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Clements YES Program

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Welcome, Rangers!

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YES Mission Statement

The CHS YES Program is designed to support Clements students as they strive to give back to our local community through volunteer service. Through hands-on volunteering with established nonprofits, students gain experience as they give real time and effort to causes beyond themselves as they build character.

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Almost every rule in the guidelines comes from a few core principles. If you understand these five principles, you will usually know whether something qualifies for YES —without hunting through the fine print.

It has to be service to the community.

YES hours are for actively helping a registered nonprofit [501(c)(3)] serve the people, animals, or causes for which it exists. The more directly you're helping the people being served, the better. This is why donations, internships, medical studies, surveys, and anything that mainly benefits a business, a club, or a religious congregation itself don't count—they're valuable, but they are not considered community service in the YES sense.

It has to be supplemental service.

Service can't be something you were already required or expected to do. That's why hours don't count if they're done during school, fulfill another program's requirements (NHS, YIP, Scouts, etc.), or are just the meetings, practice, planning, and administrative activities that come with belonging to an organization. YES does not allow students to use the same hours for two different organizations —no double-dipping. YES is about service you choose to give on top of your other obligations.

It has to be honest.

You earn credit only for the hours you actually served, even if a sponsor offers bonus time. Forms must be accurate, unaltered, and signed by an adult from the organization (not a parent, sibling, fellow student, or yourself). Inflating or falsifying hours will end up in your removal from the program and the organization you served being notified. When in doubt, write more detail, not less—clear, complete forms help us understand the service and are more likely to be reviewed more quickly and with fewer questions.

It has to be supervised by a responsible unrelated adult.

Every activity needs a sponsoring adult from the organization to vouch for it. This is why student-run organizations, peer sign-offs, and family sign-offs aren't accepted—there's no independent adult oversight confirming the work happened.

It has to be done thoughtfully and on time.

Start early and pace yourself across all four years—please do not try to cram 100 hours into one year. Submit hours within 6 months of service (or in the case of ongoing activities, within 6 months of the last service and 12 months from the first date of service), use the current Clements form, and keep your own records. You represent Clements in every interaction, so be respectful and professional with the organizations you serve and with the YES coordinators.

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If this is your first time visiting this system, please create a new account using a NON-FORT BEND ISD email (this should be the one from your contract). Once you create an account, your previous and present hours will be linked for you.

You can submit your forms online or in person, not both. Please follow the instructions below to submit online:

1. Create an account at service.chsyes.info. If you already have a contract on file and have submitted service hours, use the same non-FBISD email address you submitted on your contract to create your account and check that your hours look correct. If you are new to YES, you must create an account and submit a contract before doing anything else.
2. Make sure that the scanned forms are in a PDF file.
3. You will be able to check the status of your submissions at any point in your account. You can also respond to posts or ask questions directly in the system. If your form is still pending after a week, please check for posts to your submission.
4. Keep your forms as proof of your service. Do not throw them away.
5. Remember it may take time for our volunteers to get everything approved and processed. Once processed, you should be able to see your submissions immediately.
6. Do not use your FBISD email in the system or to contact us. Our emails will bounce back if you do.
7. For questions please contact us at clementsyes@gmail.com.

REMEMBER:

• Always fill out your YES form completely. Do not leave anything blank!
• Ensure forms are signed. Hand written signatures and organization certificates (with appropriate service form) ONLY are accepted (no electronic signatures). Printed names as signatures are not permitted.
• Never alter hours.
• We encourage you to bring both the original and a copy of your form to the YES table in case your submission is lost, so you have proof it was submitted.
• If you work more than one day at the same organization, you may use a log.
• Always have your log signed.