Volunteer
Volunteering at NTPS
Thank you for sharing your time and talents to support our students!
An approved volunteer application, which includes a background check, is required to volunteer in all NTPS schools. Please apply early. Thank you for your patience.
Contact Us
NTPS Volunteer Liaison
Emma Guttchen
volunteersupport@nthurston.k12.wa.us
Visit your school's volunteer page for specific contacts and opportunities at your building!
Student Volunteers
Looking for opportunities to get involved and fulfill your volunteer hours?
Want to earn a Varsity Letter in Community Service by volunteering at least 250 hours while in high school?
Volunteers in Action!
Ian Williams, volunteer baseball coach at River Ridge High School, is also a Ridge graduate!
Gary Domingo, a parent volunteer at Meadows Elementary, has volunteered almost 200 hours this year!
Timberline High School students Aiden, Victor, Audrey, and Shabani volunteer as peer mentors at Komachin Middle School through Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
The Lunch Brigade program is a partnership between NTPS and JBLM, where a brigade visits a school for recess, where soldiers play games and talk with the students.
Abby Mathis is a longtime parent volunteer at Nisqually Middle School and Evergreen Forest Elementary.
Congratulations to our 2024 Varsity Letter in Community Service recipients! Fourteen students earned this award, and together they served a total of 4,433 hours of community service!
Jarvis is a Lunch Buddy Mentor spends weekly time with Elijah teaching him chess and playing Uno.
Jeannine is an NTPS parent and Dena is a retired school librarian – both volunteer weekly at the Salish Middle School library.
Ashley started volunteering at Horizons Elementary in 2017 and has served over 700 hours as a reading buddy, supporting the school PTA, and more.