Shamrock Chapter

1. Shamrock Chapter National Junior Honor Society April 20, 2011 Meeting

2. Meeting Agenda • Leadership Activity • Binders • Being a Shamrock Chapter Member • Election of Officers • Summer Service Project • YAR Group Service Project • Summary

3. Leadership Activity: • Quiet Shape • This activity helps the leaders of a group interact equally with every member of the team while assessing their own strengths and weaknesses as leaders. • Divide the group into sets of five people each. • Choose a leader of each group and whisper a shape in his ear. • The leader must get his group to form that shape without speaking or pulling people into position. The leader may only gesture or touch. If there is time, rotate until everyone has had a chance to be a leader.

4. NJHS Binder • Bring to all meetings • Keep important materials • Sections: • Notes • Meeting Handouts • Service Projects • By-laws

5. Being a Shamrock Chapter Member • Be informed. Consult the SMPS-NJHS Wiki Site regularly for information. Check your email for other announcements. • Participate in individual and our group service projects. • Participate in all meetings. This year they are on Wednesday.

6. Scholarship • “Candidates …shall have a minimum cumulative 3.7 GPA. This scholastic level of achievement shall be the required minimum…” • Your GPA will be checked at the beginning of each SEMESTER. If you have fallen below, you will receive a warning of letter. Failure to come back up to 3.7 may result in further action, such as dismissal.

7. Service • “Each member shall have the responsibility for choosing and participating in an individual service project that reflects his or her particular talents and interests and as approved by the chapter adviser. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute.” • You will need to develop a service project on which you work a minimum of five hours over the summer and each semester. We will talk more about developing projects in social studies class. Proposal due to Mrs. A. by May 10th • You will turn your service hours verification form to the secretary at the beginning of our monthly meetings. Service forms are due by the end of each semester (Christmas Break and Summer Break) • At the end of the year, you will be required to submit a paragraph describing your service to the wiki site.

8. Character • Character is the product of constant conscious action, striving daily to make the right choice. The student must be in reality what he or she wishes to portray to others. By demonstrating such qualities as respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring and citizenship, students should be an example of one who values character. • Infractions of school rules which result in referrals or detentions may result in disciplinary action in NJHS.

9. Leadership • “Students’ leadership should exert a positive influence on the school. In taking the initiative in school and outside of school, the leader strives to train and aid others to attain the same objective.” • You are expected to display leadership in and out of the classroom. It is a constant challenge.

10. Citizenship • Citizenship is the obligations each member of our society faces to live up to the ideals given to us by the founders of our country. As good citizens, we are bound to live up to the laws and guidelines which unite us as a society. Good citizenship requires that we remain strong and vigilant in protecting the freedoms and rights that have been granted to us and in preventing injustice from entering our lives. • Infractions of school rules which result in referrals or detentions may result in disciplinary action in NJHS.

11. Election of Officers • Election will be held at our May meeting • Officers are • President • Vice President • Secretary • Treasurer • Those who wish to be on the May ballot must submit a 200 word essay to me by May 10th describing why you would like the council to consider you for this office.

12. Office of President • The president will preside at meetings of the chapter. • Some content will be planned by me, some by the president • You will need to get your content into a Google Docs Presentation several days prior to the meeting • We will be working on Parliamentary Procedure which will be used

13. Office of Vice President • Vice President will preside at meetings in the absence of the President • Vice President will chair the Youth As Resources Committee and our Fall Grant Application • Vice President will track members contribution of service to group and individual service projects

14. Office of Secretary • The secretary will keep minutes of the meeting to post on the wiki page. • The secretary will coordinate the monthly committees to post the pages on the wiki

15. Office of Treasurer • The treasurer will keep records of chapter expenses, dues, and all financial transactions. • The treasurer will deposit any money raised with Mrs. Caputo and also coordinate checks for expenses with her.

16. Group Service Project: Summer • We will participate in a morning of service as a NJHS at the Lord’s Pantry this summer. The date will be set and sent to you soon.

17. Group Service Project: YAR • YAR: Youth As Resources of United Way of Central Indiana • We will participate in the Fall Grant process to fund a whole group service project next school year. • We will learn more about this at the next meeting. The county director will be speaking to you about past projects and the grant writing process.

18. Summary • Officer Interest Essays due to Mrs. A by May 10th. • Service Program – Individual Project Proposals due to Mrs. A by May 10th / Info given in Social Studies • Leadership Survey will be sent to you in the next week through Google Docs. Please complete it promptly. • Sign up in SMPS NJHS Wiki should have been done already