High School Community Service Requirement
Bellevue School District requires all students to complete 40 hours of community service in order to graduate. Here is a list of some current community service opportunities:
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Check with the school Counseling Office for current volunteer opportunities.
Saints Community Connection Program
The Interlake High School (IHS) PTSA is proud to offer community service awards to students who are interested in completing additional community service hours during their high school years.
This optional community service program is called the Saints Community Connections (SCC). To clarify the differences between these programs, a comparison of the required BSD program and the optional SCC program is illustrated in the
Community Service Programs chart. Details concerning the SCC program are included in the SCC
Community Service Guidelines.
All of this information can be found in the September edition of the Paw Prints, in the IHS Counseling Center, and on the
IHS website. Students can keep track of their hours with this
Community Service Record form.
The Volunteer Opportunities bulletin board and book in the Counseling Center are excellent resource for finding places to get involved in community service. The bulletin board is updated regularly with new ideas so please stop by often to check it. Opportunities are also posted in the daily bulletin and the Saints News. Below are suggestions for community service locations.
Community Service Opportunities
Bellevue Botanical Garden – horticulture 425-452-2750
Bellevue Boys and Girls Club – coaching 425-454-6162
Bellevue Parks Department – various 425-452-6881
Bellevue Schools Foundation – office help 425-456-4199
Bellevue Youth Link 425-637-5254
City of Bellevue – Special Events 425-452-4106
Crossroads Community Center 425-452-4874
Greenway Connections – conservation/ecology 206-812-0122
Habitat for Humanity – building homes 425-869-6007
Harbor View Medical Center – health care 206-731-3547
HopeLink – food bank, literacy, multi-service 425-869-6066
Humane Society – animal care 425-641-0080
Ivanhoe Performing Arts – drama production 425-649-7155
Kelsey Creek Farm – children/garden/animal care 425-452-7688
King County Library – Crossroads Branch 425-644-6203
Music Works Northwest – music help 425-644-0988
Overlake Hospital Medical Center – health care 425-688-5365
Redmond Group Health Cooperative – various 425-883-5180
Robinswood Point – elderly care 425-373-1611
Starlight Children’s Foundation – kid related 425-861-7827
Study Zone – King County Libraries – tutoring 425-369-3312
VIBES – Volunteers in Bellevue Schools 425-456-4154
YMCA Camp Orkila/Camp Colman – youth 206-382-5009
Youth Volunteer Corp. – various 425-452-4878