Volunteering as a student athletic trainer (if not required for a class) Assisting at sporting events, concerts, theater productions (if not required for a class) Tutoring peers These are just a few ideas; there are many ways to volunteer in your school. If you have questions about counting hours for a school related activity, contact us. I volunteered on a mission trip through my church, how do I count these hours? If you volunteer on a mission trip or other volunteer vacation, the hours are calculated as follows: During the school year: 10 hours per day During the summer: 15 hours per day If you have documentation proving that you served more than these hours per day, you may submit it with your application and will be credited with these hours if we are able to verify them with your provided contact. I volunteered as a camp counselor, how do I those hours? If you volunteer as a camp counselor, the hours are calculated as follows: During the school year: 10 hours per day During the summer: 15 hours per day If you have documentation proving that you served more than these hours per day, you may submit it with your application and will be credited with these hours if we are able to verify them with your provided contact. Can I count hours from club meetings? If you participate in a school club, you may count any hours that are spent organizing and implementing a service project. If you are in a club that uses meeting times to discuss other club business, you may not count those hours. Only hours spent planning and participating in a service project will count as community service hours. I have to complete community service so that I can graduate, can I count these hours towards my Varsity Letter? Any community service or volunteer hours done to meet a graduation requirement DO NOT count towards your Varsity Letter in Community Service. Volunteer hours that are counted for the Varsity Letter are to be done above and beyond what is required for graduation. I have to complete community service hours for a class, can I count these hours? All community service or volunteer completed as a requirement for a class, DO NOT count towards your Varsity Letter in Community Service. Volunteer hours that are counted for the Varsity Letter are to be done above and beyond what is required for a class.
Volunteering as a student athletic trainer (if not required for a class) Assisting at sporting events, concerts, theater productions (if not required for a class) Tutoring peers These are just a few ideas; there are many ways to volunteer in your school. If you have questions about counting hours for a school related activity, contact us. I volunteered on a mission trip through my church, how do I count these hours? If you volunteer on a mission trip or other volunteer vacation, the hours are calculated as follows: During the school year: 10 hours per day During the summer: 15 hours per day If you have documentation proving that you served more than these hours per day, you may submit it with your application and will be credited with these hours if we are able to verify them with your provided contact. I volunteered as a camp counselor, how do I those hours? If you volunteer as a camp counselor, the hours are calculated as follows: During the school year: 10 hours per day During the summer: 15 hours per day If you have documentation proving that you served more than these hours per day, you may submit it with your application and will be credited with these hours if we are able to verify them with your provided contact. Can I count hours from club meetings? If you participate in a school club, you may count any hours that are spent organizing and implementing a service project. If you are in a club that uses meeting times to discuss other club business, you may not count those hours. Only hours spent planning and participating in a service project will count as community service hours. I have to complete community service so that I can graduate, can I count these hours towards my Varsity Letter? Any community service or volunteer hours done to meet a graduation requirement DO NOT count towards your Varsity Letter in Community Service. Volunteer hours that are counted for the Varsity Letter are to be done above and beyond what is required for graduation. I have to complete community service hours for a class, can I count these hours? All community service or volunteer completed as a requirement for a class, DO NOT count towards your Varsity Letter in Community Service. Volunteer hours that are counted for the Varsity Letter are to be done above and beyond what is required for a class.
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