Last Hours Update as of 12/14/12

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvYxbsih-4c5dGtzS0hWcjcxNEF3NV82b2xzZnlrU3c&pli=1#gid=0

Check those hours gogogogogoogogogog
Message me for last minute changes! Good luck on les finals 8-)

Complete Hours Update as of 10/28/12

Here are the updated hours. EVERYTHING is up to date EXCEPT the LA Half-Marathon. Those hours will be updated by this Wednesday, promise.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvYxbsih-4c5dGtzS0hWcjcxNEF3NV82b2xzZnlrU3c&pli=1#gid=0

New members, only the hours you get AFTER the summer will be put on here since the summer hours and semester 1 hours are two different things. Now that you've completed the summer hours, they will be compiled in a different excel file that WILL count for your cumulative hours. But for now, you need to worry about the 10 hours requirement by the end of this semester!

Old members, remember to complete your 20 hours requirement by the end of this semester!

2012-2013 NHS Guidelines

I thought this post would be helpful to you all because this is what cabinet expects from you because you are a part of NHS.

1. The Four Pillars:
Members are to abide by these four pillars as members of NHS:

• Leadership: Leadership is not completely about being on cabinet or being in Leadership Committee (LC). Contrary to what many people believe, you can lead without being loud or being a "natural born leader." Every service offers members a leadership opportunity if cabinet members or LC members are not available. All you have to do is take the initiative to keep yourself busy. Whether it is the small task of just picking up trash or going around to ask other coordinators if they need help, these small things show your leadership because you earn followers by starting an action.
• Scholarship: Being a successful scholar is essential to being a successful member. The pillar of scholarship not only applies to a student's academics, but also to a student's array of knowledge and consciousness. It is important for an NHS member to be keen and understanding. Showing a commitment for scholarship implies qualities of diligence and determination. NHS encourages you to be an intellectual who can make well-informed decisions, which in turn will contribute to the overall well-being of the club and its members.
• Character: High standards are expected from the members of NHS. There are two ways to show character: by showing moral and ethnic qualities and by volunteering.  By showing character you are representing the club as it is, a National Honor Society.  During services we expect to see the qualities of honesty, respect, and courage. Attending services not just for the hours, but out of the kindness of your heart and your passion to help the community. You do the things that are ethical and honorable. Not only do we expect our members to apply this to services, we expect them to show character wherever they go.
• Service: As an NHS member, you are required to be involved in activities outside of school. NHS gives you the opportunity to reach out to the community through a variety of services. Demonstrating the pillar of service means showing a sincere effort to stay on task and help others. Our primary purpose is to guide you in seeing beyond the “hours” that you gain so that you can comprehend and take part in the concerns of the world around you. Hopefully, you will benefit from your interactions with other people, receive a rewarding experience, and realize that you can make an impact by contributing to a worthy cause.

2. Applications:

• Officers do read all your applications.
• Please put an effort into writing your responses. If your response is not up to par, we will ask you to redo your application.
• No late applications will be tolerated. There will be consequences for late applicants. 

3. Services:

• Officers provide a certain number of services per month; however, you do not need to rely solely on us for services. 
• Each semester, members are required to completed 20 hours in order to stay as an active member. 10 hours can be from outside services, but 10 must be from NHS. The exceptions to this rule is New Members and 2nd Semester Senior Year.
• New Members and 2nd Semester Senior Year, members are required to complete 10 hours. 5 hours can be from outside services, but 5 must be from NHS. The hours new members  complete to join NHS will not be part of the 10 hours required for that semester. 

4. Rides:

•  It is not the officers' responsibility to help members find rides to services. 
• Please do not sign up for a service until you are sure that you have a ride or that you have made carpool arrangements with other members.
• We understand that giving rides to services is hard for members, but if you do ask for a ride, please remember to return the favor.

