Mustang+Honor+2010

**__LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR?__**
 * __WHAT WILL //MUSTANG HONOR// (KINARD NJHS)__**

**__TO STAY IN NJHS__****, you need to:** ÷ Achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 1st Quarter of this year. ÷ Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. GPA’s will be checked each quarter. ÷ Work the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF service project (mid- to late October).

**__TO JOIN NJHS__****, you need to:** ÷ Achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 1st Quarter of this year. ÷ Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. GPA’s will be checked each quarter. ÷ Come to a required meeting in mid-October and complete a written prompt. (There will be several possible meeting times, and they will be announced in early October.) ÷ Work the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF service project (mid- to late October).

**EACH MEMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE __AT LEAST FOUR (4) HOURS OF SERVICE EACH SEMESTER__. WE WILL DOCUMENT THAT SERVICE ON “JOB TICKETS” SIGNED BY AN NJHS SPONSOR.**

**__Here’s how you can earn your time:__** **(…counted as 1 hour each. Job Tickets will be filled out at the end of each meeting.)** **7:00 – 7:50 a.m. in the Media Center, Tuesday mornings. (The doors to the “Mustang Café” will be propped open.)** This is where the **__decision-making and planning__** involved with projects will happen. You can come to these meetings to be part of that process. We will also be doing any work we can during this time to prepare a project. It’s best to come to all of the meetings involved with each project, and in order to log time, you must actively participate. We will be establishing Officers this year. If you are interested in becoming an Officer, you must be able to attend **//__all__//** Wednesday morning meetings. More info on Officer applications will be given out at the meeting on Wednesday, October 6th.
 * 1) **__Come to the Tuesday Morning Meetings__****:**

2. __Sign up for a Job on the Upstairs Yellow Pod Bulletin Board__: (…time will be tallied on Job Tickets as the jobs are accomplished.) Once we decide on the jobs that need to be done for a project in the Wednesday morning meetings, we will **__post job duties on the Big Bulletin Board in the Yellow Pod__**. Different jobs will be needed at different times (after school, during an event, at lunch, etc.), so you can sign up for what works for you. These jobs may be making posters, writing announcements, collecting money, counting money, working at a table, helping run an event, etc. …whatever is needed!

**3. __Participate in an event, not with just money, but with //time//__. (…time will be tallied with Job Tickets at the event.)** Walk in a walkathon, Trick or Treat with a UNICEF box, promote a school fundraiser, collect money …actively participate in an NJHS event at the time it is happening.

** 4. __Participate in a “Fun Night.”__ (2 hours each; dates and times to be announced throughout the year. Job Tickets will be filled out at the end of the night.) **

These nights will be planned throughout the year to accomplish small projects that can be finished within a few hours. You can come to one of these, participate, and probably have a really good time, too! We will be deciding on and planning these Fun Nights during our Wednesday morning meetings.

**__OUR MAJOR PROJECTS WILL BE__****:** ÷ Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF (mid- to late October) ÷ Movie NIght for a cause chosen by the membership (January) ÷ Spring fundraiser for a local or national charity* (April/May) ÷ Participation in local events such as “Bowling with Beano” for the Make-a-Wish Foundation (throughout the year)

** __OTHER IMPORTANT DATES__: **

**__November__****: (mid-November, probably the week of November 8th-12th)** ÷ Induction Ceremony to honor continuing members and welcome new members.

** __May__: ** ÷ End-of-year celebration to honor our great work!