Category:  Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

The Magnificent Seven

An academic pep rally. Incentives replacing demerits. Passion that inspires all students to pursue their dreams. School spirit is surging at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology in Conyers, GA. Much of the credit belongs to a student council leadership team nicknamed "The Magnificent Seven" for its power to reshape the school. Seven young...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

Amplifying Student Voice

Tensions were high one winter morning at Lancaster Central High School. There had been word a student was threatening to attack the school, and the rumor was swelling—through texts, social media, and nervous chatter. But a unique structure for governance in the school helped stop it cold. Lancaster High, located just east of Buffalo, NY,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

A Conversation with …Keith Hawkins

Keith Hawkins is a national youth speaker who addresses more than 400,000 students, educators, business owners, and parents each year. He has addressed the United Nations Global Summit, has been interviewed by TIME magazine, is featured in a book on public speaking called Between One and Many, and co-authored the books Teen Power and Beyond...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

Honor Society Update: Secrets of Success

Many of you are unsung heroes—working tirelessly to help your school's most promising students grow into remarkable leaders ready to take on the world. Each year, the national office acknowledges this commitment with its Rynearson National Adviser of the Year award. Named for Edward Rynearson, the principal who established the first NHS chapter in 1921,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

NatStuCo Update: ICYMI The Adviser Resource Center

FOMO—you know, the fear of missing out. Have you ever experienced it? Well, you might once we walk you through all the opportunities you're missing if you haven't logged in to NatStuCo's greatly enhanced online Adviser Resource Center (ARC). To get you more deeply acquainted with the time-saving and knowledge-building options we've designed to centralize...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

Morning Announcements

We'll Help You Make Your Mark on the World Get ready to Make Your Mark on the World: Dream. Lead. Serve. That's the theme for this year's National Student Leadership Week (NSLW), an annual opportunity to honor student leaders. NSLW 2018 will be celebrated April 15–21 and features a contest for you and your student...
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Chat Room

Need a fun way to parade around and promote school clubs, groups, teams, committees, or organizations, but don't have the resources it takes to pull off a full-scale float down Main Street? Ask a local retailer to donate several carts to your school for a shopping cart parade fundraiser! Give students the chance to "vote"...
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From the Directors

Can we say that spring is around the corner? Where has this year gone? We know that your councils and chapters have accomplished a lot, and that there is still more great work you have planned. We are super excited about National Student Leadership Week 2018 and hope that you and your chapters and councils...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

February/March 2018

One cannot deny that school is a busy place. With classes, new learning initiatives, sports, clubs, celebrations, and of course, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and student council meetings, students and staff are constantly juggling multiple commitments. Download Full Issue Features Jim Paterson M. Diane McCormick Jennifer Martin Columns & Departments
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)

Citizens of the World

Today's students are citizens of the world, keenly aware that the good they do in their local community ripples around the globe. For them, the service learning movement is more than wrapping neighbors in warm coats or rebuilding flooded homes. They yearn for the power to elevate compassion into a core value of their schools,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)