National Honor Society
Lancaster High School Chapter

2020 - 2021 Officers

President - Gianna C.
Vice President - Brooke R.
Vice President - Skylar V.
Recording Secretary - Rachel H.
Corresponding Secretary - Schevenska C. 
Treasurer - Riley B.
Historian - Claire G.

October 2020 Meeting Agenda

If you are considering running for an officer postition for the 2020-2021 school year, please read the responsibilities of the officers and go to our Google Classroom page and complete the assignment associated with this.  Elections will be online and announced in mid May when those will be.  You have to be a Junior NHS member in good standing, in order to run in the election. 

PRESIDENT: Preside over Exec Board and General Member meetings

Prepare meeting agendas

Oversee all Committees

Initiate Plans of action

Year end Report and all duties/responsibilities of members

Contact Artdog/ give t-shirt design and NHS order (if we make one)

VICE PRES (2): Attend Exec Board and General Member meetings

Preside over meetings if president unable to

Record Monthly activity hours, every two weeks

Provide updated activity hours to all members

REC. SECTY: Attend Exec Board and General Member meetings

Keep minutes of meeting and post to website

Keep record of all agendas, minutes & relevant info for the year

Maintain files of membership and chapter history

Update and maintain NHS website 

COR. SECTY: Attend Exec Board and General Member meetings

Keep attendance records for all meetings

Send absence notices to members not in attendance at general meetings

Collect absence forms from members, and file accordingly

Send all reminders in a timely fashion to members

Send & receive all correspondence pertaining to the organization (this includes all letters/ emails for September Awards, letters for eligible LHS students in February and acceptance/rejection letters in April, all thank you notes)

TREASURER: Attend Exec Board and General Member meetings

Collect chapter dues ($25)

Maintain accurate account records

Prepare a monthly treasurer's report for members

Collect and deposit all monies in accordance with district policy

Order or pick up food for monthly general membership meetings

Organize Food drive event and collect and count money daily

All officers will need to help plan and run the September Awards.  Emails will be sent to over 700 students, RSVP’s must be recorded and create pamphlet with list of all award winners for the event. Attendance at the event is mandatory. Most of this work will be completed in August. 

 Officers attend a 7am meeting once a month to plan general membership meetings. 

General Meetings will also be held at 7am for the 2020-2021 school year. 

NHS runs the food drive before Christmas, a lotion/soap drive in January, crafts for Greenfields in the spring and sponsors the Village Beautification in May, in which all officers are expected to help. 

Helping with these activities will cover your 18 volunteer hours- but hours still need to be recorded.Officers must help each other with all events, since some positions are more demanding than other officer positions. These are all demanding positions for the second largest club in LHS, so please make sure you want this commitment and prestigious position of leadership before running. Thank you for considering a position as an officer of NHS.