Category:  Honor Society News: 2016–17

News and Announcements Adviser Online Community Open All Summer Long This summer, visit the NHS/NJHS Adviser Online Community (AOC) to connect with advisers from around the globe and prepare for the fall. To encourage your participation, we are offering four $100 gift cards this month. To become eligible: participate in five different discussions, either by...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Prizes Up for Grabs in the Adviser Online Community You asked for it. We delivered. It’s your very own Adviser Online Community. Have you joined yet? Log in by May 31 and reply to one discussion topic to be eligible for this month’s prize: one of five $50 gift cards! The community...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS How Will You Celebrate Your Student Leaders? Taking place April 16–22, National Student Leadership Week (NSLW) celebrates the important work of your student leaders. This year’s theme is "Making a World of Difference," amplifying the NASSP student leadership initiative focusing on global citizenship. To make that theme come to life, we’re inviting...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Deadline Extended—NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award There’s still time! The deadline to submit nominations for the NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award has been extended to Monday, March 20. If you have incomplete nominations pending, please finish them by 11:59 p.m. (CT) on March 20. Each nomination must be certified by your principal to be...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Nominate Your Top NJHS Members Now! NJHS advisers may submit nominations now for the NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award. Schools can nominate as many NJHS members as they wish—there is no limit. Hurry to complete your nominations. The deadline is March 13. There are plenty of chances for your members to be recognized—500...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Nominations to Open for NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award The NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award nomination process will open on January 30. The program will recognize 500 exceptional NJHS students each with a $500 award to be placed in a college savings account, program managed by OppenheimerFunds. Work with your principal to identify exceptional...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS NHS Scholarships: A College Cost Cutter The upcoming holiday break is the perfect time for your NHS senior members to apply for an NHS Scholarship. There’s $1 million at stake to be distributed among 400 members. Help your most outstanding senior members offset their college costs by encouraging them to visit www.nhs.us/scholarship....

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Think Globally. Act Locally. The formal launch of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Student Leadership Initiative: Global Citizenship took place at the LEAD Conference in Denver on November 11 during a Facebook Live event. The initiative brings NASSP and its student programs—NHS, NJHS, the National Elementary Honor Society, and...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS NHS Virtual College Fair Coming This Week Tell your members to register for the NHS Virtual College Fair! It’s this Thursday, October 20. Attendees can save time and money as they begin to compose or narrow down a college wish list. Members or parents simply need to register at www.nhs.us/virtualcollegefair with your...

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Register now for any 2016–17 NHS/NJHS college admission planning webinar Registration is open now for all sessions in the 2016-17 National Honor Societies’ college admission and financial aid planning webinar series. The first webinar, “The College Application Process: An Insider’s View,” is Wednesday, September 28, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (ET). Members...