Welcome! NEW NHS MEMBERS

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Welcome! NEW NHS MEMBERS

• We are glad to have you and hope that you find
  this an enjoyable year Your Advisor, Officers
  and Representatives

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Contacts

• Advisor Ms. Boyd
• Officers
• Representatives
• Announcements
• Email
• Wiki Page link

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Officers and Representatives
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Requirements

• Keep an ongoing folder for 2 years to keep
  records of volunteer, leadership and character
  activities
• Folder must be kept up to date and turned in for
  trimester audits
• 12 hours per year volunteer service activities
• Dues 20 NHS and 5 GLHS Activity Fee
• Keep minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above

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Information kept in folder

• Volunteer outside activity record
• Outside activity record
• Leadership record
• Scholarship requirement
• Character requirement
• Required membership missed meeting record
• Required membership meetings for NHS
• NHS General Club information

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Outside Volunteer Activity Sheet(Blue Sheet)
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Items to be sure to fill out on outside activity
sheet

• Make sure to fill completely
• Get the signature of the person you worked for
• If they want to attach a letter make sure they
  sign the green paper.
• This sheet is for activities that are not on the
  NHS sign up sheet.

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Volunteer Activity Record(Pink Sheet)
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Volunteer Activity Record

• This sheet will be used for both years.
• You must fill out your hours this is the record
  keeping system.
• You are required to have 12 hours per year.
• The sheet will be audited every trimester and
  hours will be recorded.
• All hours must be on this sheet to count for
  audit.

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Leadership Record Sheet( Orange Sheet)
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Leadership Requirements

• Must use this sheet for both Jr. and Sr. year.
• Need to fill out an opportunity and the job that
  you performed.
• This must be completed by the end of the year for
  each year.
• This is one of the pillars of NHS

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Scholarship Requirement
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Scholarship Requirements

• Students must maintain a cumulative GPA for both
  years Jr. and Sr.
• GPAs will be checked each trimester
• If grade point falls below a 3.5 you will be
  placed on probation and have one trimester to
  pull grades up if not you may reapply for NHS
  when your GPA raises.
• If you do not pull grades up you can petition the
  faculty advisory board for an extension.

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Character Requirement ( Purple Sheet)
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Character Requirements

• This sheet will be used for both Jr. and Sr.
  year.
• Must fill out 5 examples of character for each
  year.
• Character examples are a requirement of NHS
  membership and one pillar of the society.

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Missed Meeting sheet(Green Sheet)
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Missed Meeting sheet

• You are given a list of mandatory meeting at the
  beginning of the year. Please plan you schedule
  around these.
• IF you miss a meeting you must fill out this
  sheet with the appropriate blanks.
• There will be consequences to missing meetings
  possible sanction of having to have more
  volunteer hours.

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Required Meetings for NHS
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General NHS Information
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NHS General Information

• FOUR (4) HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO BE
  COMPLETED EACH TRIMESTER
• Service activities must benefit members in the
  Grand Ledge Community or the surrounding area.
• 3 service hours must be served within Grand Ledge
  community project.
• When signing up for a NHS sponsored activities,
  please check the date and time of the activity to
  be sure you are available. Once a member makes a
  commitment to volunteer for an activity, he/she
  is expected to follow through unless there is an
  emergency that arises.
• Long-term or weekly activities Big Buddies,
  Peer tutoring, Habitat, Mentoring, etc., counts
  for three out of the four volunteer service
  activities for the semester in which they are
  done.

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Cont

• MANDITORY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ONCE A
  MONTH.
• One missed unexcused missed meeting will require
  that a member participate in an extra Volunteer
  Service Activity. If a member misses more than
  one meeting, the Faculty Council reserves the
  right to review the members continued
  participation in NHS. All meetings are held in
  the Auditorium. Meeting dates are posted on daily
  announcements, the NHS Wiki Page, and the NHS
  bulletin boards outside the room 109. It is the
  members job to attend and remember meeting
  dates.

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Cont.

• NHS BULLETIN BOARD IS LOCATED OUTSIDE ROOM 109.
• A monthly calendar listing events dates/times and
  general club information is posted on the
  bulletin board. Please check the board often as
  it is the major form of communication. Back up
  posting will be placed on Ms. Boyds Wiki for
  NHS. You can access this web page by going
  https//boyd-glhs.wikispaces.com/NationalHonorfo
  rGLHS
• If you have any questions or concerns during the
  day you can email me at boydb_at_glps.k12.mi.us

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Cont

• NHS HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN ROOM 109.
• The weekly officer and representative meetings
  will be held in this room. Information about the
  club is posted on a bulletin board in the social
  studies hall or on the cart outside of room 109.
  Volunteer folders will be located on the cart
  outside of room 109. Feel free to stop by.

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Lastly..

• NHS FOLDERS
• Your NHS folder contains all the important
  information about member participation in NHS. It
  contains a listing of the service activities that
  he/she fulfills throughout the year. The NHS
  Folder remains in the members possession until
  graduation with the exception of the trimester
  folder audits. Each member is responsible for
  keeping his/her folder up to date in order to
  ensure continued membership in NHS. NHS folders
  will be checked each trimester for service
  credits and GPA. The folder is required to be
  filled out in its entirety at the end of the
  senior year to be eligible for awards.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

• FYI National Honor Society is the largest
  club/organization at GLHS with over 250 plus
  members. The Grand Ledge community looks to its
  members to provide it with mature, responsible
  and compassionate volunteer service. Please
  always represent NHS in the community and at
  school with the best you have to offer. ?

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Thank you and Good Luck !

• We are glad to have you as a member.