#ICANHELP
Students are connected to social media almost constantly. How do you make sure they’re connecting in the right way? #ICANHELP—a nonprofit group whose mission is to educate and empower students to use social media positively—offers a commonsense approach to help students clear away negativity. This is done through modeling, guiding, and a lot of practice....
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
The Middle Ground: June 2019
Each year, our student leaders at Westwood Middle School in Spokane, WA, focus on one aspect of school culture and climate that they can improve upon. During the 2017–18 school year, they chose to address improving schoolwide attendance. So, how does a group of eight middle level student leaders take on chronic absenteeism? With the...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Honor Society Update: June 2019
Financial aid, scholarship applications, admissions testing—the considerations students must take into account for their higher-education planning can be overwhelming. Whether they’re middle level students exploring their options for the future, high school students feeling the pressure of deadlines, or recent graduates who are nervous and excited about what next fall will bring, the National Honor...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
The Middle Ground: April/May 2019
February 14, 2018, the day of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, changed the lives of young people across America. So many thoughts ran through my mind: Why is this happening again? Who would do such a thing? Are there any casualties? And then I thought about the implications...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Put This Into Practice: April/May 2019
Honoring Those Who Serve Objectives Students will understand a brief history of the U.S. armed forces. Students will also be able to identify and understand the roles of the service branches of the U.S. military and of the state National Guard. Students will research initiatives to support veterans and/or service members and their families. Students...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Honor Society Update: April/May 2019
Help your students empower their futures and hone beneficial soft skills with the #Futuready suite from the National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). These self-guided modules have been customized to help students prepare for wherever life may take them. In addition to the #Futuready tutorials already released—Goal Setting, Time Management, Self-Management,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Morning Announcements: April/May 2019
Take Charge National Student Leadership Week is almost here! Celebrate April 21–27 with this year’s theme “Student Leaders: Taking Charge,” which focuses on how students are changing their communities for the better. The theme ties closely with global citizenship and the #EngageInChange initiative conceived by NASSP’s Student Leadership Advisory Committee. Share how you and your...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
A Conversation With… John Norlin
John Norlin is co-founder of CharacterStrong, an organization that provides leadership and character development curricula for schools internationally. Before founding CharacterStrong, Norlin was a leadership teacher and student council adviser for a decade and then served as program administrator for the whole child and director of student leadership in the Sumner School District in Washington...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
From the Directors: April/May 2019
It’s funny how sometimes you say one thing and people hear different things. Remember the “Yanny” versus “Laurel” craze last spring? That’s what’s fun about leadership, too. Even though you may be working toward a common goal or share the same values, everyone connects to leadership and activities in a different way. We spend some...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Collaboration Space: April/May 2019
Back in Black The student council at Foothill High School in Henderson, NV, had a bright idea earlier this year: Hold a black light assembly to celebrate homecoming. They contacted a local entertainment company that specializes in black lighting to help set things up. The students purchased lasers and made glow-in-the-dark posters to decorate the...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)