Reminders and Updates from March 11

Hi NHS Members,

All hours are up to date. Please check the spreadsheet on the right sidebar to check your current hours. If your name in the hours spreadsheet is highlighted in red, you are presently considered a member not in good standing. Our sponsors have your names and may contact you about this in the near future. If your name is highlighted in green, you have fulfilled our requirement of 20 service hours for the school year. While it is not necessary for you to complete any more service hours for this school year, we encourage you to continue volunteering your time in the spirit of the National Honor Society.

A couple notes and reminders:

-Mystery Hours 2: Electric Boogalo! TWO NHS members submitted notes without names this past meeting. If you "tutored Madison Dahle in Spanish at the library for two hours" or "teach religious ed at [your] church for service hours," please let me know via email so I can give you credit for the hours you put in.

-Clarification on In School vs Out of School hours requirements: As an NHS member, you are required to complete 20 total hours of service. A minimum of ten of those hours must be in school hours. A maximum of ten of those hours may be out of school hours. If you are still unsure of the requirements, feel free to send me an email or refer to the NHS rules, available on the blog.

-Senior Members: Second semester hours are due at the May 11 meeting. You must have completed 20 service hours, with a minimum of 10 in-school hours, by that date in order to graduate as a member of NHS. Take advantage of the many hours opportunities available with the Viking 5K. And we can always use more tutors!

As always, I'm willing to address whatever questions and concerns you may have in regard to your hours,

Grace Freund

grace.freund@gmail.com

Updated Hours:

Brian Farruggia--4 out, 4 in

Jake Weber--3 out, 1 in

Michael Tillman--3.5 in

Ajay Kurup--12 in

Joey Rodis--11 out

Hours from March 9 Part II

Lori Arnold--4 in

Lindy Bernhardt--4 in

Russell Buescher--4 in

Erica Cranston--3 in

Karen DiGangi--3 in

Chris Fieldhouse--4 out

Mian Khalid--2 out, 4 in

Matt Koch--6 in

Constantine Matsakis--3 out

Brian McCarter--8 out

Kevin McNerney--16 in

Jess Murphy--9 out, 4.5 in

Jed Nieves--6 in

Mara Palmateer--2.5 in, 6 out

Bonnie Phillips--14 out, 4 in

Chelsea Rogers--2.5 in

Alex Song--3.5 in

Kathleen Stafford--1 in

Amanda Strem--5 in

Kellie Taitano--5 out

Andrew Walker--2 in, 2 out

Agree Ahmed--10 in

Hilary Andreas--10 in, 9 out

Laura Asher--5.5 out, 3 in

Taylor Babin--8.5 in

Ben Borchers--3 in

Vickie Brun--6 out

Judy Cha--5.5 out

Melissa Coulter--2 in

Zach Fernande--2 in

Alyssa Halper--2 in

Joe Humm--4 out, 3 in

Monika Johnson--10 out

Stephanie Kwon--7 in

Cordney Landers--3 in

Amy Lee--2 in

Ningwei Li--5 in

Allie Lundell--22 out, 6 in

Michael Marino--6 in

Kevin Mertz--12.5 in

Hamza Raja--7 in

Lauren Reiser--2 in, 8 out

Liz Tawa--6.5 out

Margaret Tian--1 in

Imani Williams--7 out

Hours from March 9, 2010

Aarzu Ahmed--7 out
Kate Arsenault--4 out
Kevin Bao--2 in
Erica Cranston--4 in
Patrick Groh--3 in
Janice Ham--9 in
Maureen Kelly--4 in
Kelly Kujawa--10 in
Neha Macwan--4 in
Priya G. Patel--4 in
Stuart Russell--1 in
Michael Tillman--4.5 in
Graham Welch--1 out
Becky Yep--3 in

Vickie Brun--4 in
Judy Cha--4 in
Natalie DiProspero--3 in
Julie Ervin--4 in
Ashly James--4 in
Byung Yub Kim--2 in
Ningwei Li--4 in
Kevin Mertz--3 in
Logan Pryce--4 in
Shalini Ray--4 in
Jay Ritch--4 in
Rachel Sullivan--1.5 in
Shannon Vogan--5 in
Emmeline Zhu--4 in

Grace Freund
grace.freund@gmail.com

Hours from February 22

Hi everyone,
Here are the updated hours. Remember to turn all your notes in by our March meeting!

