Student Recognition and Scholarship Programs

 

 

 

 

 

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  Service Recognition

In Person

        PTSA Honorary Service Award Lunch (May)
        Senior Awards Night (June)
 
In Writing

Gunn Transcript Notation(optional): For students who have completed at least 100 hours of community service between 8th grade graduation and May of their senior year (must track the activity, hours, date and place and have each entry verified by the activity coordinator). Contact your counselor in Gunn's Career and College Center for the  Tracking Form (to be submitted to Gunn’s registrar the student's junior or senior year, after completion of the 100 hours).

President's Volunteer Service Award (optional): Certificate of Achievement and congratulations note from the President of the United States for each 12-month period of 100 or more hours of service.  For more information and to apply, contact YCS at 650-858-8019 or ycs@youthcommunityservice.org .

 Service That Counts 
 
              

 

Transcript Notation President's Service Award

Must be unpaid and on behalf of a school/PTSA/volunteer agency

For a Non-Profit Included Included
Service-Learning in/for class (i.e. Living Skills) Included Included
Volunteer project required for class credit Included Included
Political-Voter registration and campaigns Included Included
Service-Learning projects outside of class (including training and preparation directly related to project, not to exceed 50% of direct service hours) Included Included
With religious groups (fundraisers, serving food, volunteering at facility provided it is not teaching/promoting faith) Included Included
Religious teaching (i.e. choir, bands, camps, pre-schools) Not included Included
Time benefiting for-profit Not included Not included
 College Scholarships for Service-Minded Students

Check out Naviance, click “colleges” and then “scholarships” at the bottom of the page.