National Honor Society 2009- 2010
Denver School of the Arts National Honor Society
Sponsor - Brian Bowick
Officers- Ethan Kessinger, Aura Cruz, Desiree Seidel, Ailey Picaso, Dela Fyfe
Junior Rep- Josh Coffey
Official NHS website: www.nhs.us
MEETINGS = lst Monday of every month. If Monday is a holiday, meetings will be held on the next available Monday.
*All meetings are mandatory. Absences are grounds for dismissal. Life happens, however, and students are allowed one exception provided they bring in signed documentation. with contact info (ph.# or email) excusing the absence. This excuse is due 1 week prior to the meeting date. Plan ahead. No exceptions to this exception.
NHS Charter
Purpose:
-The Denver School of the Arts National Honor Society is a society dedicated to recognizing students for outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership, character, scholarship, and service and who demonstrate and promote the values of citizenship.
-As a member of NHS, one demonstrates to post-secondary institutions that he/she is capable of further succeeding in the environment, which he/she is already excelling.
Membership:
-Induction is an honor bestowed on select Denver School of the Arts student body members. Selection is based upon demonstrated enthusiasm for scholarship, leadership, character, and service, as well as academic achievement, based on a ¬¬¬¬3.75 GPA (determined by Faculty representative).
-Applicants may qualify, leading into their sophomore, junior, or senior year.
-To be considered for application, the student must first be invited to apply. Upon invitation, applicant must submit the completed NHS induction form, as well as recommendations from two different teachers that show that the student the above qualities.
-Students are eligible for invitation into the National Honor Society after attending one semester at the Denver School of the Arts. However, in the event that a student transfers from another high school and holds the grade that determines eligibility for membership, he/she may have a DSA faculty member request recommendation from the previous principal or chapter advisor.
-If an applicant is not invited into the National Honor Society, he/she may re-submit an application in successive years if still eligible. However, if ever a student is dismissed from the National Honor Society, his/her eligibility is, henceforth, terminated.
Responsibilities:
Members of the National Honor Society have certain responsibilities expected to comply with. These include upholding the five pillars of scholarship, leadership, community service, citizenship, and character. As an example of such, members are required to attend all meetings, which occur on the first Monday of every month and comply with the following:
o 52 hours of annual community service hours
-26 due at the December meeting
-26 due at the April meeting
o Maintain GPA of 3.75
o Pay one-time annual dues as determined by the needs of the NHS.
o Participate in at least one of several service projects annually, as offered by the student government of the NHS.
Selection of Student Government:
-Elections for the positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Junior Representative will be held during the second to last meeting of each year.
-Candidates will be elected during the meeting preceding the election to ensure the candidates have adequate time to consider their platforms. Candidates may be from any grade. The candidates for the junior representative, however, must be with the intent to complete 4 additional semesters in DSA.
-Elections will be student-based with the winner holding majority vote. In the event of a tie, the students with the greatest number of votes will either share office and work as co-officers the following year, or a subsequent election to brake the tie will be held. In this event, the winning candidate must secure a vote of at least one half and one vote.
-Elected officers are expected to be prime examples of an NHS member. They must comply with membership responsibilities and are subject to the same terms of dismissal as all other members.
-Duties for elected officers begin the summer prior to the school year for which they are elected, as summer opportunities for NHS members may arrise. It is strongly suggested that new officers meet with previous officers before the end of the year in order to have a smooth transfer of data. If this does not happen, rely on the junior representative in the following year for information and paperwork regarding the year previous.
Dismissal:
-Students can and will be dismissed for failure to uphold their responsibilities as a member of the National Honor Society. Grounds for immediate dismissal include but are not limited to:
o Failure to attend all meetings*
o Failure to complete required service hours, including participation in one of the several offered group service projects.
o Failure to maintain a required GPA of 3.75 for a grading period.
*See Meetings below
-If a faculty member notes that a member is failing to uphold the pillars of NHS as stated, they may appeal for the dismissal of that member. He/she then has the ability to argue the terms of dismissal with the student officers and faculty representative within a period of thirty days. If such a hearing occurs, final dismissal or reinstatement shall be based on a majority vote from the board.
-Each student is granted all rights of dismissal as stated in Article X of the NHS constitution (available for your viewing pleasure at http://www.nhs.us/s_nhs/sec.asp?CID=135&;DID=5290#art10).
Bylaws:
Dues:
-Each member shall pay dues of $10 annually, at registration, to support the continual existence of the Denver School of the Arts NHS chapter.
Meetings:
-September 14, 2009
-October 5, 2009
-November 2, 2009
-December 7, 2009
-January 11, 2010
-February 1, 2010
-March 1, 2010
-April 5, 2010
-May 4, 2010
Group Activities:
Saturday, October 10, 2009 VOC 9-1PM 4400 E. Bruce Randolph St.,Axum Park !!! CANCELLED!!!
VOC failed to contact us regarding finalizing Sat. event. We don't want people dropped off and left in the snow. We will plan an new volunteer opp for the Spring.
October 1, 2009 Leukemia Walk 3-7PM Washington Park
Contact DSA Honor Society and tell us where you will be participating. Email address listed below.
-Members are allowed to miss one meeting in the year. One need not request excusal for this absence- the board will consider the reason justified and unavoidable. However, it is asked that every NHS member plan his/her schedules ahead of time in order to avoid conflict. If a required absence is known prior to the meeting, please provide a note one week ahead of time verifying the excuse, including a name and contact phone number. Should such a need not arise, members are expected to attend ALL meetings through their duration.
-Meetings are to be held on the first Monday of every month. Should a day in which classes are not in session, NHS will meet on the following Monday that school resumes.
Contacts:
-The DSA NHS faculty advisor is currently Mr. Brian Bowick. To contact him, please send any notifications to
Brian_Bowick@dpsk12.org.
-To contact the NHS student officers with any questions or concerns, please contact them at :
dsahonorsociety@gmail.com