Grace Freund
grace.freund@gmail.com

Chris Fieldhouse--2.5 in
Gina Knight--5 out
Constantine Matsakis--3 in, 5 out
Emily Naviasky--1 out
Stuart Russell--1 out
Amanda Strem--1.5 in
Olivia Vo--1 in, 4 out

Brittany Arens--7.5 in
Melissa Coulter--1 in
Natalie DiProspero--3.5 in
Melissa Linn--4 in, 3 out
Kevin Shade--5 out
Margaret Tian--4 in
Diana Winter--6 out

Reminder to Turn in First Semester Hours

Hi NHS Members,

I hope you're all enjoying the long weekend! This is just a friendly reminder that all ten first semester hours must be turned in by our next meeting, this Tuesday, February 9 in order to be counted. If there is no school on the day of the meeting, hours will be accepted through the end of the week. Also, remember to turn in your dues if you have not already done so.

As always, all hours questions can go directly to me at grace.freund@gmail.com

Stay safe in the snowpocalypse,

Grace Freund

Service Opps

Hi NHS! Okay, so three things... please be patient and read! These are just some forwarded messages about service opps

Good morning,

This year Waverly will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart again. Over the past we have raised a good amount of money for the American Heart Association. You might remember Mrs. Donna Chrest contacting you over the years for volunteers, she retired last year and the new PE teachers are continuing her Jump Rope tradition.

We would like to know if any of your NHS students would be available to help with our event. We will need them on Wednesday, February 10th and Thursday, February 11th from 12:15 -3:00.

Would your students be available to particapte for NHS hours?

Cindi Deckman
Principal's Secretary
Waverly Elementary

secondly:

Hey just letting you know that there will be Scholastic Saturdaytutoring at Patapsco this Saturday, Jan. 23. If anyone really needsthe 3 hours (8-11am), they should send Tracey Ryan (acting viceprincipal while Carol Ketterman is on maternity) an email at tracey_ryan@hcpss.org.

aaaand lastly, we need one volunteer for the basketball concession stand on january 27th due to a last-minute drop-out. let me know!

Becky Yep

Hours Updated and First Semester Reminder

Hi NHS Members,

I just updated the hours that I received between our January meeting and now, so please check your hours to see your current count.

Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to email me at grace.freund@gmail.com.

A few points I'd like to make:

-Mystery hours! Someone turned in a note with no name! If you completed five hours on January 16th "participating in activities with developmentally disabled adults," let me know! Be honest, guys. This is an honorable society.

-A lot of the hours sheets I received on the January meeting included service hours that were far too late for me to count them. If your service opportunity was completed before our December meeting and was not turned in to me by the end of that week, I cannot accept it. A lot of hours earned at holiday events, such as the Worthington Secret Shoppe, were not counted simply because they had been turned in far past the deadline. Please turn your hours in on time! I know the hours sheets are beautiful, but there is no need to squander them away past their due dates. It kills me that I have to disregard so many hard-earned service hours simply because they were turned in late, but we've laid out some clear rules, and all members must follow them. There is no room for leniency. If you are still unclear about the rules, do not hesitate to ask me! It's my duty as hours officer to take care of your hours needs.

-Shoveling snow does not count as a service opportunity. Sorry, guys.

-I know there was a rumor going around that caroling would not be counted for hours--this is false! The NHS officers determined that caroling with Mr. Hettenbach counts as an out of school service opportunity.

-Please remember to get your notes signed when you complete your service hours! Though the hours sheets are preferred, random sheets of paper, napkins, paper plates, and post-it notes are acceptable substitutes. As long as it's dated and signed, I don't care if your service supervisor writes your note on your forehead and you send me a picture. All that matters is that you have verification of your completed service!

