NHS Meeting - September

The organizational meeting of NHS for the 2011-2012 school year was held Thursday, September 8. We welcomed Bailey Walton as a new transfer member.

Election of officers was held.
President - Kayla Foresman
Secretary - Sara Peters
Historian -Jordan Jones

The Tissue Drive was planned for the week of September 19.

The regular meeting date for this year will be the first Thursday of each month during Eagles’ Nest.
Next meeting: Thursday, October 6:

MARCUS-MERIDEN-CLEGHORN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY BYLAWS

MEETINGS

Regular chapter meetings will be held monthly. Meeting times will be decided at the organizational meeting in the fall. Special meetings to plan projects may be needed.

OFFICERS

The chapter elects three officers at their organizational meeting in the fall: President (meet with the adviser 2-3 days prior to the regular meetings to plan the agenda for these meetings and then conduct the meeting)

Secretary (write minutes for each meeting, word process, and distribute

copies to each member and the adviser within 2 days of this meeting)

Historian (collect newspaper clippings, photos, etc. related to NHS and place

in the NHS scrapbook)

DUES

There are no dues for members. A one-time fee after selection is collected to cover the cost of pins, membership certificates, and membership cards.

SERVICE PROJECTS

The chapter will do at least one group service project each semester. Each individual member will do at least one individual service project each semester. The individual service projects will be reported at the end of the school year to the adviser for inclusion in the annual report.

SELECTION PROCESS

All juniors and seniors who have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 as of the end of the first semester of the current school year receive activity information forms. To be eligible for further consideration, the student must complete the form by an assigned date. In addition to the required grade point, three other criteria must be met. They are character, leadership, and service. Successful achievement in these categories is evaluated by the MMC high school faculty. A point system has been devised which each faculty member uses to evaluate each applicant on those three qualities. Faculty members are not required to evaluate students with whom they are not familiar. Points are averaged and the results are reviewed by a final selection committee appointed by the principal. The final selection committee evaluates each candidate and makes the final decision on selection.

INDUCTION CEREMONY

The Induction Ceremony and reception will be held in either March or April on a date to be determined with the administration.

APPEALS

Appeals should be addressed in writing to the principal.