Morning Announcements: June 2018
The Best Schools Are Honor Society Schools U.S. World News & Report recently released its annual list of the top 100 schools in the country. Of the leading 10 schools, all have National Honor Society chapters. The third school on the list, BASIS Oro Valley in Arizona, has chapters for all three programs—National Honor Society,...
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Meeting in the Middle
The art of giving and receiving feedback as an NHS, NJHS, or NatStuCo adviser can be difficult to master. However, if your chapter or council is to be successful, it is of the utmost importance to develop this skill and implement it on a regular basis. Feedback can be valuable in a variety of ways,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 46 (2017-2018)
A Conversation With… Nara Lee
Nara Lee serves as the new director of the National Honor Societies at NASSP. Her career includes work with Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. She most recently served as director of member engagement for the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success—an organization that represents more than 130...
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Navigating the Path to Great Student Leadership
"Leadership ain't for the lame, don't take it in vain Time to rethink your position, understand why you came." I often recite these two lines from a poem I wrote on leadership when I speak to student leaders around the world. I share this quote to underscore two points. First, leadership is not for everyone....
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Morning Announcements: April/May 2018
Making Dreams Come True How are you celebrating National Student Leadership Week (NSLW)? It's April 15–21, and it's every school's chance to honor the important role of student leaders in boosting the climate and culture of their schools and communities. This year's theme is "Make Your Mark on the World: Dream. Lead. Serve." Have you...
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Honor Society Update: Putting the Future in Their Hands
What does it mean for students to be #Futuready? Coined by the national office, #Futuready suggests the preparatory skills needed for future success. And in its quest to ensure all students of NHS- and NJHS-affiliated schools are truly ready for their future, the national office has proudly launched its #Futuready series, an essential and practical...
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Take Ten: April/May 2018
A Creative Challenge Challenge yourself by finding out what you can write in 10 minutes or less by trying one of the 21 writing prompts at https://tinyurl.com/10minwrit. A writing teacher at the San Francisco Writers' Grotto created each prompt, including "Write a eulogy for a sandwich, to be delivered while eating it," and, "Write the...
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Learn From the Best
Chad Rizner was still on stage after winning the 2017 Warren E. Shull National High School Adviser of the Year Award when his phone started buzzing with a swarm of congratulatory messages. This award, he told Advise, is "more of a recognition for our school and the hard work our kids do, because I don't...
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From the Directors: April/May 2018
Happy spring! As you read this column, you will note a new name among the authors of this letter. Please welcome our new director of the National Honor Societies, Ms. Nara Lee, who joined the NASSP national office in January. Her career includes work with District of Columbia Public Schools and the Jack Kent Cooke...
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Put This Into Practice: April/May 2018
Students are inundated with the perfection depicted on social media. As a result, I see more and more that my students feel inferior to their peers and have a hard time dealing with their feelings when others achieve or receive more than they do. As students are applying to jobs and colleges, making athletics teams,...
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