national junior honor society
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National Junior Honor Society. Information Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Please fill out form on the Chromebooks before or after the meeting. Sponsor. Mrs. Waitschies – 7 th grade Math. Membership Selection for membership is by a faculty council and is based on outstanding: SCHOLARSHIP - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
National Junior Honor Society
Information Meeting
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Please fill out form on the Chromebooks before or
after the meeting
Sponsor
• Mrs. Waitschies – 7th grade Math
MembershipSelection for membership is by a faculty council and is based on outstanding:
•SCHOLARSHIP•CHARACTER•LEADERSHIP•SERVICE•CITIZENSHIP
Maintaining Membership
• Maintain a cumulative grade average of 92 or above throughout the academic year.
• Conduct grades must be an “S” or “E”. • Perform 22 service hours from June 2014
through May 2015. Eleven hours MUST be turned in before Christmas holidays (12/19/14)
• Continue to exhibit the qualities of excellence which made you eligible for membership in the National Junior Honor Society.
Service & Fundraising Projects
• Members participate in one or more service projects which are helpful to ourselves and others–Habitat for Humanity – Penny Drive
–Food Drives
–Blue Santa
Service Opportunities
• Safety Town – forms available tonight!• Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts• Church or mission work• SPCA • Community events
Documentation of Service Hours
• Forms signed by adult supervising the activity.
• NJHS box in the Guidance Office to deposit completed service forms.
• Service forms are located in the Guidance Office
• Copies of certificates are also accepted.
Past Projects• Assisting teachers to prepare their rooms before
the beginning of the school year, • Directing students and parents at the 7th grade
Orientation and again at Open House, • Collecting canned goods for local food pantries, • Participating in the city and county cleanup
days, • Collecting money for Walk to Habitat’s Penny
Drive and Love for Somalia • Helping with elementary school festivals.
Optional Activities• We like to have fun!
• Pizza parties
• Ice cream socials
Meetings
• Once every six weeks
• 8:00 a.m. in the Forum on Friday
• First meeting is Friday, May 23, 2014.
• Attendance is required; not attending 2 or more meetings could result in dismissal
Communication• General Meetings (once every 6 weeks)
• Parent email• NJHS website (link on LJI main page)
• Remind 101
• Daily announcements – listen!
Communication
• Remind 101–Text @njhspare to
(281) 519 – 7521 to receive notifications of service ideas and meeting reminders
Dismissals• Grade Point Average
– maintain your cumulative grade point average of 92 or above• Conduct
– conduct must be “Satisfactory” or “Excellent” in each of your classes/school each six-weeks grading period
• Service Hours– 22 hours of service by May 2015. – Try to get 10 hours over the summer– 11 due by December 19, 2014
• Required Activities– Participate in required activities and meetings
• Written Warning– formally placed on “probation”.– one grading period to correct the deficiency
• Formal Dismissal– Failure to meet criteria for two consecutive grading periods
• Any student who is involved in a flagrant violation of school rules or civil laws may be removed by the NJHS sponsors and school administration without a warning period.
NJHS Officers
• Complete officer form and return it to a sponsor by Thursday, May 22, 2014. pick up one tonight!
• Officers’ election will be at the NJHS general meeting at 8:00 a.m. in the Forum on Friday, May 23.
• There will be NO election campaigning.• Officers’ responsibilities:
– general supervision of the affairs of the chapter– attend officers’ meetings prior to general meetings and any
called meetings– conduct the business of NJHS at the general meetings – conduct the chapter’s induction ceremony
NJHS Response Form
• Please indicate whether you are accepting membership into NJHS
• Return tonight or by Friday, May 23 to NJHS basket in the Guidance Office
NJHS T-Shirt Order Form &Parent Volunteer Information
• Reserve and pay for NJHS T-Shirts– Turn in tonight or at first meeting
Friday, May 23 at 8:00 am in the Forum
• T-Shirts delivered in the Fall
• Designed by the officers
• Parent volunteers needed!
Induction Ceremony• Tuesday, May 20 in Cafeteria
– 5:30 pm Last Name A – K– 6:30 pm Last Name L – Z
• Attire is in accordance with the school dress code
• Arrive 15 minutes early to allow students to be seated!
Questions?
• E-mail Amanda Waitschies at [email protected]
• Please fill out form on Chromebooks on the back table before you leave