1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. *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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Any Questions? Follow us on social media :)
All questions or concerns can be addressed to for a prompt response.
Ashley