5. Probation:

• Members are expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA (unweighted) every semester, complete the required number of hours (20 for returning members, 10 for new members), and demonstrate exemplary behavior.
• Any member who fails to meet the requirements will be given a warning notice. If member does not improve within one quarter, the student will be subject to further disciplinary actions, which may include dismissal from the club.
•  Any member who goes on probation will not receive a stole at graduation and will not be permitted to run for any positions on the NHS cabinet.

6. Meetings:

• NHS Meetings are typically the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in the Multipurpose room. If there are changes, we will try to notify members through blogspot side bar on the right side of the screen, facebook group, email list, and school bulletin.
• Meetings are held to inform the club about club events.
• Sign-ins will be at the beginning of each meeting.
• Members are expected to attend at least 1 meeting per month. 

7. Fundraisers:

•  Fundraisers are planned out for the benefit of its members.
• All proceeds goes to buying stoles, lowering the cost of jackets, sweaters and T-shirts and socials.
• Participation is extremely important in fundraisers and if members fail to participate then it will be the members who will lose out on the wonderful benefits.

8. Socials:

• NHS socials are optional, but we encourage members to participate. The club bonds through games and icebreakers, and you are given the opportunity to become familiar with other members.o
• Going to a social will also give you no hours, but this should not discourage you guys from participating. Take the time to acquaint yourself with people who share the same drive to improve the community and the same strive for academic achievement.

9. Graduation:

• Members who complete 5 consecutive semesters of service without being placed on probation.
• These graduates receive a stole at the Senior Awards Night hosted by the school in May.
• Members who did not attend Senior Awards Night may pick up their stole at Mrs. Keller's Room (SA8).
• Graduates wear these stoles during graduation in the honor of NHS and all of their dedication throughout high school.

Leadership Committee

Leadership Committee

                The Leadership Committee is a pool of five NHS members per month, who demonstrate part of the cabinet's role in contributing to the organization. Participating in Leadership Committee is an opportunity for members to personify the four pillars of NHS. As prepared for NHS, the service must be provided in their selected month of duty. To emphasize the importance of giving back to the community, the service must be found locally within the San Gabriel High School area. Also, they must carry out the service with leadership and uphold all the responsibilities of updating NHS with information pertaining to the service. Three of the five members must attend this service and lead us through it. After finding and completing a service, the five members of the Leadership Committee are awarded three hours.

NOVEMBER

1.Priscilla Liang

2.Jenny Wu

3.Vivian Meng

4.Jenny Do

5.Karen Lam

December

1.Michelle Zhou

2.Chhe Tum

3.Jenny Trau

4.Amy Phung

5.Amanda Truong

January 

1.Dara Dan

2.Vannes Tang

3.Monica Lam

4.Austin Lam

5.Karen Bach

February

1.Susan Lei

2.Lily Wong

3.Leanna Lai

4.Jelina Luu

5.Anna Huang

March

1.Courtney Ta

2. Gloria Su

3.Jenny Teng

4.Pauline Vu

5.Brandi Huynh

April

1.Henry Mak

2.Michelle Sy 

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NHS Service Calender 2012-2013

SERVICE CALENDAR!
This service calendar will be another way for members to view past and upcoming services before officers are able to upload the hours. With this service calendar, members will learn to be more independent and more responsible for keeping track of their own hours and planning ahead for upcoming services to meet the requirements each semester. This service calendar is for your own good since officers are not always free and able to update hours. The services are listed in chronological order so you won't even have to worry about what day and month you did the service. The numbers to the left of the service name are the dates. The parenthesis show approximately how long each service is and whether the service is limited or unlimited.

**In regards to the future services, please realize that these times are times that the volunteer coordinators have given us. These approximations are subject to change and when that happens, a cabinet member will update the post and post it on Facebook.

