From the Directors: June 2018
It is hard to believe the school year’s end is just a few weeks away. It seems like just yesterday we sent out our winter survey asking for feedback from our NJHS and NHS chapters and gathered up post-event surveys for LEAD DC and LEAD Chicago. We are grateful to all who shared feedback with...
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Chat Room: June 2018
NHS and NJHS have built a place online where students can choose between five modules to get #Futuready. Whether students are looking for advice on goal setting, time management, self-management, or career exploration, the Honor Societies have their future covered. Students will even find videos and resources to help them ace future interviews. Check out...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)
NatStuCo Update: June 2018
Student voice truly grabbed the spotlight this school year, given walkouts, protests, and other actions students staged to express concerns, especially over school safety. As an adviser, you have a voice, too—one that must be delicately balanced against the backdrop of allowing students their space and place while following appropriate school and district protocols. Discovering...
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Take Ten: June 2018
Summer Break To-Don’t Lists You’ve likely spent your entire school year writing down weekly reminders for yourself or making to-do lists. This summer break, prepare yourself for less stress by formulating “to-don’t” lists chock-full of things you can’t seem to stop doing despite their unimportance and the stress they can add to your life. Much...
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Collaboration Space: June 2018
Finish the Fight The NHS chapter at Woodcreek High School in Roseville, CA, organized a 5k run/walk to raise funds for a fellow classmate who was diagnosed with cancer and lost his leg as a result. With assistance and support from the local community and other partners, the event raised a whopping $16,000! While participants...
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Honor Society Update: June 2018
As you join fellow advisers in that collective sigh of relief for the end of another school year, it’s a good time to recap this year’s activities for the National Honor Societies and suggest some look-ahead options. #Futuready The NHS/NJHS #Futuready suite of visual guides and videos launched this year. Its modules are designed to...
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Put This into Practice: June 2018
Objective Students will get to know each other via this icebreaker by working as a team to come up with things they have in common. Materials Post-it notes Time Required 10–15 minutes Procedure Begin by giving everyone a Post-it note and telling them to stand in a circle. Ask your students to place their Post-it...
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Spotlight on Student Activism
Adults often say they are preparing the world for the time when their children inherit it. But in a stunning turnaround, American children are demanding change before the world is theirs. Their community service is blossoming into activism, effecting change not just in the lives of their neighbors, but at the national policy level as...
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Cross-Cultural Connections
Lauren Zolkiewicz knows an annual trip to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport to welcome home the troops will always be moving and memorable for members of her NHS chapter; it’s also special for the men and women in the service they greet with handmade goody bags and rambunctious cheering. She’s seen the faces on both sides....
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Advise: June 2018
One cannot deny that school is a busy place. With classes, new learning initiatives, sports, clubs, celebrations, and of course, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and student council meetings, students and staff are constantly juggling multiple commitments. Download Full Issue Features Spotlight on Student Activism M. Diane McCormick Meeting in the Middle Ashley...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)