-It is also really important that you include full dates on all of your service hours.

Also, please remember that every member must have completed 10 hours of service (either in-school or out) by the end of the first semester. Although the semester technically ends on Friday, we're cutting everyone some slack and counting all hours up until our meeting on February 9 as first semester hours. All hours not turned into me by February 9 will be counted as second semester hours. If you do not have ten hours from first semester, you will be considered a member not in good standing. This is especially significant for seniors, so get those hours to me! As the semester is coming to a close, check to see where you are in terms of completed hours. For your convenience, I highlighted all members who have completed the required first semester amount of 10 hours in green. If your name is not highlighted in green, you still need to complete some service hours. Need hours? Sign up for tutoring! Contact Graham or Karthik for more information.

Grace Freund

grace.freund@gmail.com

Hours from January 20

Jess Albrecht--8 out
Vickie Brun--5 out
Melissa Coulter--1 out, 1 in
Jackie Dawson--9 in
Ryan Greene--2.5 in
Anthony Gioia--3 out
Alyssa Halper--6 in
Ashly James--7 out

Byung Kim--10 out
Stephanie Kwon--4 in, 10 out
Adeola Lawal--3 out
Ningwei Li--3 in
Melissa Linn--3 out
Allie Lundell--3 in
Michael Marino--7.5 in
Joseph Ritch--5 out
Becky Schumm--8 out
Corinne Straube--4 out
Rachel Sullivan--1.5 in
Elizabeth Tawa--2 out
Margaret Tian--3 out, 1.5 in
Maryssa Timberlake--1 in, 2 out
Liz Trainer--3 in
Shannon Vogan--6 out, 5 in
Paul Walker--4.5 in
Diana Winter--2 in, 2 out

Kate Appel--4 in
Kate Arsenault--6 out
Russell Buescher--1 out, 1 in
Brian Farruggia--11.5 in
Patrick Groh--4 in
Janice Ham--7 in
Maureen Kelly--7 in
Mian Khalid--3 out
Tyler Knight--7 in
Matt Koch--4 in
Kelly Kujawa--8 in
Ajay Kurup--3 in
Dong-Ju Lee--8.5 in
Neha Macwan--5 out
Jess Murphy--2 in, 4 out
Emily Naviasky--4 in
Jed Nieves--3.5 in
Mara Palmateer--1 in, 1.5 out
Priya G. Patel--6 out
Bonnie Phillips--2 in, 2 out
Emily Roenigk--10 out
Chelsea Rogers--5.5 in

Stuart Russell--2 in
Alex Song--6 in
Kathleen Stafford--3 out
Becca Stanford--4 in, 4 out
Kellie Taitano--2 out
Kerrie Uthoff--4 in
Olivia Vo--7 in, 2 out
Andrew Walker--2 out
Jake Weber--3 out, 1 in

Adopt-A-Family Hours Updated

Hi Everyone,

I've updated all the Adopt-A-Family hours on the hours spreadsheet. To see the hours you earned for raising money or shopping, you can refer to the spreadsheet Becky e-mailed earlier this week. I will update non-Adopt-A-Family hours on Monday.

Remember to bring in all of the hours you have received since our last meeting by our meeting on Tuesday! They will not be counted if they are late.

Grace Freund

Adopt-a-family Final Wrap-up: Hours

Hi NHS!!! Thank you all so much for making the Adopt-a-family program such a success, despite all of the snow. You all delivered gifts to nearly 50 needy families and their kids for the holiday season!

A lot of you have been asking me over break about credit for hours. I have emailed everyone an excel spreadsheet of how many hours you will receive, if you donated money/shopped/wrapped/ a combination of the above. Basically, everyone that raised money gets at least 1 hour. If you raised over 50 dollars, you will receive two hours. Over one hundred dollars receives three hours. Additionally, if you shopped and wrapped, you will receive two hours. So that's a potential for a total of five hours, just from this one assignment. And most of you will receive at least three hours.

Please don't put the Adopt a family on your December hours sheet. I have already sent this information to Grace, and since we already have names, we will be sure to credit you your due hours automatically. Adopt-a-family hours turned into the box will not be counted again.

