Glacier Peak High School
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Community Service Information
Advisor: Mr. May, Room 202

Click here for the latest Coummunity Service Opportunities

All community service forms are located at the bottom of this page.


Snohomish School District requires that all students complete eight (8) hours of community service before graduation.

Hours must meet the following requirements:

  1. The organization must meet the following criteria:
    1. Non-profit status with the IRS.
    2. Offers service opportunities that are community oriented
  2. A minimum of eight (8) hours is required of all students. The required hours must be performed outside of the school day.
    1. Hours must be completed between July 1st 2009 and May 14th, 2010.
    2. No school district service opportunities will be allowed unless the Community Service Committee has concluded that the opportunity has significant community impact. This requires a Project Permission form to be turned in and approved prior to service.
    3. Any church related Community Service may not promote religion and must have a completed Permission form filled out.

Options and Steps to completing your community service:

Option A (preferred): If you choose to do your community service with the United Way of Snohomish County, no paperwork is required, but you must register at www.uwsc.org and click on Volunteer.

Step 1: Go to the United Way website and register for an account.  Be sure to select Glacier Peak High School box under Miscellaneous Information as the group you are affiliated with.
Step 2:  See attached instructions titled How to Register (click here). 

Option B: If you choose to do your community service with an organization NOT registered with the United Way, you must follow the steps below:

Step 1: Check to see if the community service provider is listed on our Pre-Approved List at the end of this packet.  If they are listed, skip step 2 and go to step 3.  If they are not on our list, continue to step 2 and 3.
Step 2: Fill out the Project Permission Form and turn it in to Mr. May for approval.  Note: this must be done before starting your service.  It may take 2-4 days to receive approval.
Step 3: Fill out the Project Verification Form and turn it in to Mr. May once your service is completed.  Note: this is how you get checked off for completing the project!

Registration with United Way of Snohomish County
See attached instructions (click link above for instructions on how to register)

Community Service Opportunities:
Community Service opportunities will be posted on our website when they come available to our students. 

Community Service on Family Access:
Students and parents will soon be able to see their Community Service progress on Family Access.  Visit the Snohomish School District Website for access at http://www.sno.wednet.edu/index.php?cID=249
Students and Parents will see a class called "Community Service". Within that class, there will be one assignment graded on a 0 to 8 scale. 1 point is awarded for each community service hour that is turned into Mr. May. The grade will appear as a "U" until the 8 hours is satisfied, in which case the grade will turn to an "S". When the grade appears as an "S", you will know your community service requirement has been met.

Important web addresses and phone numbers:
The Glacier Peak HS Community Service web site including new service opportunities can be found at: http://glacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu/CommunityService/
United Way of Snohomish County Volunteer Center www.uwsc.org and click on Volunteer
Glacier Peak High School Community Service Advisor – Kelven May, 360-563-7548 or Kelven.may@sno.wednet.edu. Available in Room 202

Community Service due date for participation in graduation is May 14, 2010.

 

 

Community Service Forms

How to Register with the United Way
This form will give you step by step instructions on how to register on the United Way of Snohomish County Website. There students will be able to identify themselves as Glacier Peak students. Students log their own hours and employers verify them on this website. The United Way will then send a list of logged and verified hours to GPHS.

Project Verification Form
If you are not doing community service through the United Way of Snohomish County, you need to verifty the work that you have completed. Please have this form filled out by your project supervisor after completing your community service. Every non-United Way activity will require this form to be turned in to Mr. May.

Project Permission Form
If you are not doing community service through the United Way of Snohomish County and your company is not on our Pre-Approved List, you need to get permission before starting your service.  This form is waived for those senior students who completed their service over the summer (7/1/09 to 10/12/09).  

Pre-Approved Community Service Organizations
A list of pre-approved community service sites (these places do not need the Project Permission Form).