Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 15:19     Subject: NHS Requirements
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:At our school, there are very specific rules (must have leadership in 3 different organizations; must have supervisors in 3 different organizations (2 outside of school) sign a form indicating significant contributions). My kid qualified, but I found the rules ridiculous (why is it better to do service in three different organizations rather than more significant service to one?)

This doesn't answer your question, but the point is that schools seem to have different policies/expectations. So you need to ask people in your own school since other schools' experiences won't translate to yours.


It’s hard to make meaningful contributions over multiple organizations.


Agree. Students maintaining high gpas, honors/AP/magnet classes, plus leadership and meaningful contribution to at least three organizations is ridiculous. If the kid play a sport or does something time consuming like work, when would they sleep and eat.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 13:45     Subject: NHS Requirements
Anonymous wrote:At our school, there are very specific rules (must have leadership in 3 different organizations; must have supervisors in 3 different organizations (2 outside of school) sign a form indicating significant contributions). My kid qualified, but I found the rules ridiculous (why is it better to do service in three different organizations rather than more significant service to one?)

This doesn't answer your question, but the point is that schools seem to have different policies/expectations. So you need to ask people in your own school since other schools' experiences won't translate to yours.


It’s hard to make meaningful contributions over multiple organizations.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 13:18     Subject: NHS Requirements
It's completely bogus that high schools can set their own parameters for who gets into NHS. The year my DS graduated one high school must have had 150 kids in the NHS picture and ours had 40. The requirements for our school were completely different including 3 different leadership positions in addition to all of the community service hours etc.,
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 07:43     Subject: NHS Requirements
I think my dd will have required tutoring hours in addition to the other service opportunities. She is 10th grader and just inducted, so I don’t know yet everything they will have to do.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 07:28     Subject: NHS Requirements
At our school, there are very specific rules (must have leadership in 3 different organizations; must have supervisors in 3 different organizations (2 outside of school) sign a form indicating significant contributions). My kid qualified, but I found the rules ridiculous (why is it better to do service in three different organizations rather than more significant service to one?)

This doesn't answer your question, but the point is that schools seem to have different policies/expectations. So you need to ask people in your own school since other schools' experiences won't translate to yours.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 15:34     Subject: NHS Requirements
What is NHS?
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 13:55     Subject: NHS Requirements
My son was required to have more than 75 hours to be admitted, and once in was required to complete a community service project he organised and led (in addition to tutoring and regular service hours). For the community service project he organised a creek and park clean up for an area near the school. Got necessary permissions, recruited volunteers, got tools, and led the effort.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 13:50     Subject: NHS Requirements
Anonymous wrote:Are you asking about the admission requirements for NHS? Or requirements once in? I think it varies a lot by school. My kid has extensive requirements for admission, and they are stupid in my opinion (I support the idea of service, but the way they structure the requirement is dumb.). Once in, they did service projects chosen by the membership-- they all did it together. Like bakesales and cleaning up parks.


The requirement for admission is “community service project”. I’m just wondering what this means in practicality.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 13:14     Subject: NHS Requirements
Are you asking about the admission requirements for NHS? Or requirements once in? I think it varies a lot by school. My kid has extensive requirements for admission, and they are stupid in my opinion (I support the idea of service, but the way they structure the requirement is dumb.). Once in, they did service projects chosen by the membership-- they all did it together. Like bakesales and cleaning up parks.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 10:14     Subject: NHS Requirements
The requirement is “community service project”. What does this mean. Kid does community service but it’s a few hours here and there across multiple organizations. He’s not a leader at any of the organizations; just shows up, does what he’s told, and goes home.

Can you give me an example of a community service project? Please don’t say collecting donations.