ARISTA National Honor Societal Meeting Friday, September 14, 2018

Welcome Back ARISTA Members!! Meet your new… President Ashley Santacruz Vice President Ekjot Nijjer Secretary Lizeth Flores Treasurer James Stekol Events & Comm. Coordinator Phoebe-Anna Ocasio Advisor Ms. Aravantinos

Four Pillars of ARISTA Leadership: It is important for all of you to showcase yourselves as strong leader and role models for your fellow John Bowne peers. Scholarship: Academic achievement through attainment of knowledge from ones studies or research. Service: It is a mandated act to be involved in school events/programs as well as your community. Character: It is crucial to maintain vigilant character throughout the school year, be responsible, determined and committed towards fellow peers and any school assignments.

Incentives for College Having ARISTA membership on your college application is considered an honor. Make it one! Events sponsored by ARISTA hold weight on one’s resume.

Participation in the Society Fall Semester Spring Semester ❖ 15 ARISTA Hours (ARISTA events) ❖ 15 Volunteer Hours (Extracurricular) The most important aspect of one’s membership. You are required to have a minimum of 15 volunteer hours per semester that are NOT affiliated with ARISTA events.

ARISTA Hours Fall Semester Spring Semester ❖ 15 ARISTA Hours (ARISTA events) ❖ 15 Volunteer Hours (Extracurricular) In addition to volunteer hours you must have 30 ARISTA hours. Arista hours will be awarded for a variety of events both pertaining to school and the community. We will provide you with enough events to accumulate sufficient ARISTA hours.

Recording of Hours! Outside volunteer hours must be documented with an official letterhead from the company/organization All volunteer hours outside of ARISTA events are to be documented on the log sheet (on the right).

Consequences To uphold the four pillars of ARISTA, members who do not fulfill expectations will be placed on probation. Members on probation will be monitored closely for improvements. Once improvements are made probation will be lifted. Actions leading to probation are the following: -Missing two consecutive meetings or events without valid reason. -Failure to uphold 15 ARISTA and 15 volunteer hours per semester.

Upcoming Events 24th Annual Walk-Along for Lupus Volunteering in Soup Kitchens New York Cares Day for schools Nursing homes (Dry Harbor nursing home and rehabilitation) Volunteering to provide service to teachers and school community (This counts as your non affiliated ARISTA hours)

Bulletin Board Check out current events/information on Bulletin board located outside Room 209

T-SHIRT PICKUP The following people did not pick up their T-shirts last year! If you are here please do so now.. Aaliya Francis Angelica Fuentes Matias Orellana Hira Shafi Nickaela Steele

MISSING PHOTO CONSENT FORMS… The following students have yet to hand in a completed form: Sadia Abdullah Shanjida Hoque Vivian Jewoola Eileen Siavichay Nickaela Steele

Social Media Please follow our social media to keep up with our latest updates of events Instagram: aristanationalhonorsociety Snapchat: aristajbhs

Have a good evening & get home safe! Thank You! Thank you for attending this month’s meeting. We look forward to working with all of you throughout the school year. Have a good evening & get home safe! If you are not receiving ARISTA emails please come see your Secretary!