Contact: Palmer NHS Sponsor
Name: Michael Chamberlin
Phone: (719)-328-5079
Office: 301 N Nevada AVE Colorado Springs, CO 80903

OFFICERS
President - Joseph Van Dyk
Vice President - Chay Buchholz-Guerrero
Secretary - Lydia Hurcomb
Treasurer - Elliette Igel-Manvitz
Historian - Ellie Van Dyk

NHS Applicants - Scroll down for a list of accepted NHS Applications for the 2022-2023 school year.  

Mission

Our mission is to promote academic excellence, to encourage service to others, and to promote leadership

Meetings

Next meeting: September 2022

Attendance at the meetings is a requirement for membership. If you cannot attend a meeting for school-related reasons (e.g. - a soccer game, not practice), contact Mr. Chamberlin at least one day before the meeting. Failure to inform Mr. Chamberlin of your absence prior to the meeting will result in an unexcused absence for that meeting. NHS members are allowed a maximum of one unexcused absence per school year. We will be meeting in our small groups - groups coming soon. 

Officers normally meet a week prior to the general assembly meeting.

Membership Requirements

Membership in NHS has its requirements:

​1) Maintain at least a 3.6 overall GPA (weighted). If your GPA falls below 3.6 you will will be placed on NHS Probation and have one semester to bring is back up to 3.6 to remain in NHS.

2) Dues. $15 paid at the Palmer Business Office. If you cannot afford the dues, see Mr. Chamberlin in room 222. 

3) Attend monthly meetings. One unexcused meeting will result in NHS Probation. More than one unexcused meeting will result in a Dismissal Hearing. If you need to be absent from a meeting (doctor appointment, sport game - not practice, etc.), contact Mr. Chamberlin (michael.chamberlin@d11.org) prior to the meeting. 

4) Service Projects - Fall Semester: Two in-school service projects must be completed. Second Semester: Two in-school service projects must be completed. Each Semester: One individual project must be completed (can be a 3rd in-school service project). For each project you must take a "selfie" at the project site and post it to your group's media folder in the NHS Schoology Class . Include your name, the project name and a brief description of the photo. The spring due dates are: seniors -  May 2; juniors - May 16. 

To keep track of these requirements, GPA, meeting attendance, dues, and community service will be tracked within the NHS Schoology Class (https://d11.schoology.com/course/5370369313/materials)

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Bylaws 

Bylaws are the governing rules and regulations of the Palmer NHS Chapter and its members. Bylaws were updated and approved by the Faculity Council in December, 2018. 

Officer Elections

New officers for the 2022-2023 school year:

President: Takaya Montez de Oca
Vice President: Zoe Huesgen Hobbs
Secretary: Shannon Howarth
Treasurer: Jillian Lange
Historian: Rebecca Fraser

New Members

Congratulations to our new NHS Inductees! The NHS Induction Ceremony will be held at the end of August or the beginning of September 2022. Stay tuned for more information when we return to school in August. 

Service Projects (Individual)

The service projects listed below are not required. However, these projects need volunteers so it would be great if you could help out. 

Service Projects (In-School)

Two of the following service projects are required spring semester, 2022. 

1) Blood Drive: donating, and volunteering. 

2) High Trails: April 6-8. This counts as two service projects. 

3) Teacher Appreciation letters (May meeting)

4) Teacher Appreciation - help a teacher. Week of May 2-6.