Category:  Advise: Volume 45 (2016–2017)

Browse Listverse for 10 Listicles might be the hippest downfall of journalism as we know it, but they might also be the perfect distraction from your daily stressors. Indulge in a website devoted entirely to ranking, surveying, comparing, and listing every topic you've never thought of before. Stressing about having to engage in small talk...

This issue of Participation Station is all about you and your leadership—now and in the future. What kind of leader are you? How will you grow as a leader? And how will you reach beyond yourself to extend your leadership, recognizing the global nature of our society today? In other words, have you considered something...

Every 15 Minutes The Spring Valley High School student council in Las Vegas, NV, hosted the nationally recognized Every 15 Minutes program—an educational experience that reminds everyone of the dangers associated with driving while impaired and texting while driving. The event lasted two days, and through a series of some very powerful visual aids, reenactments,...

Donovan Livingston Former student council and National Honor Society member, Master of Education graduate from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and current doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Advise: When did you first know you wanted to participate in student council and National Honor Society? What did you hope to...

Outreach for Cleft Palate Patients Objective National Honor Society (NHS) members worked together in the 2016–17 school year on a partnership with Operation Smile, which helps low-income people overseas in need of surgery for a cleft lip, cleft palate, or other facial deformity undergo surgery at no cost. The organization also helps patients' families and...

The National Association of Student Councils (NASC) National Conference—this year held at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH—is a unique opportunity for student council members and advisers to meet with their peers and enhance their leadership skills. The conference will bring together more than 1,000 student leaders and advisers from across the country for an inspirational...

Most people welcome the opportunity to be part of a community. It's typically a source of comfort, camaraderie, and shared experiences. Moreover, the experience of the Honor Society adviser is quite unique. In fact, no one understands the challenges—and victories—you encounter as an Honor Society adviser better than your peers. The new NHS/NJHS Adviser Online...

By participating in student council, students have a leg up on their peers—but the NASC Distinguished Student Leader Program can take this advantage to a whole new level. This rigorous skills-based program offers the highest level of national student recognition bestowed by NASC. At Lancaster High School in New York, the Leadership Academy incorporates this...

Celebrating Assistant Principals Nationwide The National Association of Secondary School Principals-parent organization of NASC, NHS, and NJHS—in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the American Federation of School Administrators, has declared April 10–14 as National Assistant Principals Week. The week honors and recognizes the contributions of assistant principals to the success...

We are so excited about the work of chapters and councils related to the NASSP Student Leadership Initiative: Global Citizenship. Your student leaders, with your guidance and support, continue to demonstrate their understanding and responsiveness to the initiative's five strands—equity, civic engagement, positive social change, empathetic action, and awareness/perspectives. It is because of these efforts...