PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
There are many ways to volunteer at Chinook M.S. While some are for school events and others are for PTSA events, they are all to benefit the Chinook students. It's also a great opportunity to see your student's school in action and get to know staff and other parents. This list is updated throughout the school year as new opportunities arise, so please check back occasionally. We have both Year-Round Opportunities and Monthly Opportunities.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM: Bellevue School District (BSD) requires that all parent volunteers fill out the Parent Volunteer Application form. You can find out more and download the form from the BSD website.
Signup below to get occasional emails about volunteer opportunities and news.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM: Bellevue School District (BSD) requires that all parent volunteers fill out the Parent Volunteer Application form. You can find out more and download the form from the BSD website.
Signup below to get occasional emails about volunteer opportunities and news.
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SIGNUP NOTE: On the main signup page, follow the Update/Change Info & Preferences instructions. You will then be able to signup for Volunteer News.
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Year-Round Events Needing Volunteers
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Walkabout Program
You can make a tangible impact on the school culture by walking around and providing additional adult presence during the lunches. You also get to see firsthand the dynamics of middle school life. Learn more about walkabout. |
Time Commitment: 30 minutes for each lunch period. You choose which lunch period(s) to volunteer. Contact: Annie Roth, annie@roth-family.net |
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Chinook Library
The Chinook Librarian, Ms. Karina Kwaguchi, asks for project-based volunteer opportunities from time to time. Please check back occasionally for new opportunities. |
Time Commitment: Project based volunteer opportunities will be posted when they become available. Contact: Karina Kawaguchi, kawaguchik@bsd405.org |
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Jubilee REACH After School Activities
Jubilee REACH provides after school activities. They need some volunteers to help monitor and possibly help coach some of the activities going on throughout the school year. The help they require may not always be sports; they just need soeone who is willing to help out, even if it's just an hour once a week. |
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Staff Appreciation
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Contact: Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs, TBD |
August Volunteer Opportunities
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Taking Care of Business Day
The school needs 2 people per shift on each day to hand out:
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Time Commitment:
7th & 8th grades August 23: 8:30-10:30am, 10:30-12:30pm, 12:30-2pm 6th grade August 24: 8:30-10am, 10-11:30am, 11:30-1pm Contact: Linda Harter, harterl@bsd405.org Signup Here |
September Volunteer Opportunities
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Office Help
The school needs 1-2 people per shift to sort through the forms collected at TCOB days. |
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Schedule Handout & Locker Help
The school needs 24 volunteers on 9/1 for schedule and locker help and another 8 for locker help on 9/2. On Sept 1, if you could stay afterwards from 8:15-9:15am to collage 6th grade camp packets, that would be very much appreciated! |
Time Commitment:
Thursday, Sept 1, 7:15-8:15am Friday, Sept 2, 7:15-8:15am Contact: Asako Yoshimura, copresident@chinookptsa.org Signup Here |
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6th Grade Camp Orkila - Data Entry
The school office needs 1 person to enter student information for the Camp Orkila trip at a computer in the school office. |
Time Commitment:
This would be one person who is willing to commit 2-3 days a week from approx. Sept 8-October16 Contact: Linda Harter, harterl@bsd405.org |
Hearing Screening
October Volunteer Opportunities
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Vision Screenings
The school nurse needs 5-6 volunteers per shift to help with hearing & vision screenings 7th grade, such as directing flow, scribe, during school hours. |
Contact: TBD Volunteer Coordinator |
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Black & Orange Social
The ASB (student government) puts on the B&O Social every year near Halloween, funded by the PTSA. They need parent volunteers to help with check-in, supervision in the gyms and doors, etc., as well as food and drink donations. |
Contact: Mrs. Gehrke and Mrs. Braverman |
December Volunteer Opportunities
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Movie Night
The ASB (student government) puts on an annual Movie Night. They need parent volunteers to help with check-in, supervision in the gyms and doors, etc., as well as food and drink donations. |
Contact: Mrs. Gehrke and Mrs. Braverman |
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PTSA Nominating Committee
The PTSA needs 3 people to form a Nominating Committee (must be PTSA member) to identify, recruit, and nominate the best qualified candidates for each elected PTSA position. |
Contact: PTSA Co-Presidents |
March Volunteer Opportunities
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Multicultural Night
The school will celebrate the multitude of cultures that create our community through food, displays and activities, and performances. Since this will be a potluck, we ask that all who attend bring food for their group plus 50%. That means if you bring a family of 4, please bring enough food for 6. In the spirit of the evening, cultural or family based recipes are preferred. However, if time does not permit, a simple meal picked up at QFC or a pizza works. Besides food, the evening will include an open house of stations set up by Chinook families representing countries, cultures and regions around the world, as well as a variety of performances later in the evening. |
Contact: Vice Principal, Mr. Moe Lobeda |
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8th Grade Social Studies Field Trip
Every year Mr. Jonas and Mr. Geyer takes the 8th grade class on a field trip to enhance their social studies learning. The teachers will send out a request for chaperones when the date nears. |
Contact: Mr. Jonas and Mr. Geyer |
April Volunteer Opportunities
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Spring Social
The ASB (student government) puts on a Spring Social every year, funded by the PTSA. They need parent volunteers to help with check-in, supervision in the gyms and doors, etc., as well as food and drink donations. |
Contact: Mrs. Gehrke and Mrs. Braverman |
May Volunteer Opportunities
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Showcase Chinook
The school has an evening to showcase the the school, the works by its students, and have some fun. Incoming 6th grade families are invited, too. The Student/Staff Basketball Game is a now a tradition at this event. We need 2 parent volunteers per shift (total 4) to display art work during the school day prior to the event and 2 volunteers to manage the dinner line per shift (total 4) the evening of the event. |
Contact: Vice Principal, Mr. Moe Lobeda |
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8th Grade Field Trip
8th graders have an annual outdoor/walking field trip. The school needs chaperones for the trip. The teachers will reach out directly when the date nears. |
Contact: Mr. Jonas and Mr. Geyer |
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Lunch supervision during Testing
The school needs parent volunteers with spring testing. There will be 10 testing days in all. On testing days, there will be one 15 minute all-school break in the morning and two 30 minute lunches (rather than the usual three). Volunteers are requested to help supervise during the break and the lunches, as there will be much larger than usual numbers of students having free time all at the same times. |
Contact: Vice Principal, Mr. Moe Lobeda |
June Volunteer Opportunities
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8th Grade Party
This is a PTSA sponsored event for the graduating 8th grade class. The party committee needs parent volunteers for the day of the event to help with setup check-in, chaperone, clean up, upspecified, requiring approx. 12 people for each area (totaling approx. 60 people). |
Contact: 8th Grade Party Co-Chairs, TBD |
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Yearbook Distribution
The school office needs volunteers to help with the Yearbook distribution. During the first week of June a 2 hour shift with 2 volunteers. The following week, they need 3-4 volunteers to help hand out Yearbooks (30 minutes in the morning). |
Contact: Linda Harter, harterl@bsd405.org |
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