Use your personal email address (not @students.cobbk12.org) to receive notifications about your hours
*see the “Getting Started Guide” at the bottom of this page for more detailed directions on setting up a MobileServe account
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Earning a Graduation Cord
To earn the Graduation Cord for Volunteering, you must complete 120 verified hours over 4 years at Pope High School:
• Minimum 60 hours must come from Pope Clubs and Organizations
What counts as Pope-sponsored? Official clubs, activities, & teams (typically those with a teacher sponsor). If you are unsure, check with your teacher/coach sponsor to see whether you may log the hours toward the cord or email servicehours@popeptsa.org.
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What Counts Toward Service Hours
- Activities that benefit the entire community (grounds cleanup, food drives, clothing drives, etc.)
- Service projects sponsored by any Pope club, team, or organization
- Volunteering with agencies, nonprofits, hospitals, churches, civic groups, or community organizations
- Planning time for fundraising or charitable activities (making signs, etc.)
- The actual time you spent volunteering
Exclusions:
❌ Donations of items or money (only your TIME counts) (these may count toward a specific club’s requirements, but they do not count toward the service cord)
❌ Being a manager of a Pope sports team
❌ Normal operations of organizations (e.g., Sunday School classes, choir participation, club participation)
❌ Internships
❌ Regular weekly/monthly club or organization meetings
❌ Any work for which you are compensated
❌ Working without compensation for a for-profit business (this is not something that benefits the entire community)
❌ Hours earned in previous school years (all hours must be submitted in the school year they were completed)
❌ Supervisors may not “award” you “service hours” in their own discretion; only submit the actual amount of time you spent volunteering
Your club or organization may offer “service hours” for any number of actions and consider them as such for purposes of that club, but this graduation cord award is only for time spent helping the community.
*See the “Guide to Service Hours” document at the bottom of this page for more detailed information.
If you need help finding volunteer opportunities, you can sign up for REMIND.
- Please text to 81010 and message @popeserve2
- You will receive announcements about volunteer opportunities that you can sign up for throughout the year
Hours must be submitted during the school year in which they were earned. We cannot accept hours for previous school years.
Please contact Angela Blackwell at servicehours@popeptsa.org with questions.
