CREATING AN ACCOUNT ON X2VOL
HOW TO ADD VOLUNTEER HOURS
Watch the video below or use these directions to log hours.
- Click the button above and select JOIN.
- Type in 77450 to search for THS. Choose on James E. Taylor High School.
- Fill in your student ID and last name. On the next screen, fill in all required personal information.
- Edit your interests as desired. (Note: It is not necessary to change anything.)
- Keep your email as your username and create a password.
- Choose your graduating group: Class of 2020 or Class of 2021
- Make sure to check the two “I understand…” boxes.
- When you’re done and you log on, you may see a red banner saying an administrator must approve you. A THS assistant principal will be approving all students as THS students first.
- STOP and wait for the AP's approval. HOWEVER, YOU ARE NOT FINISHED. Check your account the next day to join the NHS group. You are not done with this process yet as you've only joined the THS group so far.
- DO NOT FORGET TO JOIN -LOOK BELOW-
- Once the AP has approved you, the red banner should be gone when you log on to your account.
- Click on Groups & Goals, then My Group and Goals, and finally Add New Group. Search for “NHS”. It may already be on the page at the bottom.
- Join the correct Group (NHS Class of 2020 OR NHS Class of 2021).
- NHS will be approving members daily.
- STOP and wait for approval. Check the next day to see if National Honor Society is on your group page.
HOW TO ADD VOLUNTEER HOURS
Watch the video below or use these directions to log hours.
- Log on to x2VOL. Check to make sure you have been approved to be in the NHS group.
- Click on Opportunities & Projects.
- Under Personal Projects, click on Create New.
- Enter an event’s information one at a time.
- The Activity Contact information is very important. This is who will get the email asking for approval of hours.
- Anytime you go to an event during the school year, make sure you get the adult sponsor’s name, phone number, and email (most important). Sponsors must be approved beforehand.
- Notes -- Provide complete details of how you served. Add any additional information that is needed. Answer these questions on all entries: How did the community/school benefit from this project? What did you learn about yourself while completing this project? If you tutored someone, what subject and content did you tutor them in?
- Click on the + sign in front of Apply Hours to Goals. Make sure your hours will be added to the NHS group goal.
- Click Submit.
- Once the event has been verified by the adult sponsor, NHS will also approve the hours.