According to the National Honor Society official website, the NHS “elevates a school’s commitment to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.” Bettering the school and community is part of the mission of National Honor Society, and Mrs. Jones, the club’s sponsor, plans to ensure that the North Augusta High School National Honor Society does that this year.
Mrs. Jones explains that “Joining NHS is a bit different from other clubs. You first have to be identified as a student who meets the GPA requirement.” If you meet this requirement, then Mrs. Jones will send you an invitation inviting you to sign up for the club and to complete the entry form. Then, the NHS council reviews all forms to see if applicants have met all requirements. After the council has reviewed all applicants, Mrs. Jones sends out letters to students saying if they have been accepted or denied. If you have signed up for NHS before and have been denied, do not worry! Jones assures that “students who are denied one year are welcome to submit another form for consideration the next year.”
Along with Mrs. Jones, there are four student officers. The National Honor Society officers are Madden Bell, Ryan Dixon, Matthew Price, and Hannah Waterman. They are all seniors. When asked why he wanted to be an officer, Price said that he “wanted to impact meaningful change is [his] community and [he] thought that being an NHS officer was the best way to do that.” Price also explained what he and his fellow officers do. He said, “As an officer, it is my responsibility to schedule service projects, deal with new inductees, and run meetings.”
Normally, National Honor Society members would meet in the multi-purpose room once a month, but due to the ongoing pandemic, National Honor Society has had to go mostly virtual. Instead of meeting in person, Mrs. Jones and the officers have held virtual meetings to discuss service projects and future plans for the club. All information about the club and service projects can be found on the NHS Schoology page, which is available to members of National Honor Society. Students in National Honor Society can also access Remind and the announcements section of the school newspaper for updates.
The main responsibility of National Honor Society members is to complete at least four service projects a year. This may seem difficult because of the pandemic, but the National Honors Society officers have worked hard to overcome this obstacle and come up with service projects. Mrs. Jones says that they are offering five service projects this year. The current service project is Howl-O-Ween. The club is collecting items to donate to a local animal shelter, as well as making DIY dog toys for the shelter. When asked about the future of National Honors Society, Bell mentioned another possible service project. Bell stated that, “We are hoping to do a project soon to show our appreciation for health care workers.”
Two National Honors Society members hard at work making dog toys for the Howl-O-Ween service project. The dog toys were made out of cut-up shirt braided into a fun rope for dogs to play with.
Photo credit: AnnElise Baxley
Pictured from left to right: Andrew Towner and Sean Fowley
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