School Registration

As the back to school season returns, the most exciting thing (for many) is going to registration and finding out what classes you have with your friends and reuniting with classmates. Yet, not that many know the amount of work school registration is on the staff members- the paperwork that needs to be checked, creating schedules based of students' requests, and much more. Being able to volunteer "behind-the-scenes" of school registration has always been one of my favorite events as it allows me to give back to the school as well as get to know the staff members better!

On the mornings and afternoons of August 18th. 19th. 22nd. and 23rd, volunteers were assigned to a variety of locations to help assist the staff members: helping Alison with P.E. clothes, helping the librarian give out books based on one's schedule, helping out Ileana, Ilka, and Cindy collect forms, and much more. Throughout the various days I volunteered, I was able to help out in Station 1 and helped the secretaries collect important documents/forms from each of the students/parents attending Whitney. Being able to help out at registration definitely is one of the busiest yet exciting experiences as there always is a line to collect forms and volunteers need to manage the flow in and out of the MPR, especially the line for ID cards but being able to be reunited with friends is definitely one of the best feelings!

Looking back at all the past registrations I've volunteered in, I always remember how thankful I am to go to a school where the staff members do so much for us behind the scenes. Volunteer events such as these continue to remind me to be thankful for the little things as they truly do make an impact in my life. All the thousands of forms collected from each grade all need to be alphabetized, filed, and checked off each school year and being able to help in the process to ease their workload definitely allows me to say "thank you" to each of the staff members that have made/will make my Whitney experience memorable. So whenever you run across a staff member, thank them for what they have done for our school as small gestures can definitely impact their day! And if you haven't volunteered at a school registration/office volunteer/library volunteer yet, I highly suggest that you do because the experience is definitely a lot of hard work but you can truly see the impact you make on the staffs' lives!