1. How do I join the YES program?
After reviewing the YES program guidelines, if you decide to commit to the YES program, you should print out the contract, and have your parent/ guardian sign it. You can turn in the contract at the YES table.
2. When can I join the YES program?
You can join at any time during your high school years. Once your contract is on file, you start to accumulate volunteer hours towards the Y.E.S. medal.
If you are a GSA student (class 2015 and after), your first 140 community service hours are recorded to satisfy GSA requirements. After you've completed the 140 required hours, you can submit a YES contract to start accumulating volunteering hours towards a YES medal.
3. What is the “YES Table”?
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during all three lunch periods, a table is set up by the counselor's office at Commons labeled YES. Your YES forms and contracts are accepted at the table.
4. Where do I turn in my form?
You turn in your form at the YES table. Please make sure to make a copy of your completed YES form, and bring BOTH the original and the copy to the YES table. The copy will be stamped and returned to you for your records. If you do not bring a copy, your form cannot be accepted. You could either go to the Library to make a copy, or prepare one and turn them in later.
5. When should I turn in my form?
You can submit your YES form anytime after you completed the volunteering activities. Please keep in mind that activities older than 6 months are generally not accepted. Special provision is outlined under the YES Guidelines.
6. Where do I find volunteer opportunities?
Keep your eyes open for opportunities around you. In addition, on the www.chsyes.info website, click on the “Volunteer Opportunity” tab, where organizations / agencies seeking for student volunteers are listed. Other volunteering resources are also provided under this page.
7. Do I need to bring my YES form to the volunteer activity?
We recommend you print and fill up the YES form as much as you can before going to the volunteer activity. Take it with you to have the person in charge sign the form after you finish your shift.
8. Can I start volunteering before turning in my Y.E.S. contract?
Yes. However, please keep in mind that until we receive your contract, your Y.E.S. hours are not reflected in our system. We recommend you turn in your contact at the same time as you turn in your first Y.E.S. forms documenting your volunteer activities, if not earlier.
9. I'm a GSA student who have completed my 140 GSA required community service hours. When can I submit a YES contract to earn a YES medal?
You can turn in the YES contract any time. However, your hours beyond 140 are not counted towards a YES medal until we have your contract on file.
10. I’m an upcoming freshman. Can I volunteer to earn Y.E.S. hours in the summer before I enter high school?
Yes. You can turn in your contact and your summer hours when school starts. Please keep in mind that the high-school Y.E.S. program does not accept your volunteering hours occurred during middle school; and a maximum of 25 summer hours can be counted towards your Y.E.S. medal.
11. Why do we only get 25 total summer hours?
While it is easier to get your volunteer hours during the summer months, we want to challenge you to include volunteering in your schedule year round. The goal of the program is to make you a lifelong volunteer, balancing volunteering with your daily activities.
However, all your summer hours turned in to the YES program are recorded in the system. The system tracks the total summer hours during your high school years. While 25 of them are counted towards your Y.E.S. medal, the hours exceed the 25 summer hour limit are marked as “Extra”. All are presented in your YES volunteering record should you print one out for college application, etc.
12. What happens if I turn in more than 100 hours?
All qualified hours you turn in are entered in the YES program system. You can access and print the record of your volunteer activities and hours, via the “YES Hour Query” tool on the YES website, to use for college applications, scholarships, etc.
13. I have been participating in a youth volunteering program for a period of time. How do I report the hours in the YES form?
If you have worked multiple days, create a log with your days and hours on a separate piece of paper, and have the representative of the youth volunteering program also sign it. You write down the total number of hours in your YES form.
14. I’ve turned in a few YES forms. Why I don’t see any of my hours show up on the website?
Most likely we do not have your contract. You must have a signed contract on file with us for your hours to be recorded in the Y.E.S. program system.
15. I’ve turned in my YES form last week, why didn’t my hours show up on the website?
After the YES forms are received, they are reviewed and entered to the system. The website is updated once a week. Please expect your hours to be published on the website two (2) weeks after you submitted your YES form. If there are any issues associated with the YES form you submitted, your hours would not be shown until the issues are properly addressed. You can contact the Y.E.S. coordinators if you do not see your hours after 2-3 weeks.
16. How do I know if my YES form is OK or have a problem?
We encourage you to monitor your YES hour progress using the query tool we provided on the website. (Simply click on the “YES Hour Query” tab.) If your submitted hours are not displayed, there could be a problem with your YES form.
17. How do I make sure I fill in the YES form properly?
Sometimes we have to turn the YES form back to the students as they are not acceptable. Common issues are: 1) Forms incomplete, such as missing signatures, or missing agency contact info; 2) Forms illegible; 3) No log attached for volunteer works performed on multiple days; 4) Hours not acceptable according to the Y.E.S. guidelines. Examples are: hours expired, unqualified organization, etc..
18. Can my YES hours be used in college application?
Community services is an integral part of the college acceptance criteria. Your volunteering hours entered in the Y.E.S. system is a printable record you can use for your college application. To maximize the benefit, we suggest you fill in the “Description” section of the YES form descriptively and legibly. When use the word “help”, be specific about the tasks you helped with.
19. Can I submit my YES contract and / or my YES hours via email?
No. You must submit them at the YES table with a copy to be stamped, and retain the stamped copy as your receipt and keep it for your own record.
20. Whom could I turn to if I still have questions?
While you could present your questions to the parent volunteers work at the Y.E.S. table, the best channel of communication is to email your questions to the Y.E.S. program coordinators at clementsyes@gmail.com.