2012-2013 SEMESTER 1

JUNE
21st - San Gabriel Fine Arts Association Service (limited: 4PM - 9PM)
Total Hours in June: 5 Hours

JULY
14th - Car Wash ( Shift 1: 8AM - 12PM; Shift 2: 12PM - 4PM)
21st - POPS Concert (unlimited: 3PM - 10PM)
26th - Feed SoCal Mini-Carnival (1PM - 3PM) 
Total Hours in July: 17 Hours

AUGUST
6th-9th, 13th-17th - Registration (limited: 7:30am-12pm)
11th -Freshman Summit (unlimited: 8am-3pm)
18th - Pops Concert (limited: 3pm-11pm)
Total Hours in August: 37.5 Hours

SEPTEMBER
1st - Food Bank (unlimited: 8:30am-12pm)
7th - Meeting (0.5 hours)
15th - E -Waste (limited: 9am-3pm)
27th - Chinese American Museum (limited: 4pm-10pm)
Total Hours in September: 16 Hours 

OCTOBER
 5th - Meeting (0.5 hours)
14th - AIDS Walk (unlimited: 11am-4pm)
14th - JCC carwash (limited: 9am-4pm)
17th - Town hall meeting (unlimited 4:30pm-7:30pm)
27th - Pumpkin Festival (unlimited: 9am-6:15pm)
28th - Half Marathon (unlimited: 6am-12:30pm)
Total Hours in October: 31.25 Hours

NOVEMBER
3rd - Day of the Dead (unlimited: 9am-6pm)
7th- Back to School Night (limited: 4pm-7:30pm)

8th- Directing Traffic at School (limited: 3:30pm-5pm)
17th & 18th- Griffith Park Marathon (limited: 6:30am-8:45am)
31th - Envelopes (limited: 3:00pm - 4:30pm)
Total Hours in November: 11.5 

DECEMBER
1st - Military Museum (unlimited: 10am-2pm)
2nd - Josh Duhamel Youth Run for PrepareSoCal (unimited: 7:00an-12:00pm)
9th - Car wash (limited: 9am-3pm)
14th - Food Drive (limited: 3:00pm-4:00pm
27 & 30th - Float Decorating (limited: 11am-8pm or 3pm-12am)
Total Hours in December: TBA

Important Updates & Reminders

GOOGLE DOCS: NHS Cabinet proudly presents the official takeoff of NHS' Google Docs file sharing! We will not be using mediafire anymore due to several complaints about it. Besides, Google docs makes everyone's life easier!

It's simple! Just go to http://tinyurl.com/sghsnhsdocs and click on which document you would like to view. Google docs also allows cabinet members to edit any document on it in real time, which saves the time of uploading and deleting files. Google Docs contain ALL NHS-related material, including hours, verification sheet, meeting agenda, etc.

MEETING AGENDA: For those who do not know, NHS' meeting agenda is for those who missed the meetings, but can still stay updated with NHS-related events and announcements. It can be view on Google Docs.

DEDUCTION OF HOURS: Signing up for a service implies commitment to that particular service. Thus, for those who sign up for events and do not show up, consequences will be given. For unlimited services, 0.5 hours will be deducted and, for limited services, 1 hour will be deducted. Please be responsible and give us ample time to contact the next person on the waiting list or find a replacement. A 24-hour notice should be fine, but the sooner you tell us, the better.

SIGNING OUT: Signing out during a service tells the officers when you left service. Make sure you sign out after each service and sign the sheet with your signature. Your signature constitutes that you checked your sign in and sign out times carefully. You may not complain about not getting the full number of hours because you signed the sheet knowingly. Please remember to sign out after every service or your hours for the service may be in jeopardy. Also, remember to sign in and out after every shift, even though you are staying for both shifts.

OUTSIDE HOURS: Outside hours are limited to 10 per semester. If you do over 10 hours, only 10 hours will be counted towards your overall hours count. This will prevent many from double dipping as much. The only exception to this rule is your 1st semester of NHS membership and 2nd semester senior year, where the limit is 5 hours.

Don't forget to join our Facebook group to stay updated with NHS events!
http://tinyurl.com/sghsnhsfb

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to contact any of us or email us at sghsnhs@gmail.com