Submit your application for the Presidential Service Award for the 2024-25 school year.
Please note: This opportunity (via the EMS PTSA) is for students who are currently attending EMS.
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS:
Any student can earn the Presidential Service Award. Many Evergreen students participate in activities that support the local community, whether it is through school, church, Scouts or other areas of the community. Evergreen Staff and PTSA want to recognize students who regularly incorporate community service into their schedules.
The award is given for three levels of service:
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Bronze
50+ hours |
Silver
75+ hours |
Gold
100+ hours |
How are community service hours tracked?
Each student is responsible for tracking and getting confirmation of their own hours. Hours are to be completed between June 1st to May 31st. The deadline for submission will be announced late April / early May.
Recommendation – start recording your hours as soon as possible to avoid last minute rush. Hours for SOAR program can use the same tracking sheet.
2024-2025 Presidential Volunteer Service Award applications are due May 9th, 2025.
What information is needed in order to submit hours?
- Application cover sheet
- Summary of hours including dates, projects, total hours (see example forms below)
- Confirmation of hours, if more than 2 cumulative hours, for one activity (see example below)
How do I get confirmation of hours?
Any community service projects that are reported for more than 2 cumulative hours
must have confirmation of the total number of hours. Please have someone who witnessed the hours (other than your parent) and turn it in when all hours are requested.
must have confirmation of the total number of hours. Please have someone who witnessed the hours (other than your parent) and turn it in when all hours are requested.
Examples of projects
WEB Leaders, Student-led ASB activities, lemonade stands/bake sales when the money collected is donated to charity, food drives, feeding the homeless, volunteering at church or with your Scout troop. For more ideas on possible projects, go to www.generationon.org. There are also many recommendations in the Program Outline document linked below.
Important Student Resources:
Questions? Email kinjal@evergreenptsa.org
Are you interested in becoming the VOLUNTEER LEAD FOR PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD?
Our school has been offering the PTSA sponsored Presidential Service Awards for student volunteers who meet the criteria for the past 10 years, and it has been a wonderful program! We have been ramping up again since returning from COVID with more and more interest. The students love the chance to earn an award for their volunteer efforts regardless of GPA or grade level.
The job isn't very time consuming, and includes the following tasks:
- Promote the program during the year so the students have plenty of time to complete their volunteer hours. The volunteer "year" is from June 1st - May 31st.
- Ensure students and families know that volunteering for this award is STUDENT-LED, meaning they need to do the work: obtain volunteer information, do the volunteer work, and complete the necessary paperwork.
- Make sure students have access to volunteer information, volunteer applications, service hours tracking sheets, application cover sheets, etc.
- Answer questions about volunteering - what counts/ what doesn't count?
- Keep the bulletin board outside of the library up to date with volunteer opportunities.
- Post volunteer opportunities on the Library Teams page with the help of the library secretary.
- Take an annual quiz on the Presidential Service Awards website for certification.
- Collect and tally volunteer tracking sheets from students.
- Order certificates - they take about 3 weeks to arrive once ordered.
- Make a presentation for the school announcements page listing the student's names and award level they achieved to recognize their efforts.
