National Honor Society Meeting November 11th/12th 2015

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Point Opportunities Rummage sale to benefit the athletic department at Rochester High School 6-8 students needed November 13, 2015........ 2:45pm - 7:15pm November 14, 2015......... 7:45am - 2:30pm Sign up sheets available on the back tables and in the NHS binder in the counseling office

Point Opportunities MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Volunteers needed to set up, run, and tear down for the event at RHS FIRST WEEKEND: January 15 & 16 http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F4CACAE29A75-master4 SECOND WEEKEND: January 29 & 30 http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F4CACAE29A75-master3

Point Opportunities Help rake leaves! Saturday November 14, 2015 9am-noon Bags and SOME rakes will be provided May want to bring gloves and your own rake Sign up sheets available at the back tables and in the NHS binder in the counseling office

Point Opportunities Bring one bag of popcorn from GFS for Social Break 1 point Sign-up sheets available

Point Opportunities We need a list of official NHS tutors! Please sign up for the subjects you are strongest in and provide your contact information. This will remain in the NHS binder (located in the counseling office) to use for referrals for parents and teachers. To get on our email list, fill out the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cSNag711mb-juxxJrPM73YYmWN3DE- qDfs2b3nuUvRM/viewform?c=0&w=1

NHS Scholarships! Applications for the 2015–16 National Honor Society (NHS) Scholarship program will open next week. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), parent organization of the National Honor Society, has awarded NHS Scholarships since 1946, providing more than $12 million in scholarships to outstanding NHS members. Applications and further information will be available in the NHS Scholarship section of the website on November 16. http://www.nhs.us/advisers/the-nhs-scholarship.aspx Student applications and all recommendations must be completed online. The deadline for student applications is February 16, 2016. You and your principal must submit recommendations and certify applications by February 24, 2016.

NHS Scholarships! Any eligible senior member may apply for the scholarship. The scholarship criteria include the four pillars of NHS, as well as financial need, demonstrated by eligibility for participation in the National School Lunch Program. The number of scholarships awarded will increase from 200 to 300 national semifinalists. All semifinalists will receive $1,500 scholarships. Twenty-five national finalists will receive an additional $1,500—for a total of $3,000. The national winner will now receive a total of $15,500.

Send us pictures! If you have any pictures from any NHS events, please send them to Mrs. Harris Sign-up sheets are available in the counseling office. NEW: First 5 points are due before the end of 1st semester and remaining 5 are due before the end of 2nd semester. Dues are $10 - please turn them in to Mrs. Messing

Volunteers at The Walk in The ROC

REMINDERS Attendance One absence: Warning Two absences: Probation Three absences: Dismissal from National Honor Society Tardies (Two tardies count as one absence): You will be marked tardy if you are more than five minutes late to a meeting All NHS members are REQUIRED to maintain a 3.4 GPA Points - please see the point rules sheet

ATTENDANCE Juniors last names A-Galer: Dipra Debnath Check-in Juniors last names A-Galer: Dipra Debnath Juniors Gallagher-Landry: Amy Meng Juniors Leo-Yezzi: Divya Iyer Seniors A-Haddad: Rashna Soonavala Seniors Hegger-Pitts: Salar Brikho Seniors Radhakrishnan-Zundel: Trisha Gupte

Yearbook Picture!!