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Peachtree Ridge HS National Honor Society

Stay updated on NHS meeting reminders, hour requirements, new projects, and opportunities like the Lions' CARE Closet. Join committees, fulfill service hours, and contribute to student success!

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Peachtree Ridge HS National Honor Society

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  1. WELCOME. Peachtree Ridge HSNational Honor Society 01.08.2015 // 2015-16 School Year Meeting #4

  2. Hours Reminders • 34 (1st and 2nd semester) hours are due Friday, May 6th at 2:30pm. Get started early! • SENIORS: If you want a cord at Honors Night, complete the 34 hours completed by Friday, March 4th • Hours do not roll over in NHS! • FOUR (4) out of the 17 hours MUST come from EndZone tutoring • Remember to ALWAYS sign in and out behind circulation desk for tutoring! • DO NOT send in hours forms for EndZone tutoring! All hours will be taken from the sign in/out sheet at the circulation desk!

  3. Hours Reminders • New: Minimum of THREE (3) outside hours! (almost all of you meet this requirement anyways) • Send all hours forms to prhs.nhshours@gmail.com • Find hours forms on prhsnhs.weebly.com! • All hours starting from Saturday, December 5th will count towards second semester.

  4. New Hours Spreadsheet/Forms • How to get to the Hours Spreadsheet: prhsnhs.weebly.com • New Hours Form

  5. Emails! • It is IMPERATIVE that all of you check your emails often! • We will be sending newsletters, updates, and volunteer opportunities through this platform • Remind101 is NOT enough! • New platform, so if you do not see an email from ‘PRHS NHS’, then check spam/junk mail and/or the “Promotions” tab for Gmail.

  6. Lions’ CARE Closet 2nd Semester NHS Service Project

  7. CARE Community Assistance & Resource Effort

  8. What? An ”Absolutely ANONYMOUS” Food Pantry

  9. Who? Students in Need

  10. Why? • Students Are Too Embarrassed to Ask in Public • Students Need It • More Student Success!!

  11. The Plan… • NATIONAL • Georgia • Gwinnett County

  12. How? • School Clubs • Local Business Sponsors

  13. School Clubs Different Club Each Month • Stock with Non-Perishable Items (cans, rice, dry soups, etc.) • Discard Expired Items “CARE Closet” Rep – Explain purpose/process to each club

  14. Local Businesses Request Goods or Donations As Needed

  15. How? • “Word of Mouth”/Announcements • Contact Guidance Counselor for Access • CONFIDENTIALLYput food in back pack

  16. When? • During the School Day • Before/After School

  17. Where? • Closed-Off Area In the Counseling Office • IMPORTANT:No Students (aides, other students in counseling office, etc.) can see students accessing the closet.

  18. Why Start with PRHS? TRIBE

  19. What is going to happen? • NHS will be involved and responsible for the preparation, kick off, and the maintenance of the Lions’ CARE Closet. • To kick off the Closet, a food drive will be held on the week of March 7th. • After that week, donation drop-off locations will open up and be open for the rest of the year.

  20. How will this work? • Four committees: Outreach Committee, Food Drive Committee, Advertisement Committee, Maintenance Committee • EVERY member is REQUIRED to participate. • Seniors are recommended to be involved in the Outreach and Food Drive Committees. • Each committee needs a 1 or 2 committee chairs. If you are interested, please talk to Officer Contact of that committee.

  21. How will this work? • Roles of each committees are outlines. Lots of planning and involving yourself will be required. • Optional (but NOT replacement): 3 articles of food = 1 hr • 3 hr maximum

  22. Committee Descriptions • Four different committees: • Outreach Committee: Liaison between CARE Closet and other clubs. Person will keep clubs accountable and updated; continually keeping up with the club. • (Officer Contact: Priyanka Desai // 60 members)

  23. Committee Descriptions • Four different committees: • Food Drive Committee: Plan the food drive and work with the outreach committee to make sure that the food drive is successful • (Officer Contact: Reeya Shah // 20 members)

  24. Committee Descriptions • Four different committees: • Advertisement Committee: Advertise with flyers and other means, decorate the drop-off locations • (Officer Contact: Eric Yan //15 members)

  25. Committee Descriptions • Four different committees: • Maintenance Committee: Maintains the drop-off locations around the school after the kick off food drive and keeps inventory • (Officer Contact: KeshavKalathoor// 15 members) • List the order of preference on the sign-out sheet!

  26. Questions? It’s better to ask them now rather than later!

  27. Summary • Get started on your hours! Seniors: Hours are due March 4th if you want your cord on Honors Night! • Check your emails often! Make sure you are getting our emails! • We’ll send one out today by 6:00pm. • Everyone needs to sign out and indicate the committees you want to be a part of in the order of preference on the sign out sheet! • Next meeting: February 19th

  28. Remember to stay awesome! NHS Officers & Sponsors 2015-16

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