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National Honor Society

Faculty Advisor: Whitney Nielsen

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

Check out the NHS bulletin board in Ms. Nielsen's room to sign-up for school events and other volunteer opportunities.

Do you have what it takes to be the NHS student of the year? Or do you know someone who does?

Write a letter detailing your involvement in NHS, volunteering experiences, and an explanation of which experience was most meaningful to you & why. Also create a list of school activities & awards. Submit these to Ms. Nielsen in room 465 by February 17.

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 2011-2012

Meetings will be held the first and third weeks of the month in room 465, with the exception of months where there are vacations. Meetings are offered on Monday and Friday of every other week. You should only attend the Monday OR the Friday. The meetings will be exactly 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:

Now-- Mondays and Fridays

December 5 & 9

(none the week of 12/18-12/23)

January 9 & 13

January 24 & 27 -- cancelled! Enjoy your exam week.

February 6 & 10

February 20 & 24

March 5 & 9

BMC Durfee National Honor Society