David Myers Chapter National Honor Society
Advisor: Tom McKeever
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Goals/Objectives: To promote academic achievement throughout the school and to maintain the four qualities of NHS membership (scholarship, service, character, and leadership) by sponsoring numerous activities.
ARTICLE XVIII - Mainland Regional High School David Myers Chapter of the National Honor Society By-Laws
Section 1. Individual membership dues are $10.00.
Section 2. Members must maintain a minimum of 4.2 weighted grade point average.
Section 3. Meetings will be held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 a.m. (Unless otherwise specified). A member inducted in their junior year will be allowed at most three unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings. A member inducted in their senior year will be allowed at most one unexcused absence. An excused absence is a full day absence from school. In the event of an excused absence, a note must be handed to the NHS advisor within 3 days. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence. A member is considered late for a meeting if he/she arrives five minutes after the meeting begins. Two lates constitute one unexcused absence. A member is considered absent from a meeting if he/she arrives ten minutes after the meeting begins.
Section 4. Members must participate in each NHS sponsored community event and each NHS sponsored fundraiser. Extent of participation to be determined at monthly meetings.
Section 5. Members must perform one individual service project (see Article XIV, Section 4). Specific guidelines must be followed.
Section 6 Members must actively participate on at least two committees (one per semester). Members must also fulfill committee obligations.
Section 7 Officers will be elected at the end of the school year. Officers will meet once a month to write an agenda for the monthly meeting and discuss any NHS concerns. The duties of the officers are as follows:
President - Conduct monthly meetings and oversee all NHS activities.
Vice President - Fulfill president’s duties in their absence, maintain an accurate record of all individual service projects, maintain an accurate record of all committee activities.
Secretary - Maintain monthly meeting attendance, record minutes of monthly meetings and distribute copies of minutes within 2 days to all NHS members and advisor, and give a written warning to members who are in danger of losing their membership within (2) days of the infraction.
Treasurer - Attend all fundraising activities, deposit all monies into NHS account by the end of the school day, maintain account book of all NHS financial activities.
Historian - Maintain the NHS scrapbook, take pictures at all NHS sponsored events. At the end of each quarter the scrapbook will be reviewed by NHS officers for accuracy.
Section 8. Committee chairpersons will be appointed by the NHS President. Their duties will include keeping an accurate record of all meeting dates, meeting attendance, and meeting activities. Within 2 days of the conclusion of the activity, a written report must be submitted to the NHS officers and advisor.
Section 9. Members violating any of the above by-laws will appear before the NHS faculty council to have their membership reviewed.