National Honor Society

Faculty Advisors:  Whitney Nielsen, Stefanie Mattera, Christopher Prudente

Link to: NHS Handbook/Application

The Durfee High School chapter of the National Honor Society is dedicated to scholastic achievement, community and school service, leadership and character-building. The organization is open to all students who maintain a 3.9, or B, average on Durfee's weighted scale. Members are expected to participate in activities that will better their school and community and raise awareness of the issues in Fall River, MA. NHS members are considered role models for all Durfee students and endeavor to achieve the highest levels of social awareness, academic achievement and personal integrity.

Members should be willing to:

• Serve their school when called upon
• Complete a service program outside of school each year. (This project must encompass at least 30 hours and ideally will represent a cause that is relevant to the student)

Upcoming Events and Announcements

We Have Elected Our New Officers!

President: Emily Ferreira

Vice President: Mohammad Tambir

Treasurer: Manny Fernandes

Secretary: Hieu Le

Congratulations to our new officers! NHS is looking forward to a great                               2012-2013 school year!

 

Pennies for Patients

We raised almost $600 for cancer research and treatment.  Thank you for your generous giving!

• Record your volunteer hours and submit them to Ms. Nielsen by email or in person.  There's nothing worse than trying to get all your volunteer hours together in the spring! 
• Hazing is not acceptable under any circumstances.  Check out the law about hazing.

Tentative NHS Meeting Schedule 2012 - 2013 - to be determined 

Meetings will be held in room 465.  Meetings are offered on Wednesday and Thursday of every other week.  You should only attend the Wednesday OR the Thursday.  The meetings will be the same.  This is for the convenience of members that are involved in other activities.

You are required to attend 70% of meetings.  This means that you need to attend 11 out of the 15 weeks.  Please make arrangements to do so.  IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS A WEEK YOU MUST INFORM MS. NIELSEN IN ADVANCE! This schedule is subject to change and does not reflect meeting for individual committees or special projects.

Upcoming meetings for current members: 

Every other Wednesday & Thursday (you only need to attend Wed or Thurs, not both):

• November 7th & 8th
• No meeting Thanksgiving week
• November 28th & 29th
• December 12 & 13 (1st meeting for new members)
• January 9 & 10
• January 23 & 24
• February 6 & 7
• February 27 & 28
• March 13 & 14 Due to a rescheduled half-day, we will move the meetings to Tuesday 3/12 and Wed 3/13
• March 27 & 28
• April 9 & 10
• May 1 & 2