Volunteering at Southwest
We love our parent and community partners. You are an important asset in making sure we can educate and serve our students. Southwest offers a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We also have opportunities for giving back in other ways. Check out our pages for SW Foundation and PTSA.
If you are wanting to work with students or set-up a long term volunteer opportunity, you will need to have a background check through MPS. In interested, visit the Volunteering page.
| EVENT | DETAILS | TIMING | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back Teachers | Organizing a welcome breakfast. | Late August | PTSA |
| SWHS Staff Dinner | This is on Curriculum Night. Staff is able to enjoy a meal together before they welcome their families back for the school year. | Late August | PTSA |
| Homecoming Dance | Chaperone and enjoy the music! | October | Maria Kimmes |
| PSAT Test | One day test date needing multiple parent volunteers. | Fall | TBD |
| Future Laker Open House | Fun evening to showcase Southwest to our future Lakers | Winter | TBD |
| BLAST DAY | BLAST-Be Loving And Sharing Together. This is a fun, heart-warming day where our students give back to the community. | Last school day before winter break. | Maria Kimmes |
| Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week | Fun week where we show the teachers and staff some love for their hard work serving our students. | Spring | SWHS |
| End of Year Celebration for Seniors | Party at Pershing Park for our seniors! Come and help with some grilling and games. Or, assist in organzing. | Spring | Maria Kimmes |
| IB Testing | Volunteer on test days. There are multiple days so many hands are needed. | Spring | Tim Liestikow |
| AP Testing | Volunteer on test days. There are multiple days so many hands are needed. | Spring | Tim Liestikow |
| Prom | Chaperone and enjoy the music! | May | Maria Kimmes |
| ACT Testing | Volunteer on test day. | April | PTSA |
| ACT Testing | Snacks for our 11th grade testers. | April | Jody Newberg |
| Siting at the front desk in Student Support | Student Support is our hub for student needs. We could use assistance year round having a parent sit at the desk for basic student questions. Or, we could use seasonal support for items such as mailings. | Year Round | Laurel Molin |
| Food for conferences for teachers | Donation of food or helping to set-up or clean up. | Fall and Spring | PTSA |
| Cultural Night Planning-Native American, Black, and Somali | We have three separate events for our Native American, Black, and Somali communities. Each event needs volunteers. | Year Round | Adan Ali |
| Laker Locker | We need assistance in keeping the Laker Locker organized and stocked. | Year Round | Sign Up Genius |
| Laker Locker | We have assembled an Amazon Wish to help stock the Laker Locker or it could be a specific ask from a family in need. | Year Round | Amazon Wish List |
| Tutor Programs | We are looking for a parent volunteer to help establish a program. | Year Round | SWHS |
| Athletics-Trophy Cases | This is is nice, fun project. We have many trophy cases and they are could use some TLC. | Anytime | Jared Mountain |
| Athletics-Equipment Room | This is a massive project. Our equipment could use some organization. | Anytime | Jared Mountain |