Knight Valor Award
The Knight Valor Award is a Newport High School PTSA program recognizing students who have completed 100 or more community service hours above the 40 hours of community service required by Bellevue School District for graduation.
NHS and NHS PTSA are no longer approving community service hours beyond forty (40) hours.
NHS and NHS PTSA are no longer approving community service hours beyond forty (40) hours.
- Students who have more than forty (40) community service hours will receive a PTSA Knight Valor pin. NHS PTSA will distribute the pins to graduating seniors in June of senior year at NHS.
- (40) hours is a BSD requirement for high school graduation; (41 or more) hours earns Knight Valor pin.
- Students who volunteer at a non-profit organization regularly should keep record of his/her own hours. You may choose to mention your community service in the Common App college application and/or resume.
- Students applying to the Carla B. Venderland Award which is due in May of 2026, we will check references of your non-profit organization and review your scholarship application. Scholarship criteria is based on number of hours and quality of community service.
Community Service Guidelines
Guidelines regarding acceptable community service hours for the Knight Valor award is consistent with those of the Bellevue School District. Community service is any service that is done for schools, non-profit agencies and/or religious organizations. More information on community service can be found using this link: http://www.bsd405.org/nhs/counseling/community-service/.
Recording Community Service Hours
Students will keep record of their volunteer hours beyond the 40 required by the school. NHS school will continue to manage the first 40 hours through the school's system.
Application Process
As of 2018, students are no longer required to ‘apply’ for the Knight Valor award. Seniors who have more than 41+ hours by May 17, 2026 will automatically be recognized unless the student specifically requests not to be recognized. Seniors will receive a certificate, a pin and will be recognized in the graduation brochure.
Please send an email to [email protected] if you have any questions or if you are a student that does not wish to be recognized as a Knight Valor award recipient.
Please send an email to [email protected] if you have any questions or if you are a student that does not wish to be recognized as a Knight Valor award recipient.
Deadline for Submission
All community service hours beyond 40 hours does not need to be approved. Please follow school process and guidelines for submitting the first 40 hours.
Questions about the program? See our Committee Chair page.
Questions about the program? See our Committee Chair page.
The Newport High School PTSA PTA#2.3.155, Rev1.2 is an independent 501 (c)(3)
operating in collaboration with Washington State PTA. All donations are tax deductible.
operating in collaboration with Washington State PTA. All donations are tax deductible.