After reviewing the YES program guidelines, if you decide to commit to the YES program, you should print out the contract, and have your parent/ guardian sign it. You can turn in the contract at the YES table.
2. When can I join the YES program?
You can join at any time during your high school years. Once your contract is on file, you start to accumulate volunteer hours towards the Y.E.S. medal.
If you are a GSA student (class 2015 and after), your first 140 community service hours are recorded to satisfy GSA requirements. After you've completed the 140 required hours, you can submit a YES contract to start accumulating volunteering hours towards a YES medal.
3. What is the “YES Table”?
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during all three lunch periods, a table is set up by the counselor's office at Commons labeled YES. Your YES forms and contracts are accepted at the table.
4. Where do I turn in my form?
You turn in your form at the YES table. Please make sure to make a copy of your completed YES form, and bring BOTH the original and the copy to the YES table. The copy will be stamped and returned to you for your records. If you do not bring a copy, your form cannot be accepted. You could either go to the Library to make a copy, or prepare one and turn them in later.
5. When should I turn in my form?
You can submit your YES form anytime after you completed the volunteering activities. Please keep in mind that activities older than 6 months are generally not accepted. Special provision is outlined under the YES Guidelines.
6. Where do I find volunteer opportunities?
Keep your eyes open for opportunities around you. In addition, on the www.chsyes.info website, click on the “Volunteer Opportunity” tab, where organizations / agencies seeking for student volunteers are listed. Other volunteering resources are also provided under this page.
7. Do I need to bring my YES form to the volunteer activity?
We recommend you print and fill up the YES form as much as you can before going to the volunteer activity. Take it with you to have the person in charge sign the form after you finish your shift.
8. Can I start volunteering before turning in my Y.E.S. contract?
Yes. However, please keep in mind that until we receive your contract, your Y.E.S. hours are not reflected in our system. We recommend you turn in your contact at the same time as you turn in your first Y.E.S. forms documenting your volunteer activities, if not earlier.
9. I'm a GSA student who have completed my 140 GSA required community service hours. When can I submit a YES contract to earn a YES medal?
You can turn in the YES contract any time. However, your hours beyond 140 are not counted towards a YES medal until we have your contract on file.
10. I’m an upcoming freshman. Can I volunteer to earn Y.E.S. hours in the summer before I enter high school?
Yes. You can turn in your contact and your summer hours when school starts. Please keep in mind that the high-school Y.E.S. program does not accept your volunteering hours occurred during middle school; and a maximum of 25 summer hours can be counted towards your Y.E.S. medal.
11. Why do we only get 25 total summer hours?
While it is easier to get your volunteer hours during the summer months, we want to challenge you to include volunteering in your schedule year round. The goal of the program is to make you a lifelong volunteer, balancing volunteering with your daily activities.
However, all your summer hours turned in to the YES program are recorded in the system. The system tracks the total summer hours during your high school years. While 25 of them are counted towards your Y.E.S. medal, the hours exceed the 25 summer hour limit are marked as “Extra”. All are presented in your YES volunteering record should you print one out for college application, etc.
12. What happens if I turn in more than 100 hours?
All qualified hours you turn in are entered in the YES program system. You can access and print the record of your volunteer activities and hours, via the “YES Hour Query” tool on the YES website, to use for college applications, scholarships, etc.
13. I have been participating in a youth volunteering program for a period of time. How do I report the hours in the YES form?
If you have worked multiple days, create a log with your days and hours on a separate piece of paper, and have the representative of the youth volunteering program also sign it. You write down the total number of hours in your YES form.
14. I’ve turned in a few YES forms. Why I don’t see any of my hours show up on the website?
Most likely we do not have your contract. You must have a signed contract on file with us for your hours to be recorded in the Y.E.S. program system.
15. I’ve turned in my YES form last week, why didn’t my hours show up on the website?
After the YES forms are received, they are reviewed and entered to the system. The website is updated once a week. Please expect your hours to be published on the website two (2) weeks after you submitted your YES form. If there are any issues associated with the YES form you submitted, your hours would not be shown until the issues are properly addressed. You can contact the Y.E.S. coordinators if you do not see your hours after 2-3 weeks.
16. How do I know if my YES form is OK or have a problem?
We encourage you to monitor your YES hour progress using the query tool we provided on the website. (Simply click on the “YES Hour Query” tab.) If your submitted hours are not displayed, there could be a problem with your YES form.
17. How do I make sure I fill in the YES form properly?
Sometimes we have to turn the YES form back to the students as they are not acceptable. Common issues are: 1) Forms incomplete, such as missing signatures, or missing agency contact info; 2) Forms illegible; 3) No log attached for volunteer works performed on multiple days; 4) Hours not acceptable according to the Y.E.S. guidelines. Examples are: hours expired, unqualified organization, etc..
18. Can my YES hours be used in college application?
Community services is an integral part of the college acceptance criteria. Your volunteering hours entered in the Y.E.S. system is a printable record you can use for your college application. To maximize the benefit, we suggest you fill in the “Description” section of the YES form descriptively and legibly. When use the word “help”, be specific about the tasks you helped with.
19. Can I submit my YES contract and / or my YES hours via email?
No. You must submit them at the YES table with a copy to be stamped, and retain the stamped copy as your receipt and keep it for your own record.
20. Whom could I turn to if I still have questions?
While you could present your questions to the parent volunteers work at the Y.E.S. table, the best channel of communication is to email your questions to the Y.E.S. program coordinators at clementsyes@gmail.com.
