national honor society information meeting welcome!
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National Honor SocietyInformation Meeting
Welcome!
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Congratulations!
You have been invited to attend this meeting because you have a
4.0 or higher grade point average. This is the first step in the selection
process!
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Background Information about National Honor Society
(It’s the HONOR Society….
not HONORS Society)
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What is National Honor Society?
National organization founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
Four objectives: --to create enthusiasm for scholarship --to encourage development of character in the nation’s
secondary school students --to promote leadership --to encourage service
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Over 12,500 chapters across the nation
Hoover High School Chapter was established
in 1939
Present membership, 2013-2014: 83
No quotas…no membership “cap”
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Is National Honor Society for you?
If you become a member of National Honor Society,
you must:
•attend monthly meetings (7:00 a.m. first Tuesday of the month)
•participate in an ISP(Individual Service Project)
•complete a required # of NHS-sponsored service activities each semester
•participate in the spring chapter service project
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NHS Individual Service Projects(ISP)
Windsor Nursing Home Chairperson
Humane Society Chairperson
Kids’ Christmas Party Chairperson
Hoover Historical Society Tree Decorating Chairperson
Puppy Chow Sales Chairperson
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Other Individual Service Projects
Freshmen Mentoring
Ohio Reads
Peer Tutoring
Buddy Project
Stark Sharks Coach
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NHS Yearly Chapter Project
Super Service Saturday Project Chapter-wide service day for all members
includes: ceiling tile painting…public library service…
building clean-up…Humane Society visits… Project Linus blanket making…volunteering at ReStore…fund-raising for chapter charity…Bingo party and other activities at area nursing homes …
The SSSP is an entire day of volunteering culminating with dinner and evening service activities.
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Please note and remember…..There are no inactive memberships!
athletes, post-secondary students, Aultman Academy students, artists, International
Baccalaureate students, musicians, cheerleaders….
EVERYONE who is inducted into the membership of National Honor Society is required to attend meetings and participate in NHS activities.
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Now…..what’s next?
Becoming a member of
the Hoover High School
National Honor Society
(It’s the HONOR Society,
not Honors Society)
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The Four Tenets of NHS
Tenet: a principle or belief
ScholarshipCharacterLeadership
Service
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I. Scholarship
You are here at the Info Meeting, so…..
you have already completed the first step toward NHS membership by earning a 4.0 (or higher) g.p.a.
Congratulations!
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II. Character
Character is who you are when no one is watching…
(It’s already established!)
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How is “character” determined?
Hoover High School teachers complete confidential evaluations of student character.
Teacher evaluations are based on classroom contact, extra curricular activity participation and personal observation.
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III. Leadership
a club officer
a chairperson for a committee
a representative on a church, parish, or school council
a marching band squad leader
Leadership includes being elected or selected to work as:
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(More Leadership)
concert band section leader
choir officer
Student Council representative
Leadership Camp Youth Staff member
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(Still More Leadership)
Scout Patrol leader
class officer
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IV. Service
unpaid peer tutoring
Aultman Hospital volunteer
Service includes volunteer activities for which you DO NOT receive any type of
compensation such as a salary or school credit. Examples of service
activities include…..
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(More Service)
volunteering at Pegasus Farm
teaching Sunday School
volunteering at St. Luke Nursing Home
working at a Habitat for Humanity house
volunteering at the public library
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(Still More Service)
church related mission trips
volunteering at elementary school carnivals
helping with Eagle Scout projects
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A Final Note…..
Membership in the National Honor Society is a privilege, not a right.
Members are expected to uphold the four tenets of the organization …..
ScholarshipCharacterLeadership
Service
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And now, on to…..
the Student Activity Packet!!!
Due Date:
by 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013
please type…please type…please type…please type
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Yes, this is like the previous slide !!!
Activity Packets should be returned to Mrs. Rankin in the Library Media Center
by3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013
please type…please type…please type…please type
very important…………..very important
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The NHS Student Activity Packet
gives you the opportunity to document
examples of your leadership abilities
examples of your own service to the school and community
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Tips about the Packet
For best results, type the requested information!
You are one of over 160 grade eligible students…
present yourself in the BEST way possible.
Watch for grammatical errors and whatever you do…
USE SPELLCHECK!!!!!!!!!!
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One more thing…..
Before you turn in your spell-checked, well-written, neatly typed
Student Information Activity Packet…..
make a copy for your own records!
(Remember: you are filling out information for
the National Honor Society
not the honors society!)
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For Your Information
The National Honor SocietyStudent Activity Packet
is available on the NHS Homepage.Use the Files Page link.
Access this site through the Activities Sectionof the Hoover High School Homepage