Volunteers
The St. Simon Faculty and Staff encourage the participation of volunteers. It is felt that the students benefit from seeing the importance of service to others in their daily lives. There are many ways to volunteer time both at home and at school that will assist in the education of the children. Each year, we ask parents to fill out a volunteer form. This form is used throughout the school year to call upon parents who wish to volunteer their services. Volunteer opportunities include serving as a lunch duty supervisor, health office volunteer, aide for the computer lab and/or library, guest speaker, Book Club coordinator, or by working in the classrooms, making copies in the school office, and performing many other tasks which are essential to the smooth running of our school.
A Host Family Night, held at the beginning of each school year, provides additional information about volunteer opportunities in the school and in the parish and a chance to sign up. St. Simon School is blessed with an abundance of volunteers and thus far has not had to make volunteer service hours mandatory. Volunteers are honored at a special Mass and reception on the First Friday in May.
All volunteers are required to sign the Visitor Book near the office each day they volunteer. This assists the school in keeping records and enables the office to contact them in case of emergency. Volunteers are also required to wear a name tag while on campus.