Poolesville High School

SSL Form Submission Deadline - Summer Forms due by September 29, 2023

Please turn in forms on the SSL bulletin board outside the counseling office.

MCPS SSL Hub has all information regarding opportunities and SSL information. https://bit.ly/SSLHubMCPS

Students are sent a newsletter the first Friday of every month with SSL opportunities.

SSL Form

If an organization is not an approved SSL sight, please fill out this preapproval form before you complete the hours to see if it can be approved. 

Upcoming SSL opportunities listed below:

Summer is a wonderful time for students to engage in SSL opportunities and earn SSL hours towards meeting the 75-hour state graduation requirement! 

Middle school and high school students should continue earning SSL hours towards their SSL graduation requirement by engaging in SSL opportunities during the summer, including traditional in-person opportunities and select virtual/remote opportunities that follow the guidelines posted on the MCPS SSL webpage (www.mcps-ssl.org). 

• Turkey Chase
• Student Environmental Volunteer Day

• Female students needed to help local wedding dress shop. . Saint Marys Brides For Haiti Shop  is locatedat 22210 Mt Ephraim RD in Dickerson near Dickerson Market. We sell wedding dresses to raise money for our twin parish in Haiti. Help is needed with managing the inventory, on-site social marketing,  and possibly assisting our sales team. 
  Please call Susan Jamison at 301-525-1555 or email her at SusanJamison3@gmail.com. Thank you. 

• September SSL Opportunities
• ASIRT Road Safety PSA Contest (Deadline: October 8, 2023) - The Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) and the Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association are hosting a Public Service Announcement (PSA) competition for middle school and high school students centered on road safety and how to keep yourself and others safe on the roads. Participants who submit a PSA that meets the competition requirements will earn 10 SSL hours and have a chance to win prizes. To learn more, please visit this link:  https://montgomerycountymd.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=839138
• Teen Advisory Board Meeting

• St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Barnesville Maryland is having a Haiti festival on October 7 Saturday from 4:30 to 7:30. It’s going to be a fun family event with a food truck, tent, band, and hopefully face painting. We are looking for artistic  high school and middle school students who would be interested in volunteering to face paint some of the kids at the event. I have face painting kits, so the art  supplies will be supplied.  Please have interested students contact me at SusanJamison3@gmail.com. 

• Teenworks Volunteers
• MoCoLMP
• Student Dance Auditions/SSL Hours
• Ride for Research
• Project <3 Linus - Providing Security through Blankets
• Sports Plus -

  Dear Sports Plus Volunteers,

  Would you like to earn SSL hours and have fun while doing so? We are so grateful for you and we need your help! Here is a list of programs available. Please respond quickly, as these slots fill up quickly. We are looking for energetic, motivated volunteers that want to contribute. You will have an active role in these programs.

   Fall 2023 Swim Instruction Program - JCC Rockville location - Saturdays - 3:15-6:15pm, 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, - This program is for competitive swimmers only.

   Fall 2023 Swim Instruction Program - QOSTC Gaithersburg location - Saturdays - 12-3pm, 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 - this program is for competitive swimmers only.

   Fall 2023 Outdoor Running and Fitness Program - JCC Rockville location - Saturdays - 1:30-3:30pm, 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 - athletic ability is preferred.

  Teen and Young Adult Fall Mini Golf Social - Bohrer Park Mini Golf Gaithersburg - Friday, 9/15 6-9pm

  Please let Natalie Liniak - info@playsportsplus.org) - know as soon as possible if you are interested, including how often you would like to volunteer. Also let us know if you want to volunteer with a friend, so we can schedule you together. Please only sign up for days you know you can commit to. You do not have to volunteer each week, but we do ask that you help for the full time frame listed. Volunteers must be 14 years or older unless you have a direct connection to special needs.

• Junior Coach for SSL Hours for 11th and 12th Graders for Girls on the Run

• Brooke Grove Rehab Center needs volunteers! 

  Do you want service hours done over the summer, rather than during the school year when you have sports, clubs, schoolwork, etc...? There are many flexible positions available during different times of the week. Completion of hours is satisfying, but it is also satisfying to help the elderly in our community who have worked so hard in life. Potential roles and application are attached.  

  Any questions or concerns? Email bhackett@bgf.org 

• Student-to-Student Extracurricular Series - 10 SSL hours -- VIRTUAL/REMOTE – MCPS is seeking students interested in developing a video presentation with either a leadership moment or extracurricular skill to inspire, teach, and share with their MCPS peers and the greater MCPS community. Students may earn 10 SSL hours for successful submission of all items identified in the Student-To-Student Extracurricular Series Form

• Arise and Flourish, is a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery County, Maryland that speaks to students in their health classes about substance abuse prevention by sharing stories from persons in long-term recovery. We bring together like-minded organizations and individuals to share ideas and information concerning the critical social needs created by alcohol and drug dependency in the Washington Metro area.  Arise Flourish advances specific solutions for those needs through prevention, education, fundraising, and issue awareness activities.  

  Students will need to visit the Montgomery County Volunteer Center (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteercenter/) and in the red box “Find a Volunteer Opportunity”, type in Arise and Flourish. Students will find the volunteer opportunity for the cycle of addiction video review project.  This SSL opportunity has been approved by the MCPS SSL department. Please let the students know NOT to use their MCPS email address as we will not be able to respond to them.

  Once students respond for the volunteer opportunity on the site, we will send the student/parent permission slip and detailed volunteer information. Please make sure the students do NOT use their MCPS email address as we will not be able to respond to them. Students will watch two video presentations provided by our organization. One video is our speakers who are people in recovery who share their personal experience. The second video is the presentation on the cycle of addiction which has information on how addiction happens. 

  Students have the ability to earn the following for the quality completion of this project: 

  1) Earn 1 SSL hour for watching one speaker video and the video for the cycle of addiction and completing one paper or artwork or;

  2) Earn up to 4 SSL hours for watching up to 4 speaker videos along with the one video for the cycle of addiction and completing 4 papers or 4 artworks.

  Students can watch anywhere from 1 - 4 speaker videos and the video for the cycle of addiction and completing one paper or artwork for EACH speaker video watched.

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• My name is Andrea Lopez, and I am a Clinical Research Assistant at the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD) at Children’s National. Our research program is seeking volunteers to assist with studies on autistic children and young adults.  A flyer describing the position is here. This is an excellent professional opportunity for students interested in psychology research, and we look forward to meeting capable and enthusiastic candidates.