<p>This might sound cynical but most of the community service I have observed that happens thru the school system is done solely to get the extra points or the grade or to meet the club requirement or because it looks good on an app. Most of it here is done in large groups not individually. So the students are usually just socializing amongst themselves while performing the “service”. My S actaully quit NHS at his school for this very reason. There was a community service requirement that had to be met within the club (as a group project) and he thought it was all such a farce. They weren’t really interested in helping people, just had to do it for NHS. His after school job usually prevented him from doing these after school “service projects”. He preferred to do community service through our church’s youth group but his NHS would not accept that. So he quit.</p>