General Silver Cord Guidelines
Students are eligible to earn silver cord hours for service occurring between the first day of summer before their sophomore year and May 10th of their senior year.
Students who have volunteered 150 hours by May 10th of their senior year will have the distinct honor of wearing a silver cord during their graduation ceremony.
Silver cord hours cannot include meals, breaks, sleeping, recreation, or travel.
Silver cord hours cannot be approved by a student.
Silver cord hours cannot be approved by a parent, unless the parent is employed or directly affiliated with the organization and also approves hours for other volunteers in the same activity.
A student cannot earn hours during his/her scheduled school day, even if the student is excused from class.
A student CAN earn hours during a scheduled open period.
If you are volunteering at the same location for multiple dates, you MUST take a picture of the documentation of hours form and upload it within "Innerview"
If you turn in your hours late, they will NOT be counted. Please make sure you submit them on time- there are no excuses.
All hours will be available to view on the platform INNERVIEW.
I will update hours on Infinite Campus from Innerview at the end of each semester.
Second semester hours are due by the last day of school for sophomores and juniors.
Second semester hours for seniors will be due by Friday May 9th, 2025- this is to allow Mrs. Jensen time to make certificates to hand out at Senior Awards night.
There are no paper forms anymore- all hours are recorded online using the platform Innerview.
Volunteering within the Community Guidelines
At least 20 out of the 50 required hours must come from volunteering within the community
Students can contact organizations on the pre-approved list, places Mrs. Jensen emails out, or they can submit a pre-approval form for activities not on the list.
Students cannot complete volunteer hours for family members/relatives
Volunteering at JHS Guidelines
You are only allowed to earn a maximum of five hours per volunteer event at Johnston High School (example: volunteering at SHOWZAM= you are only allowed to earn 5 hours for silver cord for the entire weekend)- you can volunteer more, but those hours will not go towards your 50 hours for that school year, they will be included in an extra category