SERV Information
2026 Winter Break SERV Trip to ECUADOR
- DATES: February 16-21, 2026
- APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST (includes airfare, meals, programming, etc.): $4,000
- TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: Community service projects in a local school, historic Quito landmarks and cultural exploration, Otavalo artisan market and La Mitad del Mundo, learn from and serve with local families in an indigenous community in the Andes mountains
- WHO CAN APPLY: Students who will be in grades 9-12 in the 2025-26 school year
- Student applications will be available in early August, here on the SERV webpage.
- Email Leslie Lewis ([email protected]) with questions.
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Student SERV Induction eligibility is determined each year, according to the following guidelines:
SERV Basic Requirements
- Student must volunteer a minimum of 12 hours to be inducted into SERV each spring. A maximum of 25% of a student's total SERV hours can be awarded for volunteering for APA each year.
- 2025 SERV hours must have been completed January 1 - December 31, 2025.
- Documentation of these 2025 hours must be logged by student on APA’s Track It Forward website and are due January 9, 2026.
- The SERV Induction is held in March each school year.
SERV Additional Recognitions
- Students who earn 100+ SERV hours will be inducted as Presidential Service Scholars and will be recognized at the SERV Induction and the Senior Banquet.
- Seniors may wear their Presidential pins to graduation.
