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VBS 2025 – Middle School & Teen Volunteer Form

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Middle School & Teen Volunteer Form

Middle 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 Name
Last Name
Gender (M/F)
Grade Entering in Fall
Age
Birthdate
 
Click the plus sign (+) to add additional minor volunteers.
To 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 Information

Name*
The best way to contact in case of an emergency:*
Address*
Registered OLM 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 7th. 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.com
Download – Minors Permission and Medical Release Form

Download – Minor Volunteer Application

Safe 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:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Music and Skit Station – Support your Adult Station Leaders and team with leading super-fun skits and leading movement to VBS songs.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Scripture Meditation & Service Station – Support your Adult Station Leader and team by helping to connect a scripture meditation to a service project.

Middle School & High School Teen – Volunteer #1

Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS TRUE NORTH! We’ll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences.

Middle School & High School Teen – Volunteer #2

Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS TRUE NORTH! We’ll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences.

Middle School & High School Teen – Volunteer #3

Please number your first, second, and third preference for serving at VBS TRUE NORTH! We’ll do our best to accommodate one of your top three preferences.

Decorating Team

If you would like to assist the VBS Decorating Team with creating the environment for VBS TRUE NORTH, please select the dates/times you would like to participate.
Decorating Availability:

Note: Important Training Dates for Tweens & Teens

Crew Leader Training

Sunday, July 27, 6-7pm — Over pizza dinner, meet your Adult Guide and other crew leaders, as you learn the essential skills of crew leadership.

Station Leader Training

Saturday, July 26, 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!