Selection Process
Ichabod Crane Central School District

National Honor Society

Signum Laudis Chapter

2011 - 2012

"The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others."
           Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) German theologian, philosopher, and physician.

 

"Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large."
           Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

 

GROUP SERVICE PROJECT:

             

 

 

Selection Criteria:

Service

   

                                                                                            

Service is one of the core principles of the National Honor Society. 

Service can be defined as those helpful activities that we willingly perform for others without receiving payment for those actions.

The student who serves:

* Volunteers and provides dependable and well organized assistance, is gladly available, and is willing to sacrifice to offer assistance

* Works well with others and is willing to take on difficult or inconspicuous responsibilities

* Cheerfully and enthusiastically renders any requested service to the school

* Is willing to represent the class or school in inter-class and inter-scholastic competition

* Does committee and staff work without complaint

* Participates in some activity outside of school, for example, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church groups, volunteer services for the elderly, poor, or disadvantaged

* Mentors persons in the community or students at other schools

* Shows courtesy by assisting visitors, teachers, students

Note:

All criteria for Leadership, Character, and Service are reproduced from the National Honor Society Handbook section pertaining to selection, (c) 2005, NASSP. Used with permission.

 

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INDIVIDUAL SERVICE:

Continue with your individual service.

Your report of individual service is due at next meeting.

 

 

 

 

Spring semester and summer:  Fence maintenance at the Kinderhook Memorial Library.

                                 Thank you, merci, gracias, danke, grazie...  any way you say it ...

                                 a huge thank you goes out to the members and their friends who helped

                                 with the fence service project at the library.

                                 You guys are awesome!