NHS Officer Expectations
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Make being an NHS officer you #1 non-academic priority. This is not just a college
application decoration.
Be available to the NHS advisors on a regular basis.
Attend Officer Meetings held one to two times a month.
Attend every membership mandatory meeting.
Participate in all NHS events. Standard NHS events include:
 Homecoming Dance - officers are expected to help choose a theme, help decorate for
the dance during school and after school, and help sell tickets during lunches and study
halls during the week of Homecoming.
 NHS Induction Ceremony - officers all participate in the ceremony by giving speeches,
reading names, etc.
 Teacher Appreciation Week (usually first week in May) - officers assist in planning for
teacher gifts and distributing them.
 Service Projects.
Do not apply if…
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You cannot commit the required amount of time.
You plan on being an officer for any other activity.
National Honor Society
BOARD MEMBER REQUIREMENTS
President:
Induction Ceremony Speech (Must be typed out and submitted to Mrs. Hoefling two weeks
prior to the ceremony)
Supervision of a room for Induction Night
Responsible for creating and updating an NHS Facebook page
Responsible for entering all member cell numbers onto your phone and for texting
announcements
Running meetings
Work closely with Ms. Ernest on homecoming
CLOSE communication with both Ms. Hoefling and Ms. Ernest
Vice President:
Supervision of a room for Induction Night
Responsible for coming up with one creative community service event for all membership
(Working with the Community Service person on this)
Work with the Points person on what needs to be done with the two point check-in dates
Assist the president with running meetings
All responsibilities that go along with the election of new board members
Secretary of State:
Induction Ceremony organization (Work with Ms. Hoefling)
Organization of Teacher Appreciation
Points:
Update and maintain the electronic form for points submission
Complete handing of the two point check-in dates and report back to Ms. Hoefling and Ms.
Ernest
Communication with the membership person to add hours to those missing meetings
Treasurer:
Find opportunities for school involvement (Special Olympics, Blood Drive, Best Buddies, etc.)
Work closely with Ms. Ernest on homecoming
Tutoring:
Work closely with Ms. Ernest
Update electronic forms on the web page
Community Service:
Create and organize two all membership community service events (Work on one with the
President and one with the Vice President)
Give all announcements for community service opportunities to the tech person to go on the
NHS web page, facebook, texts, and e-mails
Update electronic point submission forms
Membership:
Sign-in sheets for attendance at meetings and records
Give names of students absent from meetings to the points person
After each meeting, give any cell number or e-mail changes to the president and Ms. Hoefling
Technology:
Total maintenance and updating of the NHS web page
Printing out of applications for membership
Printing out of application for 2013-14 board members
Come up with an online election system
When either Ms. Hoefling or Ms. Ernest requests an announcement on the NHS web page, IT
MUST BE PUT ON THE PAGE WITHIN 24 HOURS!
EVERYONE:
Meet two times in the summer (once with homecoming entertainment people)
Attend two meetings per month
Posters advertising homecoming
Choosing a homecoming theme and backdrop
Induction Ceremony
Community Service Events
Membership meetings
PRINT YOUR NAME__________________________________
I, _______________________________, have read the board member requirements and
(Your Signature)
understand the commitment I am making in running for National Honor Society Board.
Application
The application process begins in April, and applications are due NO LATER THAN April 26 th.
EVERYTHING you submit MUST be typed, no handwritten information will be accepted. YOU
MUST BE A JUNIOR DURING THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR TO APPLY. YOU MUST BE WILLING
TO GIVE A SPEECH ON THE MORNING OF ELECTIONS TO ALL NHS MEMBERS. All applicants
must be honest in their information and submit all of the following parts in order to process
everything efficiently and in a timely manner:
1) The Board Member Requirement sheet must be read by you, your name printed at
the bottom, and signed by you.
2) An essay of up to 250 words concerning the following prompt:
Please write a short paragraph or two describing why you want to be an officer
and why you think you are the best choice for the position.
3) A one page resume
The resume should AT LEAST include your extracurricular activities, achievements
& awards, and work experience. Please see the sample below as a reference.
ALL INFORMATION IS DUE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH. YOU MUST TYPE
OUT YOUR INFORMATION, PRINT IT OUT, AND TURN IT IN TO MS.
HOEFLING IN ROOM 202. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.