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Silver Sword Award and Volunteer Opportunities

Silver Sword Award

The Silver Sword Award recognizes students with high levels of commitment to service throughout their high school career. There are two types of Silver Sword Awards at Aragon High School.

The Silver Sword Community Service Award recognizes students for 200 total hours of community service in the local community outside of school throughout their high school career.

Students must use the Silver Sword Community Service Award Annual Tracking Worksheet to record their hours served and will upload this once each year.

Students submit the Silver Sword Community Service Award Google Form annually, including the summer prior to each school year for grades 10-12. Community service in the summer prior to 9th grade is not included for this award. 

Students must complete the Silver Sword Community Service Award Google Form annually. Check announcements for when the window opens in April and the form will be here. All forms are due by May 1. No exceptions.

Looking for volunteer opportunities? See this document and reach out to Ms. Queenie Hua in the Counseling Office for more information on community volunteer opportunities.

The Silver Sword School Service Award recognizes students for high levels of service and leadership to the Aragon school community throughout their high school career.  Students must use the Silver Sword School Service Award Annual Tracking Worksheet to record their hours served and will upload this once each year.

Students earn this award by meeting the following criteria:

  • Participate in at least 3 types of activities total across all four years (not every year)
  • Serve in at least 1 leadership position* across all four years (not every year)
  • Earn a total of 18 points across all four years (not every year)

The 3 types of activities must come from the following categories:

  • Athletics 
  • Clubs
  • Competitive Academic Teams (Robotics, Mock Trial, Model UN, Harvard Model Congress)
  • Leadership Class/ASB/Class Council
  • Outlook Newspaper 
  • Performing Arts (music, drama)
  • Service Commission
  • Yearbook
  • Student Equity Council

*Qualifying leadership positions are marked with as asterisk below.

Points are earned annually as follows:

  • 1 point for being a player on an athletics team (including dance team)  OR  3 points for being team captain* (max of 1 team per season- fall, winter, spring)
  • 1 point for being a club member  OR  2 points for being a club officer* (max of 2 clubs per year)
  • 1 point for being on the Outlook newspaper staff  OR  3 points for serving as Editor*
  • 1 point for serving in Leadership class  OR  3 points for serving in ASB/Class Council/Executive*
  • 1 point for serving on yearbook  OR  3 points for serving as Editor*
  • 1 point for being in a performing arts class  OR  2 points for being in the advanced level of performing arts  OR  3 points for serving in Tri-M*
  • 2 points for being a member of a competitive academic team  OR  3 points for being a leader/officer on a competitive academic team* (max of 1 competitive academic team per year)
  • 2 points for being on Service Commission 
  • 2 points for being on Student Equity Council

Students must complete the Silver Sword School Service Award Google Form annually. Check announcements for when the window opens in April and the form will be here. All forms are due by May 1. No exceptions.

Wait, what do I need to do?

  • You may pick up a paper copy of the new Silver Sword Annual Tracking Worksheet in the Counseling Office or download here (Outside Community Service Tracking Sheet) / (School Service Tracking Worksheet).
  • Click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Silver Sword Awards.
  • Reach out to Ms. Castillo in the Counseling Office with any questions (acastillo@smuhsd.org).