Meeting Tomorrow

Hello NHS members,
It's that time of week again where Joe comes out with another blog post that you'll probably ignore. Well for those of you that are reading THIS FAR DOWN just a reminder that there is a meeting tomorrow during homeroom in Ms. Lowther's room starting at 12:33. This is a good time to note that we will be starting to monitor attendance of meetings much closer from now on. If you come late to the meeting or don't come at all and you haven't offered a valid excuse ahead of time it will count as a missed meeting. Reminder: if you miss 3 meetings you can be put on "probation" and will be considered for expulsion from NHS. The bottom line is, just come to the meetings on time. You have ample warning and there are plenty of announcements in various shapes and forms that "not knowing there was a meeting" is a pretty stupid excuse. This attendance policy will be talked more about in length at tomorrow's meeting, which is at what time again?
Right! 12:33 in Ms. Lowther's room (thanks for your participation those of you who answered that question out loud).
Also there is a MANDATORY (yes I said mandatory) volunteering activity coming up this week: making holiday cards for the staff. Because we want everybody to show up to it we will be voting on which days people would prefer to do it at tomorrow's meeting, your choices are : Friday (the 14th), Monday (the 17th), Tuesday (the 18th) or Wednesday (the 19th). Also, there is another opportunity for volunteering when the 8th graders from Murray come next Tuesday to tour. We will need some students to help show them around and ask questions and we figured that NHS members would be great for this. We will talk more about both of these opportunities at tomorrow's meeting.

Thanks for reading the entire blog post!

Love,
Joe

11/29 Meeting Recap

What's up NHS'ers? It's ya boy Joe again.
I just wanted to recap what we did at last weeks meeting. It was our first meeting as a whole group (I think) so Victoria introduced her Senior Board. Then we split off into our respective grades and talked about grade specific stuff. Seniors talked about senior projects, AGAIN, PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON DECEMBER 21ST. Only a handful of seniors have handed those in, so the rest of you need to get the ball rolling. Ms. Lowther suggested a few good ideas for senior projects such as a Parent Fair (or something), I guess you should just talk to Ms. Kahn about it. Juniors, I don't really know what you talked about, but I'm sure it was far less interesting. Just make sure you're working on volunteer hours.
THERE IS NO MEETING THIS THURSDAY (12/6) DUE TO SOMETHING OR OTHER HAPPENING!!!
I think that is all for now.

Love,
Joe

Oh and also, follow me on twitter @the_joeKRIVIT. I don't say anything pertaining to NHS I just want to get that follower count up.

NHS Newcomers

New NHS Members,

Welcome to National Honor Society! I'm sure at this point you've heard enough about what NHS is and such so I'll spare you the sermon. This blog will mostly be reminders about volunteer opportunities, upcoming meetings, and recaps of events that have happened. Just be sure to check the blog as often as possible, I think I'll make a list of those who don't read the blog just to embarrass them. I think there will be a meeting this week in Ms. Lowther's room during BEAST period. Remember, it's never to early to start volunteering! And remember: Belong, Explore, Achieve, Succeed, Together... 

Love,

Joe

Senior Project Shame List

The following seniors haven't submitted a plan for their senior projects:

• Joel Alemseged
• Alexander Edgerton
• Max Freier
• Megan Jacot
• Leah John
• Michaela Leimberer
• Alan Ojambo
• Keith Phelps
• Tyler Redden
• Adam Reece
• Nate Rue
• Treanna Taylor

From Ms. Kahn:

"Remember, you don't have to have it done, but you need the plan approved. This is already a month overdue. If you do not see me either with your information or for help, you will be dropped from NHS.

We'd hate it if you missed out on the pinning ceremony. I can help you find a project, no biggy, just be responsible and take care of it."

Senior Project: Polar Bear Plunge

Michael's senior project, the Polar Bear Plunge, went off without a hitch on Saturday. Congrats to Michael on a project well done! Without further ado, here are some pictures of the event from Peder Erickson, in reverse chronological order:

Congrats on a job well done!

The "WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!?!" moment.

The jump!

A large, inflatable polar bear greets the contenders!

The only thing standing in the way of victory are two walking M&Ms.

12/22 Meeting Photo Recap

Today we took it easy the day before Winter Break! We went over the usual business and volunteer opportunities before we started making Holiday Cards for the staff at Como.

Before we get into the fun photos, here's a recap of what we went over:

• If you're interested in the Polar Bear Plunge you can sign up over break and start getting donations! Michael will be posting instructions on Facebook later this week, so talk to him if you have any questions.
• If you're interested in volunteering at the East Side Learning Center please give Ms. Lowther your email so she can forward you the application. If you have questions about how it works, talk to Gina or Sam, who did it last year.
• Thank you to everyone who helped Gina's awesome Toys for Tots project! It was a great success that had over 100 toys donated!

Without further ado, here are the awesome photos of our card-making, thanks to Chung! (with the occasional UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER!):

Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping Fundraiser

A couple of NHS members wrapped gifts at Barnes & Noble last weekend to make some money for NHS. Check out Claire's photos of the shenanigans: