Destination Imagination State Tournament Needs U!

Destination Imagination will host it's State Tournament at BHS on Saturday, April 1st. We are in need of volunteers to help out in many areas of the building 7am - 7pm. It will be a fun day of problem solving and creativity for over 500 kids ages 8-18. We need your help in making our very first Bedford tournament a success. For more info on what DI is, please see www.nh-di.org
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Marie Russell
DI Advisor

Tomorrow's Mini-Meeting Postponed to Friday, 7:15 am

If you haven't already heard, parking tomorrow is a major concern of the administration. NHS will need to do its part and not add to extra traffic around the building tomorrow morning.

See you Friday. If you have conflicts, let your attendance officer know. No need to ask me for permission.

Oh, and if you somehow haven't heard -- tomorrow, Seniors are parking in the Junior lot, and Juniors are asked to not drive to school.

Volunteers needed handing out race bins and schwag

NHS,

Here is an opportunity to support our school's DECA chapter. Millenium Running is offering financial assistance for DECA's upcoming trip. We would greatly appreciate some members who can help out on March 25th or 26th. Service hours and RWL hours will be provided. Here is the link to the sign-up. Thanks!

Bit.do/shamrockshuffle

Or

https://docs.google.com/a/bedfordnhk12.net/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiOK9hkCu596jzqZ8Ni0SA9HYJ3FdtORyKRkoA-Rme8gfd6w/viewform
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Nick Courtney
VP

Painting Night

Hi everyone,

I spoke this morning about a painting night that myself and Nick Corkery are running for our CAS project. It is on Friday, March 31st from 6-8 pm in rooms 117/118. It will cost $10 to paint as this will help pay for supplies, and an extra $5 if you wish to keep your painting, but our goal is for all paintings to be donated to nursing homes in Manchester in order to brighten up their walls. Any profits will be donated to Families in Transition.

There will be a choice between four guided paintings, or you can do your own thing!

Please sign up using this google form if you would like to participate in painting.
 [ https://goo.gl/forms/GsN5HVnRsIBZ2CTg2 ]

There will be 1-2 chapter service hours rewarded if you paint. If you would like to volunteer with cleaning up or supervising the event, there will be sign ups on X2VOL and 1-2 chapter service hours rewarded. Thank you!

There is a limited number (approx. 40) of spots for the painting night and signups are due by March 23rd, so sign up as soon as you can!

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Sasha Neefe

Half Marathon Volunteers Needed

Hi Everyone! On March 25th there is going to be a half marathon in Manchester. I'm looking for anyone who would like to volunteers to help me with water handouts and trash pick up. There can be two groups, a morning one from 7:45-10am, and afternoon from 11-1:30pm. I'm looking for around 10 people for each group. The Bedford hockey team does these races often, the work is easy and its great for individual hours! Along with the group, I'm also going to be handing out flyers to help raise awareness for my senior project, which is on hepatitis C. (If you are a part of the BHS hockey team this will not count towards your count unfortunately).
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Kristen Perras

Penny Wars!-Jar Monitors needed

Hi Everyone! During Spirit week I will be doing a fundraiser, Penny Wars. All proceeds will go to Kids' Cafe; a comprehensive program that not only provides evening meals to children four nights a week, but also structured recreational activities, interaction with caring adults and a place where children and teens can learn and grow with the support of others. The fundraiser will take place at lunchtimes only, Tuesday-Friday. I need people to sit at the ticket booth and watch the jars of money. On Friday I will need more people to help me count out all the money to determine the winning grade. Please sign up using the link below.
  https://docs.google.com/a/bedfordnhk12.net/spreadsheets/d/1o2pwnvVYFYHuawE2DbTGk6n1Qrq8tcVg_iopXF5Vr8U/edit?usp=sharing

(Adviser Note: This opportunity has been made and is available in x2VOL for sign up. Sign up there first to "claim" your spot, and then fill out the Google Sheet for Kate's planning purposes.)
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Kate Gavilanes

Week of Service Planning

Week of Service is planned for Saturday, April 8th - Friday April 14th.

The goal of NHS Week of Service is to get every NHS member involved in living out the goals of our chapter, and furthermore, encouraging the rest of our student body to get involved and get to know NHS.

The goal is to have 8 Projects running during this week. In order to be approved to run, a project must complete a proposal form.

Here is a model form to get you started.

Here is last year's schedule to get you inspired.

Snow Plan

Well, this is fun.

The results of the group 1 snow day alternative poll show that 67.7% of respondents wanted to wait until Thursday of next week for their meeting make-up. So, that's when the next group 1 meeting will be.

That's all well and good; however, there is more snow in the forecast for tonight.

Yeesh.

So, in the event of:

• Normal School Tomorrow
• Group 2 meets tomorrow, 7:15, Group 1 meets Thursday, February 23rd, 7:15
• 2-Hour Delay
• Group 2 meets tomorrow, 9:15, Group 1 meets Thursday, February 23rd, 7:15
• Cancelled School
• Group 2 meets Friday, 7:15, Group 1 meets Thursday, February 23rd, 7:15

We'd be upset if we didn't enjoy sleeping in so much.

School play usher sign-up

The Bedford High School Theatre Company needs volunteers to usher the school play, Comedy of Errors. You will have to perform tasks such as handing out playbills or helping people to their seats. You will also get to see the play for free! Sign up here (and x2VOL): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_1yQ4_IxazqAM-lrMt9z0EBWc8i4x-HOBdQtVUSvb7Q/edit?usp=sharing
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Gabby Lavoie
House Manager

Call for Blood Drive Volunteers

This will be my CAS Project and my Chapter Service Project and I need people that are 16 and older to donate blood and I also need volunteers to ensure it happens safely. Feel free to contact me regarding this.
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Mir Sultan
Coordinator

TEDx volunteer opportunity

Hi everyone! For my senior project, I'm hosting a TEDx conference at BHS on Saturday February 18. There is going to be A LOT to do as far as setup and help during the event itself, so I'm looking for some volunteers to come and help me out! It's from 10am-1pm and I would probably need help from 9-1:30.
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Nicole Earnshaw

Approved Opportunities for our Chapter

Here are three opportunities that need volunteers. 

We had a technical glitch in our announcement system, so sorry for the delay. 

FIT Prom Dress Collection Drive

Hi, everybody! I am a volunteer at Families in Transition, a non-profit organization that helps get homeless families back on their feet. I volunteer at the thrift store, and it's almost prom season! We are always looking for dresses to sell to the community at a lower price which allows people who may not be able to afford a dress look beautiful at their prom. In addition, all of the money that is made at the thrift store goes towards the organization to help families in the community. Thank you so much!

Please email me at 9960922@bedfordnhk12.net if you are interested in making a donation!

- Sasha Neefe

"Only Yes Means Yes" Event Sign Ups

For our CAS project, we are hosting a speaker to discuss sexual assault on college campuses. The week before the event we will be handing out awareness bracelets and we will be gathering signatures on an "Only Yes Means Yes" sign. We need help with this table during lunches, so we are asking NHS members to sign up for a lunch block. We're holding a maximum of 4 people at the table per block. Please sign up for a block here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SX6VBdLMQVT1yI3pKGbS-9ExxwexYekGJE1G2F8Ywu0/edit#gid=0

Thanks,

Kimberly Simpson, Katie Martin, Nina Levine, & Emily Pattison
Event Coordinators

Peter Woodbury School Family Fun Night volunteers needed!

This year's Family Fun Night theme is S.T.E.A.M.

We need volunteers to help elementary students and their families with projects in each area. We may need volunteers in other areas that night as well (food, activities, and clean up after).

Date: Wednesday, February 15 (snow date 2/16)

Time: Session One 4:00 to 5:30pm
Session Two 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Please let me know if you are available to help and indicate which session or both sessions.

Thanks,
Sue Armstrong
armstrongs@sau25.net
Elementary Teacher
Peter Woodbury

These events will also appear in x2VOL.

Next meeting: All member February 2nd

Please contact Clare if you have items you would like to get onto the February 2nd agenda. Among other things, we're already planning to do a clarification of the hours categories.

There is no meeting this week, but keep the following items in mind:

• As far as we can tell, no action has moved forward on:
• The Penguin Plunge or Dip
• Kids' Vote
• There has been some interest expressed in emails, but it is unclear if we have a single student leader (or pair of leaders) that is going to coordinate with these events
• Dues and contracts are due at the next meeting. If it has been lost, here is a copy of the contract to sign.

Group 1 & 2 x2VOL Training

Sign up for x2VOL:

 

Learn how to use it:

Volunteers Needed!

Hi, we are looking for student volunteers to help with this year's Math Counts competition. The competition is from 8:30am - 1:00pm Feb 4th at McKelvie intermediate school (the make up day if there is snow is Feb 11th). No math skills are required! Math Counts is a competition for middle school students, as volunteers we would just be grading the tests, with the help of an answer key, and there will be pizza provided. We did it last year and it was a lot of fun!

Please sign up using the link below

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r80as62KP8kSwT15telSmklGYdUKHxGQKCq52OtfE6c/edit

-Claire Ling and Bridget Healy

Student volunteer coordinators

Reminder: Full Membership Meeting Tomorrow

7:15 am, in the theater. We will be organizing the chapter, handing out pins, and looking ahead to 2017.

New members: Have you read this post yet?
Returning members: If you have an attendance issue, see/email your group's attendance chair, not me.

Looking forward to next year

We received a card recently.

Click to view inside of card

It's a thank you card from a family impacted by one of the service projects put together by graduates Megan Pemberton and Anli Zhang for our Week of Service. You can read their project proposal to see what it was all about.

We will begin planning this year's Week of Service soon, so it was a wonderful time to get this reminder that our ideas can have a positive effect on our school and community.

New Members: To Do List

Mark the Next Meeting on your Calendar

Before we head to break, this is a reminder that the next National Honor Society meeting will be on Thursday, January 5, 2017, in the theater at 7:15 am. This meeting is a mandatory meeting for all members.

Join a "Mini-Group"

In addition to a full membership meeting once a month, you will also be responsible for a second meeting in a smaller group. These smaller groups allow us to keep our large body of students organized.

You need to join a mini-group prior to January 5th. Open the Google Spreadsheet and add your name to the group of your choice. Pay attention to when the group meets. If you do not do this yourself prior to the first meeting, the officers and advisers will add you to a group instead.

Ready your Dues

In order to cover the cost of your honor cord, pin, other regalia, and other club costs, each member must pay dues of $20. You may pay via cash or check. If you pay with a check, the check must be made out to Bedford High School. Bring your dues to the January 5th meeting.

Join x2VOL (Optional)

If you'd like to get familiar with our hours-logging system now, then review the presentation below for instructions on how to join x2VOL. Our mini-meetings in January will be dedicated to training and clarifying our x2VOL procedures.

 

Join our Facebook Group (Optional)

We predominantly use School Gmail to keep members informed, but Facebook allows an extra layer of interactivity that email does not. You can request to join our private group here.

Seniors: NHS Scholarship Application Process is Open

Please review the attached flyer for instructions on how to take advantage of this scholarship opportunity.

Click here to open the PDF.

Reminder: Induction planning with second groups tomorrow

Character 2
Service 2
Leadership 2
Scholarship 2

We meet tomorrow morning in our respective rooms to work on the induction project that has been assigned to us. 7:15 am; see you there!