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

OFFICERS
President - Gus McIntyre
Vice President - Anna Ward
Secretary - Julia Solano
Treasurer - Christian Murillo
Historian - Megan Geiser

Mission

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

Meetings

Next meeting: April 8, 2020. Everyone will meet in the Lecture Hall. This is the new NHS officer election meeting. 

Our general assembly meetings are mostly held the first ?Wednesday of every month in the Lecture Hall (and adjoining rooms) from 3:05 to 3:45 p.m. from September through May. 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 in room 222 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 semester.

Officers normally meet the Monday prior to the general assembly meeting, during lunch in room 229.

New Members

New members were inducted into NHS September 4th during an evening ceremony at Palmer High School. 

Membership Requirements

Membership in NHS has its requirements:

?1) Maintain at least a 3.75 overall GPA (weighted). If your GPA falls below 3.75 you will will be placed on NHS Probation and have one semester to bring is back up to 3.75 to remain in NHS.

2) Dues. $15 annual NHS dues must be paid to the Palmer Business Office no later than Wednesday, November 6, 2019 to remain in NHS. If you cannot financially pay this fee, see Mr. Chamberlin before the due date. 

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) Three community service projects each semester. At least one of the projects must be a BIG NHS project (see below). For each project you must take a "selfie" at the project site and send it to our Historian, Megan Geiser (NHSPalmer@gmail.com). Include your name, the project name and a brief description of the photo. Use this form to record your service projects each semester: NHS Service Form (fall semester). Senior due date is April 14. Junior due date is May 15th. NHS Service Form - Spring

To keep track of these requirements, a non-graded class in Q will be created called National Honor Society. It's an 8th period class. This class is not graded and won't show up on your school transcripts. It's there to monitor your NHS requirements. A "1" indicates the requirement is met. A "0" means the requirement is not met. A blank means the requirement hasn't been assessed. This class class will be available for viewing on September 16th. 

New NHS Officer Elections

The April 8th NHS meeting is our election meeting. Candidates will give short, 3 minutes speeches. All members present at the meeting will vote. Majority vote for each office wins. 

If you are interested in running for office (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian), you need to turn in the completed Nomination Form to Mr. Chamberlin in room 22 no later than Friday, March 20th. Election Nomination Form

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. 

Senior NHS Cords

Senior NHS graduation cords can be purchased from the Palmer Business Office for $8 starting May, 2020. Bring your receipt to Mr. Chamberlin in room to receive your cords. You must be in good NHS standings to receive cords. 

Service Projects

Note: Due to the coronovirus situation and an uncertain future, do what you can with service projects. If you participated in the Palmer cleanup BIG project, that alone will suffice. If not, then you might want to donate to the ARC or Goodwill. And when we return to school we'll have the toiletry drive. Please try to avoid volunteering if you're with large groups of people, at least for the near future. 

Members are expected to contribute their time to community service with active participation in at least three projects each semester. When choosing a project, keep in mind the mission of NHS. If you are unsure about the worthiness of a particular project, please ask your NHS Officers or Mr. Chamberlin. A project write-up is required for each project; the form is due at the end of each semester. NHS Service Form (fall semester). Senior due date is April 14. Junior due date is May 15th. NHS Service Form - Spring

You must also submit a photo from each of your projects. Not only does the photo help verify your participation in the service project, but it also helps our Historian, Megan Geiser, create a scrapebook of NHS activities. Email (NHSPalmer@gmail.com) the photo (with your nameproject name, and brief description of the photo). Except for a handful of special circumstances, you need to be in the photo you submit - a selfie.

Service Hours take many forms: soup kitchens, blood drives, Forest Service trail maintenance, neighborhood beautification, aiding the elderly or disabled, and tutoring are a few possible opportunities. The choice is yours - find something where you can contribute to the good of society by making the world a better place than it was before you volunteered.

NHS Projects. The purpose of NHS Projects is to provide a voluntary workforce for important school and community projects. We need your help for these projects. These projects are approved by the NHS Officers and Mr. Chamberlin (NHS Advisor).? All NHS Projects are listed below. THese projects can fulfill the need for two individual projects each semester. 

NHS BIG Projects. There will be two BIG NHS projects each semester. NHS members must participate in at least one of these BIG projects each semester. The purpose of the BIG projects it to have a united force of NHS members participating in a worthy cause.  

Individual Projects. This community service project is your choice. It could be another NHS Project or NHS BIG Project. It could be something of your own choosing. The choice is yours. Do something useful.