This is just an FYI post, you should see your hours updated automatically very shortly. Be sure to check your name and hours, and as always, any questions can be directed to mthnhs@gmail.com.

Thanks, and don't forget that the next meeting is Tuesday, January 12 after school.

Becky Yep

Important Adopt-a-Family Update

Canned Food Drive is on tomorrow. Everyone who has bought and wrapped presents, please drop them off at Alex Flentje's house by tonight, or at the school at 7 AM tomorrow morning!!! Check your email for the address, and also numbers to call for any questions.

Adopt-a-family Snow Day

Hi NHS

Happy Snow Day tomorrow! But here's the deal: since we don't have school tomorrow, people need to bring in their ALREADY WRAPPED AND LABELLED GIFTS for adopt-a-family on Tuesday morning, ASAP. Please wrap them nicely, separate the gifts into bags by family, and label the bags and all packages by family number, name, and girl/boy+ age, if possible.

Thanks, and please email or check the blog for questions.

Becky Yep

Adopt-a-Family Giftwrapping Updates

Hi NHS!

Happy Blizzarding Season :)

Just a reminder that Adopt-a-family gifts are due to Madame's room on Monday, Dec 21st. We will be wrapping them after school on Monday and Tuesday, so come and help, because we need all the help we can get!

If you are coming to wrap, please bring a roll of wrapping paper and perhaps some scotch tape. With all of the renovations and such, a lot of the NHS wrapping paper was thrown out. So please bring some!

A reminder to the buyers: keep your receipts and use ALL the money allotted on the children. If you do happen to have money left over, please put it back in the envelope and hand it back in. We need all the receipts for bookkeeping purposes. Also, please separate families into bags by number/family name.

Be careful shopping this weekend in the winter weather! If by chance we do not have school on Monday/Tues, I will give you an email update as to what to do!

Becky Yep

What Counts for Hours?

Hi NHS,

Just a little bit of info for you all...

I hope by this point you all understand "in" versus "out" of school hours. I.e. "in" hours are when you volunteer for anything that I have sent you emails about, that the NHS board is directly involved in (holiday giftwrap, adopt-a-family, secret shoppes, 5K, etc). "Out" hours are anything that you do on your own time, as long as there is a sponsor there (volunteering through church, raking your neighbor's yard for no pay, etc)

Double Counting: a reminder that hours cannot be double counted. This means that if you are participating in another organization which requires community service, or you are being paid for your services, you cannot count these hours toward NHS. For example, leadership students should not count canned food-drive for NHS, language honors societies should not double count their tutoring hours for NHS, and anyone getting paid to babysit etc cannot count those hours toward NHS.

Hope this clears up everything, and let me know if you have any questions.

Becky Yep

Hours from December 14

Hi all, I hope the panic from the last meeting has subsided by now!

As of this moment, all hours completed prior to last meeting, December 8, and not turned into me will not be accepted. All hours between December 8 and our next meeting must be turned in at the January meeting in order to count towards your service hours.

Some friendly reminders:

-The person you tutor is not a valid "sponsor" from whom you can receive your signature. You must get a supervising adult (e.g. the librarian, a teacher, your tutee's parent) to sign your hours log sheet.

-You must complete at least ten service hours (either in or out) by the end of first semester in order to remain a member in good standing. Seniors, this is especially important for you!

-Great hours opportunities in the next two weeks: shopping for Adopt-A-Family gifts, gift wrapping the Adopt-A-Family gifts, and raising at least $25. Each of these activities counts towards one in-school service hour!

And now...on with the hours.

