John,

Regarding the scheduling of high school and college students to Ground
Ops:

Yes, we have tasked them to serve as Ground Ops. Currently, we have,
I think, only one student (middle school) and he's made only two or
three flights. I don't think we even consider scheduling a new member
or student pilot, no matter their age, until they've been around for a
while to see how things are done. And someone as young as this new
member probably wouldn't be scheduled as Ground Ops until he gains a
few more years of experience.

In the past, when the Director of Ops sends out an e-mail saying he
will soon be making the schedule for the next quarter, usually, the
students, or anyone, with conflicts, would reply and make the Director
know about the conflicts. If the person, student or not, couldn't
serve the duty during that quarter, then that was understood. No
questions asked. If the member didn't know his schedule that far in
advance and he was put on the club work schedule, then when his
"assigned" duty day came around, he either found a substitute in the
club or the slot went unfilled for that day. We typically know the
students in high school and even college have a lot to do and we try
to accommodate them.

Ray