National Honor Society Information Meeting

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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
• 3.5 or higher grade point average.
• This is the first step in the selection process!

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Background Information about National Honor
Society

• (Its 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
  nations secondary school students
• --to promote leadership
• --to encourage service

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• Over 12,500 chapters across the nation

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Now..whats next?

• Becoming a member of
• the Clovis North High School
• National Honor Society

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The Four Tenets of NHS

• Tenet a principle or belief
• Scholarship
• Character
• Leadership
• 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 3.5 (or
  higher) g.p.a.
• Congratulations!

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II. Character

• Character is who you are when no one is watching
• (Its already established!)

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• How is character determined?
• Teachers or sponsors complete confidential
  evaluations of student character.
• Evaluations are based on classroom contact, extra
  curricular activity participation and personal
  observation.
• Attendance.
• Discipline records.

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III. Leadership
Leadership includes being elected or selected to
work as

• a club officer
• a chairperson for a committee
• a representative on a church, parish,
• or school council
• a marching band squad leader

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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
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..

• Fundraising
• Civic activities
• Tutoring

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(More Service)

• teaching Sunday School
• volunteering at a nursing home/hospital
• volunteering at the public library

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(Still More Service)

• church related mission trips
• volunteering at elementary schools
• helping with Eagle Scout/Girl 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 ..

Scholarship Character Leadership Service
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And now, on to.. the NHS Application Packet!!!

• Due Date
• by 300 p.m.
• Wednesday September 16, 2015
• please typeplease typeplease typeplease type

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For Your Information
The National Honor Society Application is
available on the Clovis North Website, Under the
Counselor TAB, and then the Other TAB
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• The NHS Student Application
• 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
• 300 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 Clovis North NHS
Application 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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Yes, this is like the previous slide !!!
very important..very important

• Applications should be returned to
• Mr. Center in the Counseling Center
• by
• 300 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 16
• please typeplease typeplease typeplease type

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Clovis North NHS Member(s)

• Mareena Haseeb
• Madison Mukai
• Derek Nola
• Questions
• Thank you for attending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!