Community Service
Making A Difference...Everyday!
In keeping with the school’s commitment to embracing Christian values, all Carmel Catholic High School students are required to contribute a minimum of 20 hours per semester to ministry work and/or service. At graduation time, this translates into a minimum of 160 ministry hours for every senior.
2007 Key Service Projects
Annual Walk-A-Thon—Carmel students raised over $76,000. The money was donated to the school’s general fund.
Glass Slipper Project—Carmel students donated gently used prom dresses and formal wear for the benefit of those less fortunate.
Operation Rice Bowl—Donated over $8,300 to this humanitarian effort.
Football Team Service Project—The CCHS Varsity football team assisted with furniture moving and placement for Lakeshore Catholic Academy in Waukegan. The CCHS Varsity Cheerleaders visited nursing homes over the Christmas season to cheer residents.
Powder Puff Football Game and Mr. CHS Contest—$2,000 in event proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Hosted one school-wide food drive—Two tons or 4,000 pounds of food was donated to Catholic Charities in Waukegan.
Hosted two school-wide blood drives—212 units of blood collected in total.
Hosted two dances with donations accepted at the door in exchange for a reduced admission price to the dance. Collected winter coats at one dance and canned foods at the other.
2007 Fundraising Projects
Carmel Street Scenes—This annual fundraising event netted over $430,000 in 2007. The money raised helps to offset the school’s operating costs.
Annual Star Gala—This annual fundraiser netted over $180,000 to be placed in the school’s endowment fund for the benefit of need-based student financial assistance.
Annual Carmel Golf Classic—This annual fundraiser raised more than $25,000 to benefit the school’s athletic programs in which over 73% of Carmel’s student body participate.
Changing The World For The Better...One Student At A Time
At CCHS, we help our students develop a sense of moral integrity with a vision towards social responsibility. We believe when young adults have regular positive contact with others, they begin to take to heart the principle that puts the welfare of others above their own. We believe this is the most effective way to change the world for the better!
