The Green Cord Committee is a group of student council members who are responsible for monitoring the volunteer hours on campus to be considered for Green Cords to be worn at graduation. They will advertise and advocate for various opportunities for our MHS students to be involved with our community and various campus volunteer work. Students must submit a minimum of 50 hours per semester to earn one green cord per year. Please read the bulleted criteria below before submitting your paperwork.
Please note the Green Cord Committee (GCC) will review all hours. The GCC decision on all hours is final. If you think your hours will be questionable, please submit a detailed description of your service activity on your green cord documentation form. This will help the reviewers to decide whether or not to accept the hours. It is recommended that hours are turned in periodically to ensure you receive your award. Criteria on this sheet are subject to change without prior notice. It is the responsibility of student to keep up with their green cords hours.
2016-2017 Green Cord Criteria
A minimum of 100 hours is required to receive a green cord award.
Hours will NOT be carried over from year to year; everyone starts with 0 hours.
A green cord can be earned by each year of high school (a cord for the first 100 hours, and a pin for each subsequent year you earn 100 hours).
No more than 60 hours will be awarded for work affiliated with MHS (Please note that Peer Tutoring, PALS, Clinical Rotation, Early Childhood, or any other class for which you receive a grade will NOT count towards green cord hours). Hours affiliated with MBHS include work done for the school (not during class time) by helping teachers, PTO, helping in the workroom, etc.
No more than 40 hours will be awarded per location and organization of service.
DONATING ITEMS & BABYSITTING HOURS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR GREEN CORD!
AT LEAST 40 hours must be non-affiliated with MHS.
A maximum of 25 hours will be accepted per church program or other type of camp (i.e. but not limited to: Vacation Bible School, Phat Camp, Mission Trips).
No volunteer hours will be accepted if done during a church worship service time. (This includes but is not limited to Sunday School Teacher, singing in the choir, working in the nursery, etc.)
Hours associated with any group or club within MHS will not be accepted if they are mandatory for that group or club or for a grade.
No signature will be valid unless it is that of the program sponsor/director and includes a phone number where that person may be contacted. Your parent or guardian MAY NOT sign off as your event sponsor.
Sponsors cannot fill out or turn in any green cord forms. All forms are to be filled out and submitted by the student. Any forms not filled out and submitted by the student will not be accepted.
No volunteer hours can be earned during club meetings or club affairs.
No volunteer hours will be accepted if you are working at a sporting event for your team.
No form of fundraising will be accepted for green cord hours unless the fundraising was done to benefit a non-profit organization (Food Pantry, Red Cross. Etc.) and is not mandatory for your group or club.