Lori Arnold--1 in

Lindy Bernhardt--5 out

Brian Compere--10 out

Erica Cranston--4 out

Karen DiGangi--5 out

Brian Farruggia--6.5 in

Chris Fieldhouse--8.5 in

Jordan Greene--4 out

Laura Johnson--7.5 in, 10 out

Mian Khalid--4 out

Matt Koch--8 in

Kelly Kujawa--4 in

Jed Nieves--5 out

Priya G. Patel--5 in, 8 out

Stuart Russel--1 in

Kellie Taitano--1 in, 4 out

James Wang--4 in

Graham Welch--.5 in

Eddie Yacynych--10 out

Jess Albrecht--5 in

Hilary Andreas--9 out

Brittany Arens--1.5 in, 1.5 out

Laura Asher--2 out

Shaffer Bond--10 in

Ben Borchers--11 in

Jackie Dawson--7 in

Natalie DiProspero--2 in

Julie Ervin--7 in

Ryan Greene--2 in, 4 out

Joe Humm--5 in

Ashly James--6 in

Monika Johnson--8 out

Adeola Lawal--1 in, 6 out

Amy Lee--5 in

Michael Marino--1.5 in

Logan Pryce--6.5 in

Shalini Ray--10 out

Lauren Reiser--4 out

Becky Schumm--2 out

Kevin Shade--2 in

Corinne Straube--1 out

Rachel Sullivan--4 in

Maryssa Timberlake--5 in

Paul Walker--2 in

Emmeline Zhu--10.5 in

As always, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail if you have questions.

Grace Freund

MALL Giftwrap vs Adopt a Family Giftwrap

Hi NHS,

there has recently been some confusion over Mall Giftwrap assignments, as well as Mall Giftwrap versus Hebron Adopt-a-family Giftwrap. So, to clear up some things:

The Mall Giftwrap is a totally separate service opportunity than the Adopt-a-family Giftwrap. Near the end of November I had you sign up for Mall Giftwrap time slots, in which you report to the Columbia Mall and help holiday shoppers wrap their purchases.

I have the following people assigned to giftwrap at the mall:

Dec 17, 6-10
Kate Appel

Dec 21, 6:30-11
Kerrie Uthoff
Becca Stanford

The Hebron Adopt-a-family Giftwrap coincides with SGA's canned food drive. On the 18th after school, the people who signed up to go shop will report to Madame Clem's room (105) to receive their money and family assignments to go shop on their own time over the weekend. These gifts will then be delivered to Madame's room on Monday, Dec 21st, and will be wrapped at school in the same room that week (of the 21st). No need to sign up for this giftwrap, just show up.

Hope this clears up everything, and sorry for the confusion. Let me know if you have any more questions, and don't forget to document your hours!

Becky Yep

Service Opp: VARSITY bball

Hi NHS

We've had a lot of good feedback for JV basketball games for the concession stand, so here is another opportunity, this time for VARSITY basketball concessions. The dates/times are listed below. If you are interested, please email me and specify VARSITY, since some of these dates overlap with JV. Needed: 2 people for each date (1.5 hour shift).

Thanks,
Becky

Fri Dec 11 @ 7pm

Fri Dec 18 @ 4pm

Mon Dec 21 @ 5:30

Wed Jan 6 @ 5:30

Fri Jan 15 @ 7pm

Wed Jan 27 @ 5:30

Fri Feb 3 @ 5:30

Tues Feb 9 @ 5:30

Thurs feb 18 @ 5:30

Hours from December 8

Michael Tillman--10 out
James Wang--4 in
Graham Welch--1 in

Hours from December 7

Stuart Russel--2 in
Kevin Walther--20 in
Becky Yep--2 in

Remember, meeting tomorrow! Please bring your hour sheets from November!

Grace Freund

Service Opp: Concession Stands for JV Basketball

Hi NHS

Please sign up to work at the concession stands for the JV Basketball games!

Needed: 2 people per 1.5 hour shift

Mon, Dec 21, 4:00
Wed, Jan 6, 4:00
Wed, Jan 27, 4:00
Wed, Feb 3, 4:00
Fri, Feb 5, 7:00
Tues, Feb 9, 4:00
Thurs, Feb 18, 4:00

The contact person for this opportunity is Ms. Cassard, stevecassard@comcast.net. Please email either her or me with any questions. If you'd like to sign up for a shift, email mthnhs@gmail.com!

Thanks
Becky Yep