As part of the Panola Promise, students are required to complete 25 hours of volunteer/community service each year during their sophomore, junior, and senior years once pledged to the Promise Program during high school to maintain eligibility.
Some examples of Volunteer/Community Service:
- Helping at a nursing home
- Volunteering at a food pantry
- Assisting a civic organization
- Tutoring
- Community clean-up
- Volunteer with a church group
- Assisting with community projects
How many hours of service am I supposed to complete?
- Twenty-five (25) service hours or more in your sophomore year of high school.
- Twenty-five (25) service hours or more in your junior year of high school.
- Twenty-five (25) service hours or more in your senior year of high school.
Submitting Volunteer Service Hours
- Submit all 25 hours by May 15 each year.
- Submit all service hours for Panola Promise on this electronic form.
- You may submit a form after each service hour/ job is completed throughout the year or all at once on one form. It is your choice.
- Once your submitted hours have been logged by the staff, you will be sent an update with how many hours you have total and how many you have left to meet the 25 hour requirement.