1. NHS GENERAL MEETING 11/17/2015

2. General announcements ■All Updates and announcements are on the website so be sure to check it often to see what new volunteer opportunities there are. ■To check your points on the website you need the password, integrity, all lower case. ■Earning points is straightforward: 1 point: 1 Hour of community service ■Activities are constantly announced on the website, the NHS board in guidance, and in our informal Facebook group (message officers so we can add you).

3. Juniors ■No Juniors are currently on probation ■15 Points are due by May 15 th, failure to attain to these points by then will result in probation ■Get started on your pts now!!! ■Those interested in running for officer positions will need 8-10 points by the end of first semester (Jan 15 th ) to be considered. More on this will be announced throughout the year, after the induction of sophomores in the spring.

4. Seniors ■Seniors: Will need 10 points before the end of first semester or January 15 th. Those failing to meet this criteria will be evicted from NHS. ■Those who are on probation from last year (did not earn their required 15 points by May 15 th ) must make up the points they didn’t earn in addition to 5 points towards this year’s overall ten point requirement and turn in their hours forms by the end of this week! ■NHS scholarship information should be up by January and we encourage those interested in this to maintain active and engaged participation within the society.

5. S4S!!! ■Scholars for Scholars!!! Contact Olivia/Lexi (Have the *teacher* of the student you are tutoring sign off on your hours form) ■Great thing to put on your resume! ■Tutoring experience is a great thing to have!

6. Point opportunities ■Mr/Mrs. Pv (max of 8 pts) ■PV Fair booth volunteering (max of 5 pts) ■Ta’ing (lab setup/cleanup for Dr. Ors?/Dr. Skipper, grading tests/hwk, running errands for teachers, etc) **Bond with teachers//Letters of rec** ■Peace jam/interact Key club/most on campus club/class activities (bake sales, etc) ■Local non-profit volunteering (can’t be used for both NHS hours and bright futures volunteering hours) ■PV Stands up to cancer - Girls Love mail/Contact Eryn Lin

7. POVERTY

8. Quick Statistics ■In 2014, about 1 in every 5 Children lived in Poverty in the USA (21%) ■In 2014, 14% of our Seniors lived in Poverty ■26% of African Americans live in Poverty ■24% of Hispanics live in Poverty ■17 million households were food insecure

9. What income is minimum to live above poverty line? ■Family of 3 ■Family of 4 ■Family of 5

10. Table with row headings in column A and column headings in rows 4 to 8. Poverty Thresholds for 2014 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years Related children under 18 years Size of family unit Weighted NoneOneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEight or more average thresholds One person (unrelated individual)......12,071 Under 65 years..............................12,316 65 years and over...........................11,354 Two people.....................................15,379 Householder under 65 years...........15,93415,85316,317 Householder 65 years and over........14,32614,30916,256 Three people............................. 18,850 18,51819,05519,073 Four people............................... 24,230 24,41824,81724,00824,091 Five people................................. 28,695 29,44729,87528,96028,25227,820 Six people........................................32,47333,86934,00433,30332,63131,63331,041 Seven people...................................36,92738,97139,21438,37537,79136,70135,43134,036 Eight people....................................40,96843,58643,97043,17942,48541,50140,25238,95338,622 Nine people or more..........................49,02152,43052,68551,98451,39650,43049,10147,89947,60145,768 Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

11. Sarasota Statistics

14. How you can help ■Second Chance – Last Opportunity 1933 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way Sarasota, FL 34230 (941) 360-8660 ■All Faiths Food Bank Foundation 8171 Blaikie Ct, Sarasota, FL 34240 (941) 379-6333 ■Salvation Army 1400 10 th St, Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 954-4673

15. Look forward to working with you all through the coming year! See you all during our senior’s last NHS meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 12 th