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

Adopt-a-Family Money Reminder

Hi NHS

Just a reminder that Adopt-a-family donations are due to Stuart Russell by tomorrow, Dec 17. Please give cash if at all possible, since the money needs to be distributed the following day. If you absolutely need to write a check, make it out to Mount Hebron High School (NOT Mount Hebron NHS).

Becky Yep

Today's Meeting Overview

If you were not at the meeting today, you need to give a note to secretary Tyler Knight via the box in room 105 by the end of the week. Here's what you missed:

Hours update: were are using the monthly-hours-sheet system. Turn in your November hours by the end of the week for credit.

Adopt-a-family: every member must raise $25 (credit 1 hour- pick up a pledge sheet in room 105 if you don't have one). Sign up with friends to shop the weekend of the 19th. Giftwrapping is afterschool the week of the 20th, no need to sign up, just show up.

Guest Speaker: Ms. Cockrell and Ms. Wise came to speak about volunteering at HSES for their science fair. Email mthnhs@gmail.com for more details.

Dues: $7 currently, will be raised to $9 after winter break.

Tutoring: please sign up to tutor for geometry!

As always, email mthnhs@gmail.com with any questions.

December Meeting

Hi NHS

The next meeting is tomorrow, December 8th, directly after school in the cafeteria. All members are required to attend. Be sure to bring your November hours sheet and clear your calendar to sign up for Adopt-a-family activities! Also, make sure you don't leave the meeting without picking up a December hours sheet

Becky Yep

Final Information for Adopt-a-Family

Hi NHS

Unfortunately, due to the lack of feedback, we have decided to cancel the Bowl-a-thon that was supposed to be scheduled for next Tuesday, December 8th. There will still be a meeting right after school December 8th.

Please check your email for a pledge sheet for the Annual Adopt-a-Family program. Please read carefully as it outlines everything from money raising to gift-buying to gift-wrapping. There are many of you that have already requested to sign up to go shopping, which is wonderful (we still need all of you and more!) and I will be passing out a sign-up sheet for shopping on Tuesday. So even if you have emailed me about shopping, you need to formally sign up at the meeting.

Remember, with over a hundred families to help, we're trying to do as much as possible! Read and print those pledge sheets, and return the money and pledge sheets to Stuart Russell by December 17th.

As always, check the blog for updates and don't hesitate to email me with questions.

Becky Yep

Holiday Money-Raising

Hi NHS

Regardless of whether or not you are able to participate in the Bowl-a-thon (although please sign up if you haven't already!) we would like ALL members to participate in holiday service; i.e. raising money for the needy families helped by SGA.

There are lots of ways to help, so get started! Raising a certain amount of money (say, $25) will get you a SMALL amount of hours (we encourage you to raise as much money as possible, but we don't want you "buying" NHS hours, so we cap the hours)

Also consider shopping with your NHS friends on a free weekend. If you volunteer to do so, you will be responsible for buying gifts for the children of the needy families. We'll provide the money and the information about the families; you just need to get a group of NHS friends, find time, and go shop.

You can also sign up to giftwrap after school. If you're interested, let me know and I'll set up some dates after school, after we buy some of the gifts.

Check your email and the blog for updates!
Becky Yep

Senior Scholarship Opportunity

Hey Seniors...

Our advisors have the opportunity to select up to FOUR nominees for a National Honor Society Scholarship for college! To be considered, you must fill out an information form, and then Madame and Mrs. Sankey will choose from the forms that have been turned in.

Check your email for more information! If you AREN'T receiving the emails, send your name, grade, and email address to mthnhs@gmail.com. You should get a confirmation email in return.

In addition, anyone not attending the meeting today MUST have a note of excused absence in the box in Madame's room by the end of the week.

November Meeting Reminder

Our next member meeting will be held directly after-school on Tuesday, November 10th in the cafeteria. Attendance is mandatory!

Becky Yep

Worthington Elementary School Holiday Secret Shoppe

Hey NHS!

New service opportunity just in from Ms. Kim Bolton- they need volunteers at the annual Worthington Elementary School Holiday Secret Shoppe. I believe we had people go last year, and from what I understand, you'll basically walk kids around a little "market" in their gym as they "shop" for little presents for their parents for the holidays.

Worthington Elementary School
Saturday, December 5
Two Shifts: 10-12, 12-2
Eight volunteers per shift

Contact person: Kim Bolton, 410-750-2702
bolton51@verizon.net

oh yeah, and they'll serve you pizza once you're done! Please volunteer!

Also, a couple of reminders:
Our next meeting is next Tuesday, Nov 10 right after school in the cafeteria. Attendance is mandatory, and remember to pick up a new hours sheet before you leave!

Seniors not-in-good-standing (those with negative hours from last year): if you have any hours you haven't turned in, get them in ASAP. And continue to make up those hours! Those seniors with negative hours will be reviewed within the next couple of weeks, and may likely be dismissed if conditions don't improve.

Be sure to be checking the blog for regular updates!

Becky Yep

Hours Due

Just a reminder to those seniors who still have negative hours... the marking period ends this week! If you have any hours you haven't turned in, get them in ASAP! Those members who currently have negative hours from last year (and thus are currently "not in good standing") are likely to be reviewed and/or potentially dismissed from NHS if they do not make up those hours by the end of this marking period.

Also, a reminder that we have a meeting after school next Tuesday, November 10, in the cafeteria.

Becky

Just a Reminder:

A note to senior members:

If you have negative hours, you MUST make them up before the end of first quarter or face the Faculty Council and very probable dismissal.

I've sent the individuals who DO have negative hours some emails about service opportunities available to you! Please sign up for them

Becky Yep