Concession Help Needed

Hello NHS! The Booster Club appreciates all your past help at concessions. We have a few more games this fall to work concessions at Bulldog Stadium, and then we move inside for Basketball. Here's the signup genius info (basketball will be added shortly): http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0544aba922a3fb6-concessions Any questions, please contact me: Carolyn Dyrvik - cadyrvik@comcast.net BBABC Board Member

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Carolyn Dyrvik

BBABC Board Member

Empty Bowls Fundraiser

Hello ,everyone! To quickly reiterate this morning's announcement: for 1 hour of Chapter Service, come support New Horizon's Soup Kitchen and the BHS Art Department on Thursday November 10th from 5:30 to 8. (Reminder we do not have school the next day!) Please reserve your bowl by emailing your first and last name to emptybowlsbhs@gmail.com. Bowls are $10 and soup and bread from local restaurants is included. Additionally, although we appreciate the eager interest in participating in set up or take down for extra hours, this is discouraged as we already have ready and able volunteers. We look forward to seeing you there!

Adviser Note: This chapter project has been added to x2VOL. Emily and Isabelle will confirm attendance.
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Emily Lawrence and Isabelle Kapoian

Reminder: Full Membership Meeting Tomorrow

If you know that you will not be able to make tomorrow's meeting, make sure you contact your role call officer as soon as possible. Remember that there will be no sign in tomorrow, but rather you should check in with your role call officer before sitting down with your friends. Here is the agenda as it currently stands:

 

Technology Conference (3rd and Final Call)

All this pleading, and it looks like two is all we can muster. I will happily be giving these two names to Mr. Sheil, but I'm bummed we could not muster up more volunteers within NHS than the eight that the tech department got not using NHS at all.

Do me a favor and complete this quick poll so that I can pass along the feedback to future officers, advisers, and adults looking for volunteers:

Technology Conference Volunteers (2nd Call)

Thank you to our first volunteer! Can we get up to five? Ten?

Technology Presentation

Hello everyone! I am running the technology presentation for the Future Ready Conference on November 8th. I would love it if we had 3-5 more volunteers to help me do the presentation! It would be in all types of social media so the teachers of Bedford can learn how and why we use them. It would be super easy to talk about and a great way to get hours. Please email me at 9956812@bedfordnhk12.net if you're interested or just come see me!
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Jill Tokac

November 8th Technology Conference Student volunteers needed

Here are a couple of reminders for the membership as November approaches:

We do not meet this Thursday. This is your Thursday off. Yaaaaay!

We do meet November 3rd. This is the all-membership meeting for the month of November. We will be turning our eyes towards planning induction and reviewing x2VOL.

Speaking of x2VOL, on Tuesday, November 8th, there is event occuring at McKelvie Middle School that needs student volunteers. This is an excellent opportunity to use x2VOL to sign up for a Chapter Service Project. Here are the steps:

1. Log into x2VOL and click "Find Opportunities" 
   
2. Find the opportunity that you want, in this case the BSD Tech Conference, and click "View Event Details"
   
3. Finally, after reviewing the event details and confirming it matches your interests and talents, clock "Sign Up"
   

The technology department has contacted me and let me know that they have 8 students signed up to volunteer from the whole district, and they need our help to fill the other 12 spots. They need to know if they will only have those 8 students to work with. 

Joe Kennedy Event - Democracy in Action

Exclusive event for high school students tomorrow to speak with Congressman Joe Kennedy (from THE Kennedy family). Easy way to get RWL hours, and be able to meet and individually speak with a U.S. elected Congressmen.

Location: Manchester Field Office 379 Elm St. in Manchester, NH
Date: Friday October 13th
Time: 4:00pm
RSVP: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/QC5QDGC64TK22C2R/?ref=82d2e926eed9d6aea5b3d013d203b8eae45f8fce

More info on Mr. Kennedy: http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/joe-kennedy-iii-joseph-p-massachusetts-congressman-hillary-clinton-dnc-democratic-national-convention-speaker-who-is-bio-wife/

Contact Emily at 9960399@bedfordnhk12.net if you have any questions.

