VBS Teen/Tween Volunteer Signup VBS 2024 - Middle School & Teen Volunteer Form "*" indicates required fields Middle School & Teen Volunteer FormMiddle School and High School Student Volunteers (Entering Grade-6 thru age 17). NOTE: All teens 18 years of age or older, must Volunteer as an Adult using the Adult Volunteer signup button/form.Volunteer Information:*First NameLast NameGender (M/F)Grade Entering in FallAgeBirthdate Add RemoveClick the plus sign (+) to add additional minor volunteers.Confidential InformationTo best support your teen, please let us know of any serious allergies, physical limitations, behavioral challenges, special needs and/or family circumstances (recent separation, divorce, death or illness). Please contact Mary Jo (331-707-5378) prior to the start of VBS so we may learn how to support a positive service experience for your teen. Thank you!Parent / Guardian Contact InformationName* First Last Cell Phone*Work PhoneThe best way to contact in case of an emergency:* Work Phone Cell Phone Email* Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Registered OLM Parishioner?* Yes. I am a parishioner. No. I am not a parishioner. Forms Required by all Middle School and High School Student Volunteers (Entering Grade-6 thru age 17)These forms must be filled out and turned in for EACH Middle School & High School Teen Volunteer. Please download and submit by Friday, July 12th. This allows for the necessary time to check character references and be approved by a staff member before the start of VBS. You have the following options for returning it: (1) Print it and return it to the Faith Formation Office, (2) Scan it and attach it to an email sent to karens@olmercy.com, or (3) Attach the filled-out PDF to an email and send it as an attachment to karens@olmercy.comDownload - Minors Permission and Medical Release FormDownload - Minor Volunteer ApplicationSafe Environment Requirements - For High School Volunteers ONLY (Entering Grade-9 thru age 17)Alll High School students will need to complete the Safe Environment requirements of the Joliet Diocese. This means they will need to have a VIRTUS account and watch the video on Healthy Relationships for Teens.Safe Environment Volunteer Requirement - "Healthy Relationships for Teens 2.0" Training Once your Volunteer Application is approved, our Safe Environment Coordinator, Karen Schwartz, will contact you and explain the final step to meeting your Safe Environment requirements which entails, viewing a video on Healthy Relationships for Teens. Note: If you have already watched the video, you will not be asked to view it again.Volunteer Descriptions:NEW: Sticky Scriptures Station! What happens in the Sticky Scriptures Station and how do volunteers lead and support the campers’ activities during this fresh VBS Station? Adult and teen volunteers take turns introducing each day’s interactive video. As campers view it, they discover and connect more meaning with each day’s Bible verse using their bodies, heads, and hearts. After interacting with the Bible verse virtually, campers open God’s Word with their very own Gospel of John booklet where Sticky Scripture volunteers assist younger campers with finding and marking each day’s verse with removable sticky note flags. What a great way to develop Bible study skills to use long after VBS! Crew Leader - Support the Adult/Parent Guides by helping your group of campers participate in the VBS discussions and activities in each station and help make the transition to each station a fun and smooth one. (Training meeting Saturday, July 27, 5:15 - 6:45pm) Pre-K, Age 4 Station - In a safe and self-contained pre-school environment, assist the adult leaders by helping our youngest campers to know Jesus. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Childcare Station - Assist Adult Leaders with childcare for children able to walk, through ages 3.5 years old, to provide a nurturing environment and to interact with our little ones so that their parents may take leadership roles throughout our VBS week. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Music and Skit Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team with leading super-fun skits and leading movement to VBS songs. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Bible Adventures Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team by helping to enact and discuss the Bible story that connects to the Bible point for each day. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Game Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team by assisting campers with how to play a variety of outdoor cooperative games with an encouraging team spirit. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Imagination Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team by preparing and trying out all the sciency-fun gizmos in advance, to learn how best to assist campers when it is their turn to put together their gizmos. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Sticky Scripture Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team by taking turns introducing each day’s interactive video. As campers view it, they discover and connect more meaning with each day’s Bible verse using their bodies, heads, and hearts. After interacting with the Bible verse virtually, campers open God’s Word with their very own Gospel booklet.(Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Snack Station - Support your Adult Station Leaders and team by assisting persons with DisABILITIES in making and serving a different snack each day during the campers’ Sticky Scriptures Station experience.(Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Scripture Meditation & Service Station - Support your Adult Station Leader and team by helping to connect a scripture meditation to a service project. (Training meeting Saturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm) Middle School & High School Teen - Volunteer #1Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS SCUBA! We'll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences. Name* VBS Volunteer T-Shirt (Adult Size)*--SmallMediumLargeX-Large2X3X4XFirst Choice:*--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationSecond Choice:*--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationThird Choice:*--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationMiddle School & High School Teen - Volunteer #2Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS SCUBA! We'll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences. Name VBS Volunteer T-Shirt (Adult Size)--SmallMediumLargeX-Large2X3X4XFirst Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationSecond Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationThird Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationMiddle School & High School Teen - Volunteer #3Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS SCUBA! We'll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences. Name VBS Volunteer T-Shirt (Adult Size)--SmallMediumLargeX-Large2X3X4XFirst Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationSecond Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationThird Choice:--Crew LeaderPre-K, Age 4 StationChildcare StationMusic and Skit StationBible Adventures StationGame StationImagination StationSticky Scripture StationSnack Station assisting persons with DisABILITIESScripture Meditation & Service StationDecorating TeamIf you would like to assist the VBS Decorating Team with creating the environment for VBS Scuba, please select the dates/times you would like to participate.Decorating Availability, check one I am available to help the week of Monday, July 22 - Saturday, July 27. I am available to help the week of Sunday, July 28 - Saturday, August 3. I am available to help both weeks Note: Important Training Dates for Tweens & TeensCrew Leader TrainingSaturday, July 27, 5:15 - 6:45pm --- Over pizza dinner, meet your Adult Guide and other crew leaders, as you learn the essential skills of crew leadership.Station Leader TrainingSaturday, August 3, 5:15-7:15pm --- Over pizza dinner, meet your Station Leader and prepare supplies for the week.Please click submit when you are finished filling out the form. Thank you!
