New YES guidelines go into effect on August 12th, 2025. It is your responsibility to read and follow the guidelines on all forms lest they be rejected.
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YES Guidelines

Effective August 12, 2025


The Clements Y.E.S. Program's purpose is to connect students and community members with service opportunities requested in and by the local community. We will no longer be accepting virtual signatures or virtual service.

YES participants represent Clements High School and are expected to conduct themselves professionally. You must be respectful and courteous in your interactions with volunteer organizations. Disparaging remarks and unprofessional behavior will not be tolerated.

Please make sure to volunteer for a minimum of 5 different organizations in order to qualify for the Y.E.S. medal.

We highly encourage students to start early! Do not wait until the last minute to start your volunteering activities. The Y.E.S. committee does our best, but occasionally we make mistakes. We reserve the right to fix mistakes as we discover them. We also reserve the right to accept all or a portion of your hours according to the guidelines.


Acceptable Y.E.S Hours


Y.E.S. Program Requirements

  1. The required hours for recognition are 100 hours across 5 organizations by graduation. Anything done for Clements is considered one organization. For example, Run Thru Cru, Ranger Camp, I-Fest and Conservancy Club would all be considered one organization (Clements).
  2. In order to make the recognition deadline, senior participants must submit all their Y.E.S. hours by March 31st.
  3. You can continue to submit Y.E.S. hours beyond the first 100 hours. They are recorded in the system.
  4. Only 25 total summer hours across all 4 years count towards your required 100 hours, however additional summer hours beyond the limit of 25 are still recorded in the system.
  5. You may begin earning summer hours during the summer before freshman year, but you will be unable to submit them before the school year starts.
  6. Hours completed at school during the closing and opening phases of the year will count as regular school hours, and not summer hours. Acceptable examples include: helping teachers during the last day of school, helping with freshman orientation, helping teachers set up their classrooms before the start of the school year, and helping with textbooks before the beginning of the school year.
  7. Up to 8 hours for any 24-hour period is accepted.
  8. If you work multiple days, weeks, or months on a particular project, provide a log of the dates and hours worked and attach it to your Y.E.S. Form.
  9. Y.E.S. hours must be submitted no later than 6 months from the date of service. For ongoing activity (i.e. libraries, Red Cross), the acceptable period is extended to 12 months, i.e., the oldest activity in the log / form is no more than 12 months from the date of service and the log / form must be submitted within 6 months of the last date of service.
  10. It is your responsibility to review the status of your submission. If you do not submit a review request within one month of your form's rejection (not including summer months), you forfeit the right for review.
  11. The Y.E.S. form and the log must be signed by an ADULT representative of the organization you volunteer for, NOT BY A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
  12. A form with any altered item is not accepted. A new form with proper signature is required.
  13. We encourage you to bring a copy of your form with you when you turn in your hours. The copy will be stamped and returned to you for your record. This is proof that your form was submitted.
  14. Please submit your form ONLINE or IN PERSON, but not both.
  15. Your submitted Y.E.S. hours, upon approval, are entered in the Y.E.S. Program system. You can query for your Y.E.S. hour records online at service.chsyes.info. You must create an account to receive access.
  16. It is the responsibility of the student to correctly complete all YES forms, and to consult the Y.E.S. Coordinators if he or she has any questions.
  17. All service hours are subject to the Y.E.S. Committee approval.
  18. We do our best to check hours and may contact the organization if we have questions. Anyone caught falsifying hours may be removed from Y.E.S.
  19. Pace yourself! You may not accrue 100 hours in a 12 month period. Make sure that you are working throughout your high school experience.
  20. The way you interact with others impacts the community's view of Clements High School. This is why lying and cheating on your forms will NOT be tolerated. If you falsify or INFLATE your hours, you will be removed from the YES program and the organization that you volunteered with will be notified. Being rude or intimidating to any YES coordinator in person or via email is unacceptable. It is the responsibility of the student to correctly complete all YES forms. Remember that we as a committee reserve the right to approve and decline hours as we see fit. Much like an English teacher subjectively grades essays, YES reviews submission forms in the same way. The more details, complete sentences, and explanations that are on the form, the better chance that you have that your hours will be carefully reviewed.