Community Service
One important aspect of Gonzaga student life that sets it apart from that of other private schools in the area is the school's commitment to community service. Each senior must complete at least forty hours of service before graduation, and although there is no requirement for non-seniors, many students volunteer in programs like 'Food and Friends,' the Father Horace McKenna Center, So Others Might Eat, or other similar projects aimed at helping the surrounding community, including the Sursum Corda Cooperative - an adjacent DC neighborhood infamous for its violence and poverty. Gonzaga's emphasis on community service reflects its students' desire to carry out their school motto, "Men for Others." In 2005 Gonzaga became the first high school to participate in the Campus Kitchen service project, a program previously undertaken only on the college level.
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