Midland Silver Service Honor Cord (revised 10/26/2020)
The goal of the Silver Service Cord is to recognize students who have contributed to their community or school by volunteering their time and talents. An increasing number of scholarship applications require applicants to list service experiences. Volunteer time often leads to employment and future educational opportunities as well as enabling students to understand the connection between school, work, and community.
Interested MHS students must complete 300 hours of service during four years of high school starting with the summer after eighth grade. Volunteers will document all work and will obtain the signature of the individual or official representative of the benefitting organization on the documentation. Documentation sheets may be obtained in the student handout binds outside the main office or can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. Completed hours can be submitted at any time to the principal. Seniors must have their hours completed and turned into the principal by May 1 to receive the silver cord and to be recognized at graduation.
Volunteer hours may be performed for community organizations, church, or school. If you are unsure whether a particular activity qualifies for the program, see the principal for approval before completing the work. Opportunities are posted in the school announcements as they come available.
Ideas for service opportunities:
- Local Cemeteries need help with cleanup and flag placement around holidays.
- Community Libraries (we have them in district at Lost Nation, Oxford Junction and Wyoming – also at Olin)
- Community and school athletic organizations
- Camp Courageous
- Churches
- Wyoming Lions Club – help putting up Christmas lights, help making carmel corn for events, etc.
These events may not all be sponsored by the Midland Communiity School District, but are shared as a community resource. If you have a nonprofit group who is in need of volunteers please contact Michelle in the HS office (mihansen@midland.k12.ia.us or 319-259-5340 x 1250) to have your event added to our list of possibilities for students to earn Silver Service hours. You would then just need to sign off on their form saying how many hours they volunteered and give us your contact information.
Silver Service Opportunities requested by outside sources:
Nov 16 – Wyoming Lions Club will be putting up Christmas Lights on main street and could really use some volunteers. Just show up at/after 8am and they will show you the ropes! Contact person would be Jim Eichhorn 563-488-3336 or Ken Hansen 563-488-3367.
Dec 7 – Wyoming Historical Society could use some volunteers Christmas City Celebration Soup Supper – 3:30-7:30pm. If interested contact Joyce Fishwild at jrfishwild@live.com or 319-480-2580
Dec 7 – Friends of the Wyoming Public Library could use volunteers for their Christmas City Celebration from 3-8pm. See Michelle in the HS office for more info.
Wyoming Public Library – could use volunteers during their Early Out Program – Wednesdays from 1:30-4:30 – call Brenda Vacek at the library to sign up. 563-488-3975
SPARKS can always use volunteers with their Wednesday night youth program at Zion Lutheran Church – contact Zion Lutheran Church 563-488-3905 or Haley Carlson or Annie Feuss for more information.