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Service Above And Beyond Is there a service project your NHS or NJHS chapter completed between August 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, that was truly outstanding? If so, apply for an Outstanding Service Project award. Applications are now available. The deadline is November 1. For inspiration from the latest winners' projects, as well as...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
NatStuCo Update: NASC is Now National Student Council
Introducing: National Student Council. For more than eight decades, NASC has been supporting advisers and equipping them with resources, programs, and tools to strengthen student councils, shape student leaders, and empower students to find their voice. We have always strived to implement new ideas, features, and benefits to adapt to the evolving needs of students,...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Honor Society Update: Kick Starting Your Adviser Year
For many of you, this is not only the beginning of a new school year, but also the start of your responsibilities as a National Honor Society (NHS) or National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) adviser. A peek at the Adviser Online Community, launched last spring, reveals that many new advisers are looking for a checklist...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Chat Room
The NHS chapter from Cloverleaf High School in Lodi, OH, was one of eight schools to pay it forward in the 2016–17 school year, winning $100 to donate to the Alzheimer's Association in our #MakingGlobalChange Instagram contest. Show us how your council or chapter is thinking globally and acting locally to make a difference in...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Five Steps to Revitalizing a Dormant Chapter or Council
Stepping into an adviser position can be an intimidating prospect, but when the chapter or council needs a little TLC, the job can be downright overwhelming. Maybe there are staff members who tried, failed, and may be resentful if you are successful. Everyone has an opinion, but no one else volunteered to lead. Revitalizing a...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
To the Letter
National Honor Society and student council advisers often are among the first individuals students approach to request a letter of recommendation. But you may wonder: Does anybody really ever read these things? The answer is "Yes." There are colleges that do not require recommendations, but those that do require them use them. And the more...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Making a Meaningful Difference
Students in the 21st century are faced with a wide range of challenges that are vastly different than the issues that faced their parents, or even their older siblings. But, while members of generations that came before them are sometimes quick to criticize and point to "what's wrong with kids today," the fact is that...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
A Conversation With Daniel Leon-Davis
Daniel Leon-Davis embodies success in his niche as senior creative director at The SOZE Agency and social media director to Russell Simmons. Leon-Davis is also a 2011 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholar and alumnus of Seminole State College of Florida and American University in Washington, D.C. He majored in international relations and minored in...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Put This Into Practice: Parli Pro
Objective Students will practice making, debating, and voting on motions following parliamentary procedure, or "parli pro." Materials Assorted bags of items that might go in trail mix: raisins, nuts, M&Ms, etc. A few odd items, either that students might not like (e.g., mustard-flavored pretzels), that aren't likely to be found in trail mix (e.g., a...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Collaboration Space
Give Peace a Chance The International Day of Peace is celebrated annually on September 21 worldwide. The student council at Robert F. Kennedy Community High School in Flushing, NY, commemorated the event by wearing peace signs, awarding peace awards to others, and forming a human peace sign in the gym. In addition, students also created...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Advise September 2017
One cannot deny that school is a busy place. With classes, new learning initiatives, sports, clubs, celebrations, and of course, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and student council meetings, students and staff are constantly juggling multiple commitments. Download Full Issue Features Carrie Weese Rod Skinner Lin Grensing-Pophal Columns & Departments
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
Take Ten
Filminute For a fun escape from the classroom, check out www.filminute.com and enjoy a quick flick. Filminute is an international film festival that happens every October. Leading up to the festival, tons of one-minute films are posted online-each shorter than a pop song. Filminute has all of the previous winners on its website, dating back...
Advise, Volume 46 (2017-2018)
September 2017
Your complete rundown of NHS and NJHS news and activities. Display issues? View this email online. TOP NEWS First College Planning Webinar “Applying to College: What You Need to Know Now” is the definitive guide to the entire application process for members and their parents. It airs Wednesday, September 27. Give your members your school...
2017–18, Honor Society News
August 2017
Top News Welcome to the new school year … and a new look for Honor Society News. Add us to your safe sender list and watch your inbox for this e-newsletter monthly through June. Find archives online» National Principals Month Video Contest Open Celebrate your principal! The 2017 National Principals Month Video Contest is now...
2017–18, Honor Society News
June 2017
News and Announcements Adviser Online Community Open All Summer Long This summer, visit the NHS/NJHS Adviser Online Community (AOC) to connect with advisers from around the globe and prepare for the fall. To encourage your participation, we are offering four $100 gift cards this month. To become eligible: participate in five different discussions, either by...
2016–17, Honor Society News
Take Ten
Hug It Out We've all had those days where just about the only cure to feeling awful is a tight embrace from another human. Luckily, we live in the digital age where the world's nicest people came together to create "the nicest place on the internet." TheNicestPlaceOnTheInter.net is a website that runs a loop of...
Advise, Volume 45 (2016–2017)
Collaboration Space
Global Classroom School Supply Drive National Honor Society students at Hanover High School in Hanover, MA, collected donations of school supplies from both their school and OfficeMax customers. Over the course of two weekends, for three hours per day, students stood outside the store and collected donations while also keeping a donation box in the...
Advise, Volume 45 (2016–2017)
Put This Into Practice: Warm Up
Warm Up Objective National Honor Society (NHS) members worked together to make blankets for the Project Linus campaign—an organization that makes blankets by hand for critically ill children—and Phoenix Children's Hospital. Materials Minimum of 3 yards of fleece or 2 premade blanket kits (6 yards total) per participant Scissors A smile and a happy, group-oriented...
Advise, Volume 45 (2016–2017)
A Conversation With… Kaiyi Jiang
Kaiyi Jiang College-bound senior at The King's Academy, a boarding school near Knoxville, TN; Chinese exchange student and NHS president who finished in the top 10 in the TMTA (Tennessee Math Teacher Association) in geometry and calculus contests, top three in Tennessee for Sevier Aquatic's Water Polo Team, second place in Roane State's Piano Competition,...
Advise, Volume 45 (2016–2017)
Honor Society Update: Help Us Help You
Every year as the academic year closes, the national office surveys advisers to gather important information about each chapter's activities. The survey asks for statistics about your chapter members' engagement in projects, such as hours of community/school service; amount of money, food, or blood donated during collection drives; and so on. This survey is important....
Advise, Volume 45 (2016–2017)