Compass Dads Club

Look at the events

Everything below is something the school has on the calendar or something the Dads Club is building. Each one says what it is and what dads actually do there.

Pick something

Set up, tear down, an install crew, a carpool morning, a build day. Big or small. One event or five. Whatever fits your schedule.

Sign up on the Parent Portal

Sign-ups run through the Compass Parent Portal (log in with your Compass Google account). If you know you can make it, sign up. If not, make a game-day decision and just show up.

Before the event

Arrive before the event starts, usually 1 to 2 hours ahead. Come early. Stay late. Lift something heavy.

• Unload and carry: tables, chairs, tents, coolers, boxes
• Put things where the event lead wants them: tables, chairs, tents, signage, decorations
• Run extension cords, set up speakers or games if there are any
• Help vendors or teachers get their stations in place
• Check in with the event lead when you arrive and before you leave

After the event

Come back at the end (or stay through). Usually 1 hour, sometimes less with enough hands.

• Fold and stack tables and chairs, drop tents
• Bag trash and recycling, wipe down surfaces
• Load everything back into storage or vehicles
• Walk the space so it looks like we were never there

What to bring, what to expect

• Wear the Dads Club shirt if you have one, closed-toe shoes
• Gloves and a folding hand truck are never a bad idea
• Kids are welcome at most set-ups if they can carry a chair
• You don't need to stay for the whole event unless you want to
• Slots are small on purpose: 3 to 6 dads per shift. If a slot is full, pick another event

🚗 Carpool mornings

Dads at carpool on the mornings that matter: first day of school (done 8/19), the pathway ceremony (done 9/14), the January 5 return, and more dates through the year. Open doors, greet kids, keep the line moving.

Also in the works: a carpool safety plan. Kids are crossing lanes in front of cars at drop-off. The Dads Club is proposing barriers and a better lane flow to the school's security lead. Dads with traffic, safety or construction experience are wanted.

🪑 Picnic table assembly

New picnic tables are being delivered to the school flat-packed. A couple of dads with drills can knock out several in an hour or two. Not an event, just a job. Delivery date to be announced.

🏠 Treehouse build

Shelly wants a treehouse in the kids' play area. This is the big one: a real build over one or more weekends, and a great dad-and-kid project. Compass may fund materials; dads may sponsor a beam or a plaque.

Safety is the whole point: railings up top, no climbable roof, screwed together well, anchored to the tree or the ground. We need a dad who builds for a living to lead it.

🕳️ Pothole at the NW Hwy exit

There's a pothole in the gravel right as you exit the parking lot onto Northwest Highway. Every car hits it twice a day. Ilya raised it and volunteered to help, which is exactly how this is supposed to work.

The plan: clear it with the school, then a quick morning fix: shovels, a rake, a tamper and a few bags of gravel or road base. If it keeps coming back, we'll look at a proper patch.

🧰 Whatever needs doing

Pave a path. Clean something up. Build something. Set up or tear down an event. When the school needs something, we bring the crew. If you see a need at Compass, tell Rich or Charlie and it'll show up here. That's how the pothole got on the list.

🚗 Same carpool, different mission

Twice this year the carpool line becomes a collection point. Parents get the ask in advance; dads gather it through the car windows.

• Oct 23: toothpaste, shampoo, soap, washcloths and socks for VNA Holiday Gift Bags
• Feb 11: coats and blankets for Austin Street Center

👮 Police Officer Appreciation

We continue our tradition of honoring the officers who serve our campus and community: the ones at carpool, at events, and on the streets around the school.

• Date being finalized between Jan 8 and 9
• Food, gift and card contributions once the format is set
• Hands on the day

🚲 Bikes for Kids

We get our kids out for a bike ride, then get to work building bikes for kids in need. Dates and details coming soon.

🎲 Casino Night

The Social Club and Dads Club have joined forces for our first Casino Night. Bring your spouse. The venue is locked, the location is under wraps, and a few secret agents from the Parent Association are turning up the heat. Black tie optional, parents only, $125 per person.

You may have heard rumors. Maybe true. Maybe a bluff. We're not saying. Yet.

🏈 Dads Game Watch

A local sports bar, the Cowboys, the Seahawks, and a room full of dads. Location to come.

🏓 Dads Hold Court

Pickleball for the dads. Venue and date being finalized. More to come.

🏎️ Dad Prix

We close out the year at K1 Go Karts to see who's fastest around the track.