Leaving a Legacy

Two of our goals for our Cornerstone graduates are that they:

Demonstrate relatability and compassion for others
Are willing to step outside of their comfort zones for the sake of others

As part of our ongoing Leaving a Legacy initiative for high school students, it is our desire that students begin to self initiate and carry out individual service projects. To help equip students for a lifetime of servant leadership, each grade focuses on a specific aspect of service each year.

9th Grade

Taking the First Steps to Encounter Service

Taking the First Steps to Encounter Service

We welcome ninth-graders into high school with a Legacy Night challenge, which is the first step toward the culmination of the Senior Legacy Project presentations just prior to graduation. During this special ceremony, our newest high school students are challenged to think about the legacy of leadership and service they want to leave during the next four years as they receive a commemorative stone.

10th Grade

Engaging with the Community and World Around You

Engaging with the Community and World Around You

You don't have to look far to find some way to serve someone in your part of the world. While mission trips are a greatly needed and important ministry opportunity, beginning a lifetime of service can start right in our own backyard. During this year, we help students learn to recognize the needs in their surrounding community and serve their neighbors with a heart of generosity and cheer.

11th Grade

Exploring Your God-Given Gifts & Talents

Exploring Your God-Given Gifts & Talents

"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." 1 Peter 4:10

God has given every human being a gift, or talent, to use for His purpose. Through these gifts, God gives His people the ability to excel in particular areas of ministry in order to serve others and further His kingdom. During this year, students will learn how to identify their spiritual gifts and which ministries most closely align with them.

12th Grade

Embracing a Life of Service & Going the Extra Mile

Embracing a Life of Service & Going the Extra Mile

The culmination of our students' time at Cornerstone is their senior capstone project, during which they consider their God-given gifts, talents, interests, and passions as they explore a final in-depth service project. The Senior Legacy Project is not just about filling a community service hours requirement, but thinking deeply about making an ongoing difference in the lives of others.

Components of the Senior Legacy Project include:

Community service focused on a social impact cause
Written research paper and reflection
Adjudicated oral presentation

Community Volunteer Hours

To help our students develop their hearts toward service, our high schoolers must meet a minimum requirement of service hours each year prior to promotion or graduation.

For 9th-11th grade, half of the required hours must be served through the church they regularly attend; half of the required hours must be served in the community. Senior hours are part of their Senior Legacy Project.

9th Grade: 6 hours of volunteer service
10th Grade: 8 hours of volunteer service
11th Grade: 10 hours of volunteer service
12th Grade: 12 hours of volunteer service as a part of their Senior Legacy Project

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