Volunteer News

The new year is here, we welcome it with open arms as we continue to invite more volunteers into our schools for the betterment of all. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank you for taking the time to volunteer in our schools.

We'd like to give a well-deserved shout out to West Hills STEM Academy (WHSA) Watch D.O.G.S. program - back after a break due to COVID.

Watch D.O.G.S. are adult volunteers who help provide positive male role models for the students and demonstrate by their presence that education is important. They provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security, reduce bullying and provide a greater sense of campus safety allowing students and teachers to focus on learning and instruction.

“We have had many Watch D.O.G.S. volunteers that helped at our school and at our special events. The kids loved seeing their family members on campus and enjoyed playing and learning from our community members.” said Shayla Sharlow, WSHA kindergarten teacher and Top D.O.G. “I am so excited to get this program up and running again! Some of our Watch D.O.G.S. have had lasting impact on our students,” she added.

While we have many great dads involved - Watch D.O.G.S. don't have to be dads! Watch D.O.G.S. can be stepdads, grandfathers, brothers, neighbors or other community members who want to make a difference. Future Watch D.O.G.S. could include YOU!

To learn more about becoming a Watch D.O.G.S. at West Hills STEM Academy, please contact Elizabeth Garrett, WHSA Volunteer Coordinator at Elizabeth.Garrett1@BremertonSchools.org.

Volunteers who completed our updated online application process last year are still approved to volunteer this school year. Volunteers approved prior to the last school year will need to go through our new approval process before they can volunteer.

Not sure?

You can ask one of the school's volunteer coordinators to check and see if you are are currently on the approved volunteer list in our Raptor database and the volunteer coordinator will also be able to tell you when your application expires. Raptor is the same system the District uses for checking in visitors at our schools.

More than 2,500 handwritten cards have been distributed to staff and students since the project began in the fall of 2020 when

The Kindness Project was launched.

Volunteers are needed to assist with The Kindness Project! Learn more here!

A group of volunteers will gather to assemble 100+ kindness kits for West Hills STEM Academy third grade students at the request of their teachers.

If you would like to help, we will meet:

Thursday January 26th from 1:00-3:00pm

at the Bremerton School District Administration office

134 Marion Avenue North

Please bring a friend, the more the merrier.

Questions or for further information:

joyce.cowdery@bremertonschools.org

The Bremerton Backpack Brigade is in need of volunteers. This is not a District volunteering opportunity so you do not have to be approved as a District volunteer. We are so appreciative of the tremendous support the Bremerton Backpack Brigade provides to our students and families.

be Bremerton: A Day of Service is a districtwide event to show the Bremerton Community and the City of Bremerton our thanks for their tremendous support of the Bremerton School District and our students. BSD students, staff, families and volunteers will gather at Evergreen Rotary Park on the Saturday before the Armed Forces Day Festival. From there, we break-up into teams to clean up downtown Bremerton before the annual Armed Forces Day parade and celebration!

Many of our dedicated staff were volunteers before they became staff. The District is always on the lookout for good candidates in a variety of capacities in both permanent and substitute positions. Full time and part time positions are available. Please consider applying or sharing this information with someone you know who would be a good addition to our team. Check out our current job opportunities at BremertonSchools.org/Jobs.

The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Garth Steedman at 360.473.1031 or the Section 504 Coordinator, John Welsh at 360.473.1012 Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.

Volunteer Liaison: joyce.cowdery@bremertonschools.org

360-620-7291

Website: www.BremertonSchools.org/Volunteer
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