Green
Cord
Guidelines
2013-2014 Green Cord Criteria
- Minimum of 100 hours is required to receive a green cord award.
- A green cord can be earned by each year of high school
- 25 hours must be completed, documented, and submitted no later than 3:00pm on Friday December 6, 2013 (NO EXCEPTIONS). If you do not turn in the 25 hours, you will be removed from the program.
- All 100 green cord hours must be submitted no later than 3:00 pm on Friday April 11, 2014 (NO EXCEPTIONS)
- No more than 60 hours will be awarded for work affiliated with MNHS (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 MNHS include work done for the school (not during class time) by helping
teachers, PTO, helping in the workroom, etc.
- BABYSITTING HOURS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR GREEN CORD!
- AT LEAST 40 hours must be non-affiliated with MNHS.
- A maximum of 25 hours will be accepted per church program (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 MNHS 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.
- 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.
- Hours will NOT be carried over from year to year; everyone starts with 0 hours.
- Hours for the 2013-2014 school year will start after June 10, 2013.
- A list of updated hours will be posted monthly in the cafeteria or by F119 (check frequently for mistakes and notify the Green Cord Committee if there are any issues concerning you. It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with his or her hours.).
- If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email the Green Cord Committee. This address is cahomer@mckinneyisd.net
- 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.
- Only the current year’s documentation form will be accepted.
- MAKE AND KEEP A COPY OF ALL YOUR DOCUMENTED HOURS FOR YOUR
RECORDS, WE WILL NOT RETURN ANY SUBMITTED 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.