Adviser note: This is strictly an FYI and a Democracy in Action opportunity. No service hours are attached to this event.
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Emily Pattison
NH Democratic School Ambassador

Looking for Volunteers for Witch Way to the 5K

Hi everyone! The Witch Way to the 5K, if you haven't heard of it, is a 5K race and kids 1K held every year at Lurgio, and they are looking for volunteers to help out with different things on race day and a few people (~5) to help the night before (Friday Oct. 28th) to stuff goodie bags for the kids 1K and decorate the media center. On race day, they are looking for help supervising pumpkin decorating for the kids (3-4 people) and help at the water stops (~6 people). The race this year is Saturday Oct. 29th. The race day activities would start around 8:30 am, and the Friday night help would be at 3:15 in the Lurgio media center. If you're interested, let me know! 9959412@bedfordnhk12.net. Thank you!

Adviser note: Contact Lindsey with interest, but also register with x2VOL. This event has been approved and added to your opportunities.
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Lindsey Beaudoin

Club fair (2nd call) & schedule posted

The NHS bulletin board has been updated with some important information. 

While tomorrow's groups will focus on x2VOL training (hopefully), it's expected some members will want to come around to drive up support for their current service opportunities. Please see Sasha's FIT drive and Club Fair sign up.

We currently have 1 member signed up to help with the Club Fair. That would be 0.009% of our total membership. Are we really that busy on Friday?

We will also be establishing role officers for each group tomorrow. 

It's time to start making something out of this year!

FIT Donation Drive

Hi everyone, There are three more days for the Household Items Drive that I am holding for Families in Transition! We decided on 30 minutes per item with a 2 hour cap. Please bring some items in to help this nonprofit organization that benefits homeless families in NH and gets them back on their feet. The bin is in the BHS library next to the lost in found, and there is on at the Bedford Public Library as well. High needs items include (all new please): Trash bags, dust pans, shower curtain rings, magic erasers, laundry detergent, dish soap, paper towels, toilet paper. You can sign off on this google doc so that I can keep track of items:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Typp1I5ak9G_AIoIqZe8f4jBYKQMFbOPphz-si2SRI/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks so much.
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Sasha Neefe

Sorting hat has spoken

If you're in the following Mini-Groups, see you this Thursday in the assigned rooms below:

Another sign-up. Yuck. (Club Fair)

We'd love to focus on one thing at a time, but quick turnaround is needed on this one. The BHS Club Fair is Friday during S3. We need help setting up, breaking down, and hosting the event in the gym.

This is Chapter Service or an ISP opportunity for those interested in event planning, education, or community relations. 

Here is the sign up:

https://docs.google.com/a/bedfordnhk12.net/spreadsheets/d/1zS5R2NoPcwaOErE2Zaz9S71DsAJlW5c0zGAArSe7a-w/edit?usp=sharing

(Hey, mini-group sign up is going well. Keep self-sorting. Try to keep groups under 16 a piece.) 

Mini Group Sign Up (Call #2)

Some quick math says that some 40 NHS members have not signed up for a mini-group yet. Please do so before Tuesday morning. Otherwise, you'll just be put wherever the sorting hat puts you.

Each group needs about 15 members -- It'd be great for you to sort yourselves.

Here's the link again:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15gsd-sZkFcSjVuOKJkXuYqVDe7AwyVUdBAJtzFqK8o8/edit?usp=sharing

Mini Group Sign Up

Please sign up for the mini-group you would like to be in by the end of the day Friday, October 7th.

Group 1s will meet on the second Thursday of each month. Their first meeting will be October 13th.

Group 2s will meet on the third Thursday of each month. Their first meeting will be on October 20th.

Character, service, scholarship, and leadership are just names and do not impact what you will be doing. So, feel free to pick your group to get the schedule you want and be with the friends that you want. Groups do need to be evenly dispersed as best we can.

Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15gsd-sZkFcSjVuOKJkXuYqVDe7AwyVUdBAJtzFqK8o8/edit#gid=0

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Clare

Adaptive Soccer Looking for Volunteers

Hi, Everyone! I have been participating in an Adaptive Soccer Program as a buddy, to help children with disabilities play soccer since Freshman Year. We have significantly fewer volunteers this year. We are looking for volunteers to help with this great program. You do not need to be a soccer player to do this, you just need to know the basic skills. We have practices every Wednesday night 5:30-6:15 pm and games at 12 noon to 12:45pm on Saturdays at the field behind the SAU building. You do not have to attend all games or practices. Any time you can give would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested please contact me and I will give you the information to contact the Program Coordinator. My email is 9955247@bedfordnhk12.net. Thanks!
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Maylene LaPress

Fixes to tech opp announcement

I forgot to link the Google Doc in the project overview. Just to review, there are two opportunities coming November 8th:

• Tech "guides": Just being good hosts, no tech knowledge needed. Anyone can sign up in the Google Doc.
• Tech "presenters": This is a bit more unique and requires emailing Mr. Ahnert so he can set you up with Mr. Sheil. Basically, we want a few high schoolers to teach some Bedford teachers about apps that are popular with you guys so we can incorporate the language of them into our relationships with you.

Open the Google Doc in a new window.

Unique Technology Integration Service Hour Opportunities

Mark your calendar for November (NOVEMBER!?) 8th. Not only is that the date of the 2016 election, but it is also the first ever Bedford School District Future Ready Conference. The technology integration department really wants to get students involved, and they are coming to our National Honor Society first. There are two ways to get involved and earn hours:

Student Conference Assistants
Personnel Needs	50	Description	A large team of students is needed to help the technology department manage classroom equipment and assist presenters with set up and takedown. Advanced technology experience is not needed.
Chapter Project?	Yes
Individual Service Interest Area(s)		Public Relations, Technology, Education, Event Planning, Collaboration, Leadership
Hours Provided	1 - 6	Contact	Add your name to Chapter Project sign up

Student Conference Presenters
Personnel Needs	2 - 5	Description	National Honor Society has a speaking slot at the conference! This is a resume/college app builder for sure. Mr. Ahnert and the tech team worked together to create this session for teachers: App Culture: So, what ARE we doing on our phone? For High School Teachers Volunteer students from the National Honor Society will give a guided "tour" of popular apps on the smartphones of today's student. Actual content subject to change (session running will be contingent on getting interest from NHS members in the Fall), but it is expected that Instagram and Snapchat will be highlighted by the student presenters. The focus of the workshop will not be to use the apps in the classroom, but to give teachers knowledge and vocabulary about technology that is important to students today. So, we have the spot, but we need the students!
Chapter Project?	Yes
Individual Service Interest Area(s)		Public Speaking,  Technology, Education, Collaboration, Leadership, Risk Taking
Hours Provided	1 (Plus all your prep time)	Contact	Email Mr. Ahnert directly so he can put a team together that can work with Mr. Sheil or if you have more questions about what putting this presentation will ask of you.

What makes these really different and special is that this is a day that is normally closed to students. You will get to see what your teachers do on those mysterious days where we have school and you don't. What's more, you're being given a chance to teach us how to integrate technology better in our future classroom.

Taking part in these opportunities means taking part in the future of the Bedford School District, and that's cool!

If you have any interest in being on the student presenter team, please let me know. If we don't get any student interest, we'll have to take our conference session off the schedule. I know the tech teachers are really excited to have you. It would be a neat achievement by our district to have students be a part of our workshops.

Speaker notes from today's meetings

Addendums and changes:

• Fixed some dates from the student meeting
• Added $20 dues as a member obligation
• Clarified how eligible GPA is calculated for Seniors for the scholarship tier

Confusing typo in eligibility letter

Hello candidates and families,

The letter indicates your information meetings taking place on Monday, August 16th, which does not exist. 

The meetings in question are this coming Monday, August 29th. The National Honor Society google calendar to the right is correct.