April 6 Meeting Notes

1.  Adopt-a-Highway pickup -- Saturday, April 16.  Meet in Whitthorne parking lot at 8:30 a.m.  -- All students under 18 must have parental permission, even if you have watched the safety video.  If you have never watched the video, please do so using the internet link a the top of the permission forms.  This pick-up is coordinated to receive credit from the Great American Clean-up and Maury County Clean-up.  Participating students are supposed to receive free McDonald's vouchers.  Forms are being passed out today.  Please bring the form back to Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Potts no later than the day of pick up.

2.  MS Walk -- also April 16, at 10:30 a.m. at Maury County Park at the Kiwanis shelter.  If you register, you'll receive a free T-shirt, so we need your size.  We'll have time to finish the clean-up and get over to the park in time to register and walk.  We'll all complete the pickup together and walk over or drive to the park together.  Last year we have over 15 participants.  We are on Team Tate, the team for Mrs. Culberson's daughter, Meghan Tate.  The club is donating money, but we're also asked to raise money.  If you can raise even $10 from outside sources, this helps greatly to further research and help patients with MS. 

3.  NHS Stole -- You may rent a stole or purchase one to keep for $20.00.  This money needs to be given to Mrs. Potts or Mrs. Brown by April 21.  -- To ensure your right to wear Beta cords or the NHS stole, make sure you have completed your 8 hours for the year and are in good academic standing with a 93.  If you do not have your 4 hours this semester, then you have opportunities during April and May to finish them.

4.  School Clean-Up Day:  May 14 at 10:00.  Meet in the lobby to help clean teachers' rooms.  We'll be cleaning boards, desks, and windows.  If you cannot get your hours in before April 30, this is your  last chance to complete your club requirements.  You MUST commit to this day by April 30 if you do NOT have your hours completed. 

5.  Is there any interest to help with the Day Care Easter Basket project?  Please sign form for this and Mrs. Brown will contact you for specific information.

6.  Club officers will be elected before the end of the school year.  If you are interested in being an officer for the 2011-12 school year, please submit a letter of intent to one of the sponsors ASAP, stating why you think you should be considered for an officer's position. 

Costa Rica

Working with Passports Educational Travel with their Adventures in Service Coordinator to look at a work project in Costa Rica. An 8-day trip that combines sightseeing with volunteer effort. Volunteer groups live in cabins on site of work project, provided all meals. Included are rainforest hikes, coffee tasting (coffee plantation ), cow milking, cheese and tortilla making, horseback ride, tropical nursery tour. Previous work projects have been implementing a recycling program for nearby communities, building a greenhouse and tree nursery, painting various community buildings, refurbishing the local water infrastructure. We won't know what our project is until close to the time for our visit as they have a timeline and need to know what's finished before assigning tasks far out.

We're considering this more for 2012, but if there is immediate interest, we could take a small group this spring break or summer.

Earn Hours

Shamrock Sale- Need volunteers to head the project and volunteers to man the lunch schedule (2 per lunch).

Bowling passes for honors list- Need volunteers to sit in the cafeteria during their lunch period to give out these passes. Will start two weeks after report cards go out.

You can also bring gloves, hats, scarves, or belts. 1 hour for used accessories.

Congratulations to the new members of NHS and Beta!

Will Allen
Natalie Anderson
Noah Butler
Anna Kate Chance
Anne Daniels
Damian Garrett
Dora Geving
Sarah Gomillion
Molly Gray
Vanessa Grosko
Briar Hight
Patrick Ingrum
Jessica Johnston
Emily Laffey
Julia Ruth Lawrence
Chelsea Leonard
Hunter Lindsey
Chrystan Lyle
Grace Mayeur
James McEwen
Evan Miller
Purnima Patel
Kinley Reed
Lee Sands
Shaquille Sparkman
Michael Trulove
Megan Venable
Bennett Watson

Thanks to those who helped with the highway clean up! You did a great job!

There will be a meeting Wednesday, Nov. 2 to take our club picture.

Ceremony

Practice has been moved to Monday, Oct. 25 during homeroom.

Meeting- Oct. 20, 2010

• Payment of $25.00 had to be paid before break. For those who paid $25.00 and joined both clubs, the next payment is due by Jan. 15.
• Almost all of the applicants turned in schedules, but the returning members need to turn in their transcripts and schedules to either Mrs. Potts or Mrs. Brown immediately. The transcript is to ensure everyone is good standing.
• Adopt-a-Highway pickup: Sat., Oct. 30. Meet in Whitthorne's parking lot. Wear comfortable clothes and very comfortable shoes. We'll have gloves, water, and safety vests. We need a list of those who plan to participate. Every student who is not 18 needs to have parental permission.
• Officers meeting in Mrs. Brown's room, tomorrow, Thursday morning at 7:10.
• Induction ceremony: Inductees: Be at Cherry Theater in the Hickman building no later than 6:50 so that you can be in your alphabetical seating before the ceremony begins. Remember to dress appropriately. Please welcome family and friends to attend.
• All members are encouraged to attend -- not just inductees. The ceremony should last from 7-8.
• There might be a practice on Friday during homeroom.

2010-2011 Beta-NHS Officers

President -- Ellie Nyhus

Vice-President -- Chaney McKinney

Secretary of Public Relations -- Kayla Cothran

Recording Secretary -- Mackenzie Davenport

Secretary of Membership Communications -- Ciara Bocci

Service Hours Coordinator -- Ella Sharpe

Projects Coordinators -- Patrick Held, Dylan Platt, Ryan Shaw

Historian -- Haley Shaw

Treasurer -- Haley Richardson