Please note: There is a new process to record your community service hours. Read through the information carefully. The link to the app is provided below. If you have questions, please contact Bunky at janovicht@psd401.net
Since 2017, Peninsula School District has honored high school students who volunteer their time and talents to uplift others in our community and region. In the 2023-2024 school year, we had 102 remarkable students who earned the Varsity Letter in Community Service. These students have dedicated nearly 11,000 hours of service to organizations, including Food Backpack for Kids, Tacoma Rescue Mission, school events, and Point Defiance Zoo. These students completed at least 100 hours of community service and maintained a 2.5 GPA or above.
- Our 2023-2024 Varsity Letter in Community Service recipients are recognized in this video.
- Our 2022-2023 Varsity Letter in Community Service recipients are recognized in this video.
- Our 2021-2022 Varsity Letter in Community Service recipients are recognized in this video.
VARSITY LETTER IN COMMUNITY SERVICES 2024 – 2025
Engaging in community service is a way to uplift others, the community, and oneself. The impact on the lives of others and the community at large can be lasting. It is also a great way to enrich your skills at relationship-building, empathy, problem-solving, and leadership. Peninsula School District is proud to honor students who contribute to our community with the Varsity Letter in Community Service. This opportunity is available to students going into 9th through 12th grade and can be repeated through each year of high school.
REQUIREMENTS
- 2.5 or greater cumulative GPA at the end of 1st semester of the 24-25 school year.
- Complete at least 100 hours of community service between June 15, 2024 and May 31, 2025. If you have hours you already accrued beginning June 15, 2024, the app will allow you to enter hours for previous dates.
- At least 25 hours of the 100 must be completed within Pierce County.
- Service for non-profit organizations is encouraged. However, hours spent benefiting the organization itself—such as singing choir or teaching youth group at your church or setting up an event for your own Boy or Girl Scout troop, Organizing a food or clothing drive would count.
- Community service hours for lettering must be beyond class/course credit requirements and cannot be paid.
- Applications must be completed by May 31, 2025.
COMPLETE THESE STEPS:
Track your hours via the app. Click on the link below to access the app. Sign into Google using your PSD401.net
account.
The DEADLINE is May 31, 2025 for earning hours. There is no need to “submit” your hours after you have achieved the 100 hours. The coordinator, (janovicht@psd401.net) has access to your app and will verify you have met the criteria for earning the Varsity Letter in Community Service on June 1. Make sure you have entered all your hours by May 31, 2025. There will be no opportunity to submit late hours.
Every student has access to their own personal hour tracker. Enter your hours into the app. Remember that you will need to have all your hours recorded by midnight on May 31. Anything entered after that will not be considered.
Please click on the drop-down menu to select what year of volunteer hours you have completed. For the first year of completing the Varsity Letter in Community Service, will receive a varsity letter. Every year after that, students will receive a pin. Students who achieve the Varsity Letter in Community Service each year of high school, will receive a silver cord to wear at graduation.
RECOGNITION
Students who successfully complete all the requirements of the Varsity Letter in Community Service will be notified by the
end of the first week in June 2025.
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