Please take a seat, the meeting will commence shortly Welcome to the ARISTA National Honor Society First meeting with current and new Members Ashley Please take a seat, the meeting will commence shortly

Meet the ARISTA Officers President Ashley Santacruz Vice President Ekjot Nijjer Secretary Lizeth Flores Treasurer James Stekol Events & Comm. Coordinator Phoebe-Anna Ocasio Advisor Ms. Aravantinos Introduce ourselves James introduce Ms. B Supervisor Ms. Bifulco

Scholarship Leadership Service Character What is the ARISTA NHS? A national honor society developed to recognize outstanding high school students who exhibit the following traits… Scholarship Leadership Service Character Scholarship - Ekjot Service - Lizeth Leadership - Ashley Character - Phoebe

Reminder!!! New ARISTA recruits are NOT official members... YET! You will become an OFFICIAL Member at the Installation Ceremony!

ARISTA NHS Installation Ceremony 2019 The Installation Ceremony will take place on Thursday evening, April 11th, 2019. All CURRENT and NEW members are expected to be in attendance. New members will be formally inducted and will receive their ARISTA medal, pin and certificate Current Members will formally receive their hooded stoles for graduation if they have met the 30 ARISTA and non-ARISTA hour requirement for the year, as well as support and celebrate the incoming ARISTA class James

ARISTA NHS Installation Ceremony Rehearsals There will be mandatory rehearsals for ALL members (current and new)... March 28th (Thursday) April 4th (Thursday) April 5th (Friday) ...at 4:15 in the auditorium

Installation Attire You will be expected to wear Formal attire for the Installation Ceremony No… revealing clothes, jeans, shorts, mini skirts, joggers, sweatpants, t-shirts, hoodies, windbreakers, etc. No… sneakers, tennis shoes, platform heels

ARISTA Installation Sponsors Each new inductee will be required to have a Sponsor to accompany them at the ARISTA Installation Ceremony. Sponsors will walk across the stage with inductees and award inductees with their medals Sponsors can be parents, guardians, teachers, role models, etc… (MUST be over the Age of 18) Sponsor sheets must be brought on March 28th (the first installation ceremony rehearsal)

*Sign-up sheets located on the filing cabinets in room 209 March ARISTA Events!!! *Sign-up sheets located on the filing cabinets in room 209 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Thursday, March 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8th from 12:30 pm to 2:30 p.m. PARK CLEAN-UPS Saturday, March 9th in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Saturday, March 16th in Forest Park CORE SUBJECTS TUTORING Monday, March 25th & Tuesday, the 26th During periods 3-10 & afterschool at the library

Membership Dues Seniors and Early Graduating Juniors were expected to pay $60 Juniors were expected to pay $35 All dues were supposed to be handed in by Monday, February 25th, 2019 Membership dues cover: Membership to ARISTA NHS Certificates of ARISTA NHS Installation ARISTA pin Member T-shirt Graduation stole (Seniors & Early Grad. Juniors only) Seal on HS Diploma (Seniors & Early Grad. Juniors only) James

ARISTA Officers Applicants Officer Applicants will now start giving their speeches today to showcase what they have to offer for ARISTA A separate panel interview will be scheduled for those who are running Positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, & Events and Communication Coordinator

Distributed Forms Portfolios T-shirt design templates Sponsor Sheet Please make sure you pick up the following, if needed, before you leave today: Portfolios T-shirt design templates Sponsor Sheet ARISTA Officer Expectation sheet

Any Questions? Follow us on social media :) Instagram: @aristanationalhonorsociety All questions or concerns can be addressed to aristajbhs@gmail.com for a prompt response. Ashley